Thanks to Ankur Malhotra, Shekhar Hemnani , Anu & Gururaj Singh for organizing his concert today! Lakha Khan, 67 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. His first public performances were in the late 60s and 70s 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. Sangeet Natak Akademi award for his contribution to Rajasthani folk music, Marudhara Foundation (Kolkata) recognition * Performed at the 2011 Edinburgh Folk Music Festival and The Amarrass Desert Music Festival, New Delhi (2011) * Featured artist on ‘Mitha Bol’ (2011, Amarrass Records), nominated for Folk Album of the Year at the Global Indian Music Awards 2012
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:46:43 +0000
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