Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Al Gromer Khan

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The result was keep‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:41, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Al Gromer Khan

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Non-notable German musician/composer/artist. Natg 19 (talk) 00:15, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Artists, Authors, Bands and musicians, and Germany. Natg 19 (talk) 00:15, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per NBAND#5. This musician has dozens of recordings including four on New Earth Records which has been around for 30+ years and also features Terry Oldfield and Prem Joshua among others. New age is a niche style and New Earth Records is even more niche than something like Windham Hill, but they have a very long track record of releases.

I can see how this artist is marginal on notability, particularly given the state of the article, but it would be helpful if the nominator could indicate the specific rationale for saying it fails notability, particularly since this artist has a long career with many releases. Oblivy (talk) 04:10, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I could not find RS or SIGCOV about him, though perhaps others are better at searching. Natg 19 (talk) 16:10, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I found enough reliable sources to prove notability including entries about him in the All Music Guide: The Best CDs, Albums & Tapes (1994, page 1229) and The Crack in the Cosmic Egg: Encyclopedia of Krautrock, Kosmische Musik & Other Progressive, Experimental & Electronic Musics from Germany (1997, page 97). I also found a number of reviews and coverage of his music on AllMusic and in various new age and mental healing books. One of the weirdest examples is The Tao of Music, Sound Psychology: Using Music to Change Your Life by John M Ortiz, where on page 253 the author said listening to Khan's music helped someone achieve an orgasm in lovemaking. That alone has got to prove notability! --SouthernNights (talk) 20:28, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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