Songs
- 1 Raag Kalyan
- 2 Khedan De Din Chaar
- 3 Instrumental in Raag Bhim Palasi
- 4 In Conversation
- 5 Na Maar Naina De Teer-Introduction
- 6 Na Maar Naina De Teer - in Raag Bilawal
- 7 Guru Bina Kaun Sanghi Man Mera
- 8 Kafi in Raag Tilang
- 9 Dardaan Di Maari
- 10 Ishq Dularo - Kafi by Shah Latif
- 11 Raag Bhim Ka Phera - Instrumental
- 12 Bhanwarji Kalhali
- 13 Kathi Ghorlo in Raag Khamaj
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- country:India
- region:Rajasthan
- style(s):Folk, Sufi
- label:Amarrass Records
- type:Duo
- artist posted by:Second To The Left / Resonator
Line up
- Dane Khan (dholak)
- Lakha Khan (Sindhi Sarangi)
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**** "No frills needed; just great playing from an Indian master" - Simon Broughton, Songlines
Lakha Khan, 69 is a sarangi player and vocalist, and perhaps the greatest exponent of the sindhi sarangi. He was born in the village of Raneri in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, India into a family of traditional musicians from the Manganiyar community.
He was trained at an early age by his father Tharu Khan and later, by his uncle Mohammad Khan, in rendering the compositions of the Multan school of Manganiyars.
A living legend, Lakha Khan is not only a virtuoso on the sarangi, he sings fluently in Sindhi, Punjabi, Hindi, Marwari and a variety of dialects, his knowledge and skill spanning the divide between folk and classical music. He confesses "classical always remains in control while we, who have learnt on our own, take liberties. At times we go out of tune but at times we discover something new as well.”
His first public performances were in the late 60's and 70's under the guidance of the late Komal Kothari, a highly regarded Indian historian and ethnomusicologist.
Today, Lakha Khan is one of the last remaining Manganiyars to have mastered this complex instrument and to carry forward the centuries-old musical tradition of Rajasthani folk and Sufi music. He has performed extensively across Rajasthan and India, and internationally in the U.S. and Europe.
In 2011, he performed at the Edinburgh Folk Music Festival and The Amarrass Desert Music Festival.
Sangeet Natak Akademi award for his contribution to Rajasthani folk music, Marudhara Foundation (Kolkata) recognition
Performed at the 2011 Edinburgh Folk Music Festival, The Amarrass Desert Music Festival (2011 2014), Sensational India Festival at the Peabody Essex Museum (2013), Old and New Dreams Festival, Chicago (2014)
Featured artist on ‘Mitha Bol’ (2011, Amarrass Records), nominated for 'Folk Album of the Year' at the Global Indian Music Awards 2012
Two coast-to-coast US tours in 2013 and 2014.
"In the master's hand, the Sufi-influenced melody he coaxes from it (the sarangi) is transformative" - Michael Sullivan on National Public Radio (NPR) Weekend Edition.
4 Stars for Lakha Khan: Live in Nashville - Songlines#106
"His songbook contains the roots of India's national popular music" - Aaron Cohen, Chicago Tribune
"At Home is a superb set of field recordings" - Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader
"Lakha Khan’s At Home documents the master musician’s art with a series of field recordings." - Edd Hurt, Nashville Scene