Vilayat Khan (Bangla: āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛āĻžā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ Bilaeet KhÃŖ) (b. August 8, 1928âMarch 13, 2004) was one of India's well known sitar maestros, born in Gauripur in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He recorded his first 78-RPM disc at the age of 8, and gave his last concert in 2004 at the age of 75. Vilayat Khan was born into a family of musicians tracing its pedigree generations back to the court musicians of the Mughal rulers. His father was Enayat Khan (1895â1938) Read more on Last.fm