"Khan, Ali Akbar"@en . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . "Ali Akbar Khan"@en . "Bangladeshi musician" . . "1922-04-14Z"^^ . . . . . . "2009-06-18Z"^^ . . . "2009Z"^^ . "Ali Akbar Khan (Bengali: \u0986\u09B2\u09C0 \u0986\u0995\u09AC\u09B0 \u0996\u09BE\u0981) (14 April 1922\u201318 June 2009), often referred to as Khansahib or by the title Ustad (master), was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Khan was instrumental in popularising Indian classical music in the West, both as a performer (often in conjunction with Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar), and as a teacher."@en . . "1922Z"^^ . . .