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Ustad Rais Khan ( Urdu: رئیس خان ; 25 November 1939 – 6 May 2017) was a Pakistani sitarist. At his peak he was regarded as one of the greatest sitar players of all time. [1] [2] He continued performing till his last days. He moved from India to Pakistan in 1986, where he took up Pakistani citizenship. [3]
May 8, 2017 · On Saturday night, after a long ailment, Khan passed away in Karachi. He was 77 and is survived by his wife and four sons. Ustad Vilayat Khan’s nephew, Rais Khan moved to Pakistan in 1986 after marrying famed singer Bilqees Khanum.
India-born legendary sitar player Ustad Rais Khan passed away in Pakistan on Saturday . He was 77. Ustad Rais was born in 1939 in Indore, India in a family of musicians.
Watch Ustad Rais Khan Famous Sitarist Live Performing.....Born on December 25, 1939, in Indore, India, Rais Khan was taught initially by his father Muhammad ...
May 12, 2017 · Son of Ustad Mohammad Khan, a gifted sitariya from Bande Ali Khan Beenkar tradition; Rais Khan was a talented and rare child prodigy.
Rais Khan is the torchbearer of the Mewat or Mewati Gharana of Indore and the "beenkar baj gayaki ang" (singing style combined with rudra vina approach) of ...
On the Rais Khan Project’s Folk Music for a Swasth India, he performs some rap, hip hop and beatboxing. “If we don’t adapt and take it forward, Manganiyar music won’t survive,” Khan says ...
Welcome to the website of Ustad Rais Khan, renowned professional percussionist and folk musician based out of Rajasthan. Book An Event Here you can find music from Rais, stay up to date with news, and get in touch for bookings, lessons and workshops.
May 7, 2017 · Belonging to the Mewat gharana, Ustad Rais Khan has won international acclaim from audiences in India, USA and Europe. In Pakistan, he was awarded the Pride of Performance. Newsline spoke to the inimitable Ustad about the state of classical music in this country.
Rais is one of the world’s foremost performers on the morchang, or the jaw harp, a folk instrument from Western India. Using his voice, breath, mouth, and the morchang, he creates unique rhythms, sounds, and sonic patterns. Besides morchang, Rais Khan also plays the khartaal (Rajasthani castanets), bhapang, and beatboxes.
