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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Ustad]]<br />
| name = Aman Ali Khan<br />
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| birth_date = 1888<br />
| birth_place = [[Bhendi Bazaar|Bhendi Bazaar]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[British India]] <br />
| death_date = {{death date|1953|02|11}}<br />
| death_place = Delhi, India<br />
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]<br />
| occupation = [[Vocalist]], [[Composer]]<br />
| years_active = 1900s–1953<br />
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'''Ustad Aman Ali Khan''' ‘Amar’ (1888–1953) was an [[Indian classical music|Indian classical]] vocalist and composer from the [[Bhendibazaar gharana|Bhendibazaar Gharana]].<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Pinto |editor-first1=Jerry |editor-last2=Fernandes |editor-first2=Naresh |year=2003 |title=Bombay, Meri Jaan: Writings on Mumbai |publisher=Penguin Books India |page=286 |isbn=9780143029663}}</ref> He brought many Carnatic [[raga]]s into [[Hindustani classical music]].<ref name="GharanasofIndianMusic">{{Cite book |last=Khan |first=Sadakat Aman |title=Gharanas of Indian Music |publisher=Notion Press |date=2022 |isbn=9798885694117 |page=44}}</ref><br />
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Aman Ali was the son of Chhajju Khan, one of the founders of the [[Bhendibazaar gharana]], who came from [[Uttar Pradesh]] and settled in the Bhendibazaar area of [[Mumbai|Bombay]].<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/bhendi-bazaar-gharana/article22366824.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122154745/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/bhendi-bazaar-gharana/article22366824.ece|archive-date=22 January 2021|url-status=dead|title=A style as intriguing as the name (Aman Ali Khan profile - Lata Mangeshkar and many Bombay qawwals were his disciples)|newspaper=The Hindu newspaper|author=Jyoti Nair|access-date=10 August 2025}}</ref><ref name="GharanasofIndianMusic"/><br />
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Aman Ali learned [[Carnatic music]] under the guidance of Kalanidhi Bidaram Krishnappa, court musician of [[Mysore state]]. He introduced rhythmic play (layakari) and style of solfa singing ([[Sargam (music)|sargam]]) to the Bhendibazaar gharana. Aman Ali's music was especially noted for its rhythmic sargam patterns, for which he derived inspiration from Carnatic music. The great vocalist [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]] considered Aman Ali to be a major musical influence in his life.<br />
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Aman Ali left Bombay in 1947 and settled in [[Pune]]. He contracted pneumonia while visiting [[Delhi]] for concerts and died on February 11, 1953.<br />
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His style influenced Amir Khan and [[Vasantrao Deshpande]]. His disciples include Shivkumar Shukla, T. D. Janorikar, Muhammed Hussain Khan, playback singers [[Manna Dey]] and [[Lata Mangeshkar]], music director [[Nisar Bazmi]], Wali Ahmed Khan, B. Chaitanya Dev and harmonium player Shantilal.<br />
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.swaramandakini.com/Biographies_maestros.html |title=Profiles of the Maestros |publisher=swaramandakini.com |access-date=7 January 2012 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512173157/https://swaramandakini.com/Biographies_maestros.html |url-status=dead }}<br />
*{{cite web |url=http://www.parrikar.org/vpl/profiles/amanalikhan_profile.pdf |title=Profile of Aman Ali Khan |publisher=parrikar.org |access-date=7 January 2012 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102114233/https://www.parrikar.org/vpl/profiles/amanalikhan_profile.pdf |url-status=dead }}<br />
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