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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]
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 8, 2017 · Sitar maestro Ustad Rais Khan, best-known for his iconic sitar playing in Madan Mohan’s melodies, passes away. Written by Suanshu Khurana. May 9, 2017 00:14 IST. 4 min read.
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.
Mar 11, 2016 · First concert of Ustad Rais Khan in USA. A Basant Bahar Concert 7-7-1989
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.
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 ...
May 7, 2017 · 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.
Ustad Rais Khan (25 November 1939 – 6 May 2017) was a Pakistani sitarist from Karachi, Pakistan. [1] [2] Rais Khan was awarded the Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2005. [3]
Jun 4, 2017 · Rais Khan was a spellbinder who could enthrall a learned and a lay audience in the same concert. He would fascinate the former with raga yaman and the latter with a...
