Monday, June 30, 2014

Ustad Rashid Khan (July 1)


Name: Ustad Rashid Khan

Date of Birth: July 1

Year of Birth: 1966

Place of Birth: Badayun, Uttar Pradesh, India

Profession: Singer

Snapshot:

Ustad Rashid Khan (born 1 July 1966) is an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, and is the great-grandson of gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khan. He is married to Soma Khan. In a story told in several versions, it appears that Pandit Bhimsen Joshi said at one point, that Rashid Khan was the "assurance for the future of Indian vocal music".He was awarded the Padma Shri, as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006 and Padma Bhushan in 2013.

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