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Also Known As	khyal • kayal

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Key People

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passionately sings on stage, seated behind a microphone with a tanpura in the background during a classical Indian concert performance.

Bhimsen Joshi

Indian vocalist

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Gangubai Hangal

Indian vocalist

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Swati Tirunal

maharaja of Travancore

Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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