Rais Khan

Rais Khan (sitar player)
Background information
Born(1939-11-25)25 November 1939
OriginIndore, Madhya Pradesh, British India
Died6 May 2017(2017-05-06) (aged 77)
Karachi, Pakistan
GenresHindustani classical music
Years active1948 – 2017

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Family feud turns into cross-border musical war"., mid-day.com newspaper website, Retrieved 24 January 2016
  2. ↑ "'Today, music is about cloning'". The Hindu newspaper. 29 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.tehzeebfoundation.org/artist.html Archived 2017-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, Rais Khan awarded Pride of Performance award in 2005, Tehzeeb Foundation website, Retrieved 24 January 2016