Sabir Khan
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| Dr. Nawaz Ali | |
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| Born | 10/1/1978 Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
Sabir Khan is an Indian Sarangi player.[1] He belongs to Sikar gharana (school) of music who have given several stalwarts to Indian classical music.
Early life
Born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan[2] to sarangi player and vocalist Ustad Sultan Khan. He trained under his father and his uncle Ustad Nasir Khan. He is the ninth generation to take up Sarangi. His great grand father Ustad Azim Khan sahab was a court musician at Sikar Rajasthan.[3]
Career
Khan started was exposed to music when he was six years old through his grand father Ustad Gulab khan. He shares the stage with his father and apart from solo concerts.
Khan is well known today for his mastery of sarangi. His technique of playing is rare combination of sur and laya (note and rhythm).
Khan performs with his father in concert and also solo. He has performed alongside artists such as Ustad Zakir Hussain, pt. Kumar Bose, pt. Anindo Chatterjee. He has also played with artists like gazal maestro Ustad Gulam Ali, Talat Aziz, Asha bhosle and The Hazards at a terrace gig near Citi Centre and recently played in the album of great Lata Mangeshkar.
He played in several feature films like Chameli, Rog,Dor, Anwar, Sanwariya, Chodon na yaar, Jodha Akbar and more recently Faisal Saif's Amma which is a multilingual film.
His cousin, Dilshad Khan, is also a popular Sarangi player and Uncle Hanif Khan, who is a tabla player.
References
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