Abed Hossain Khan | |
Native Name: | আবেদ হোসাইন খান |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1929 |
Birth Place: | Shibpur village, Brahmanbaria District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Parents: | Ayet Ali Khan |
Children: | Shahadat Hossain Khan |
Ustad Abed Hossain Khan (1 April 1929 – 29 April 1996) was a Bangladeshi musician, music composer and music director.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1985 by the government of Bangladesh.[2]
Khan took sitar lessons from his father, Ustad Ayet Ali Khan. In 1950, after completing BA, he joined the Dhaka Station of Radio Pakistan as a staff artist.[1]
Khan was a music teacher in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. He performed the sitar and the sarod on Bangladesh Radio and Bangladesh Television regularly.[1]
Khan performed with German musicians Phillip Karl Schaeffer and Michael Grube.[1]