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Fida Hussain Khan

Fida Hussain Khan

Ustad Fida Hussain Khan (1883–1948) was a Rampur-Sahaswan gharana khyal vocalist who served as court musician to the Baroda durbar for roughly two decades. Trained by his father, Haider Khan, he passed the gharana's khyal style on to his own son, Nisar Hussain Khan, and to outside disciples including Ghulam Mustafa Khan.

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No known surviving recording — Rampur-Sahaswan khyal repertoire, Baroda court (undocumented)Fida Hussain Khan
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Haider Khan1880s–1910s · Hindustani classical / Khyal

His father and only documented teacher — the only source of Fida Hussain Khan's khyal training, and the direct line back to the gharana's founder, Inayat Hussain Khan.

No known surviving recording — Rampur-Sahaswan khyal repertoire (pre-gramophone era)Haider Khan
No known surviving recording — Rampur-Sahaswan khyal repertoire, Baroda court (undocumented)Fida Hussain Khan

listen forNo recordings survive of either singer; the connection here is genealogical and stylistic rather than audible — a lineage of khyal technique, not a matchable phrase.

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