What is Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan?
[[File:Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Academy of Sitar 2011.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Khan in 2011]] '''Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan''' (February 15, 1927 &ndash; January 4, 2017) was an [[India]]n ''[[sitar]]'' player and composer. Khan was born in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. He won the national awards [[Padma Shri]] (1970) and [[Padma Bhushan]] (2006) and was awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Padma Awards|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=0&award_year=&state=&field=3&p_name=Jaffer&award=All |access-date=17 September 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees – Instrumental – Sitar|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]]|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm#InstrumentalSitar|access-date=17 September 2010|archive-date=31 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm#InstrumentalSitar|url-status=dead}}</ref> He composed musical movie scores for ''[[Goonj Uthi Shehnai]]'' (1959), ''[[Kohinoor (1960 movie)|Kohinoor]]'' (1960) and ''[[Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje]]'' (1971). Khan died on January 4, 2017 at his home in [[Mumbai]], India from [[cardiac arrest]], aged 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/sitar-maestro-ustad-abdul-halim-dead/articleshow/56348230.cms|title=Sitar maestro Ustad Abdul Halim dead|publisher=[[Times of India]]|access-date=January 5, 2017|date=January 4, 2016|author=Bella Jaisinghani}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Abdul Halim Jaffer}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]] [[Category:Indian musicians]] [[Category:Indian composers]] {{bio-stub}}