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{{Short description|Indian classical musician}}
{{Short description|Indian classical musician (1968–2024)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox person
|name = Ustad Rashid Khan
| pre-nominals = [[Ustad]]
|image = Ustad rashid kan bharat bhavan bhopal (4).JPG
| name = Rashid Khan
| image = Ustad rashid kan bharat bhavan bhopal (4).JPG
|caption = Ustad Rashid Khan performing at [[Bharat Bhavan]], Bhopal
| caption = Khan performing at [[Bharat Bhavan]] in 2015
|image_size =
| image_size =
|background = solo_singer
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1968|7|1|df=y}}
|birth_name =
| birth_place = [[Sahaswan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|7|1|df=y}}<ref name=KhanBio>{{cite web |title=Biographical Background |url=http://www.ustadrashidkhan.com/biography_backg.htm |date=2001 |website=Ustad Rashid Khan |access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|1|9|1968|7|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Badayun]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
|death_date =
| occupation = Classical vocalist
|origin = [[Badayun]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| years_active = 1977–2024
|genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2022)<br />[[Padma Shri]] (2006)
|occupation = Classical Vocalist
| module = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes
|years_active = 1977–present
| background = solo_singer
| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]]
}}
}}
}}


[[Ustad (music title)|Ustad]] '''Rashid Khan''' (born 1 July 1968)<ref name=KhanBio /> is an [[Indian classical music]]ian 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.
Ustad '''Rashid Khan''' (1 July 1968 – 9 January 2024) was an Indian classical musician in the [[Hindustani music|Hindustani]] tradition. He belonged to the [[Rampur-Sahaswan gharana]] and was the great-grandson of gharana founder [[Inayat Hussain Khan]].<ref name=SRA>{{cite web|url=http://itcsra.org/aom/artist_ofthe_month_0902.html|url-status=dead|title=Rashid Khan - Artist of the month|website=ITC Sangeet Research Academy website|date=February 2002|archive-date=30 April 2003|access-date=8 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430070932/http://itcsra.org/aom/artist_ofthe_month_0902.html}}</ref><ref name=BBC/><ref name=hindu/>


He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], as well as the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2006. He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the field of Art.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-26|title=Padma Awards 2022: Complete list of recipients|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/padma-awards-2022-complete-list-of-recepient-11643162439142.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=mint|language=en|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126094504/https://www.livemint.com/news/padma-awards-2022-complete-list-of-recepient-11643162439142.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In a story told in several versions, Pandit [[Bhimsen Joshi]] once remarked that Rashid Khan was the "assurance for the future of Indian vocal music".<ref name=itc2>
{{cite news
| title = Padmashree Rashid Khan
| publisher = ITC SRA
| url = http://www.itcsra.org/sra_news_views/sra_news_views_links/awards_archives.html
| access-date = 9 May 2007
}}The SRA site gives the Bhimsen Joshi accolade as:
"One of the most notable torchbearers of the Hindustani classical tradition in the twenty first century"</ref><ref>Music
Label [http://www.fusion3.com/works/NRCD_0204/ fusion3.com]</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], as well as the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 2006.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in [[Badayun]], Uttar Pradesh. He received his initial training from his maternal grand-uncle, Ustad [[Nissar Hussain Khan]] (1909–1993). He is also the nephew of [[Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan]].
Rashid Khan was born in [[Sahaswan]], [[Badayun]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] on 1 July 1968.<ref name=BBC/> He received his initial training from his maternal grand-uncle, Ustad [[Nissar Hussain Khan]] (1909–1993).<ref name=BBC/> He was also the nephew of [[Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan]].<ref name=HindustanTimes/>


As a child he had little interest in music. His uncle Ghulam Mustafa Khan was among the first to note his musical talents, and for some time trained him in [[Mumbai]].<ref>
As a child he had little interest in music.<ref name=BBC/> His uncle Ghulam Mustafa Khan was among the first to note his musical talents, and for some time trained him in [[Mumbai]]. However, he received his main training from Nissar Hussain Khan, initially at his house in Badayun. A strict disciplinarian, Nissar Hussain Khan would insist on voice training (''Swar Sadhana'') from four in the morning, and make Rashid practise one note of the scale for hours on end.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=hindu>
{{cite web
| title = Rashid Khan Biography: Background
| url = http://www.ustadrashidkhan.com/biography_backg.htm
| access-date = 9 May 2007
}}This page is official Rashid Khan website [http://www.ustadrashidkhan.com l ustadrashidkhan.com]</ref>However, he received his main training from Nissar Hussain Khan, initially at his house in Badayun. A strict disciplinarian, Nissar Hussain Khan would insist on voice training (''Swar Sadhana'') from four in the morning, and make Rashid practice one note of the scale for hours on end.<ref name=hindu>
{{cite news
{{cite news
| title = An offering to the Almighty
| title = An offering to the Almighty
| author = G. Jayakumar
| author = G. Jayakumar
| url = http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092200610200.htm
| url = http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092200610200.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063348/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092200610200.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063348/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092200610200.htm
| url-status = dead
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 1 October 2007
| archive-date = 1 October 2007
| date = 22 September 2006
| date = 22 September 2006
| work = [[The Hindu]]
| work = The Hindu newspaper
| access-date = 9 May 2007
| access-date = 9 September 2024
}}</ref><ref name=SRA/> A whole day would be spent on practising just a single note. Although Rashid detested these lessons as a child, the disciplined training showed in his easy mastery of [[taan (music)|taan]] and layakaari later. It was not until he was 18 that Rashid began to truly enjoy his musical training.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=hindu/>
}}</ref><ref name=itc>{{cite web
| title = Artist of the month: Rashid Khan
| publisher = ITC Sangeet Research Academy
| url = http://www.itcsra.org/aom/artist_ofthe_month.asp?aomid=11
| date = 1 September 2002
| access-date = 8 May 2007
}}</ref> A whole day would be spent on practising just a single note. Although Rashid detested these lessons as a child, but the disciplined training shows in his easy mastery of [[taan (music)|taan]] and layakaari today.
It was not until he was 18 that Rashid began to truly enjoy his musical training.<ref name=hindu/>


==Career==
==Career==
Rashid Khan gave his first concert at age eleven, and the following year, 1978, he performed at an [[ITC Limited|ITC]] concert in Delhi.
Rashid Khan gave his first concert at age eleven,<ref name=hindu/> and the following year, in 1978, he performed at an [[ITC Limited|ITC]] concert in [[Delhi]]. In April 1980, when Nissar Hussain Khan moved to the [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]] (SRA), [[Calcutta]], Rashid Khan also joined the academy at the age of 14.<ref name=SRA/> By 1994, he was acknowledged as a musician (a formal process) at the academy. He later became one of the 'scholar musicians' there and was called a guru and a part of the teaching faculty at the Academy from 1994 to 1998.<ref name=SRA/>
In April 1980, when Nissar Hussain Khan moved to the [[ITC Sangeet Research Academy]] (SRA), [[Calcutta]], Rashid Khan also joined the academy at the age of 14.<ref name=itc2/> By 1994, he was acknowledged as a musician (a formal process) at the academy.


==Musical style==
==Musical style==
The Rampur-Sahaswan ''gayaki'' (style of singing) is closely related to the [[Gwalior gharana]], which features medium-slow tempos, a full-throated voice and intricate rhythmic play.
The Rampur-Sahaswan ''gayaki'' (style of singing) is closely related to the [[Gwalior gharana]], which features medium-slow tempos, a full-throated voice and intricate rhythmic play. Rashid Khan included the slow elaboration in his [[vilambit]] [[khayal]]s in the manner of his maternal grand-uncle and also developed exceptional expertise in the use of [[swara|sargams]] and sargam ''taankari'' (play on the scale). He was influenced by the style of [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]] and [[Bhimsen Joshi]] but chose not to imitate them and created his own unique style of singing.<ref name=BBC/>

Rashid Khan includes the slow elaboration in his [[vilambit]] [[khayal]]s in the manner of his maternal grand-uncle and also developed exceptional expertise in the use of [[swara|sargams]] and sargam ''taankari'' (play on the scale). He is influenced with the style of [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]] and [[Bhimsen Joshi]].
He was also a master of the [[tarana]] like his guru but sang them in his own manner, preferring the khayal style rather than the instrumental stroke-based style for which Nissar Hussain was famous. There was no imitation of instrumental tone.

His renderings stood out for the emotional overtones in his melodic elaboration. He said: "The emotional content may be in the alaap, sometimes while singing the bandish, or while giving expression to the meaning of the lyrics."<ref name=hindu/> This brought a touch of modernity to his style, as compared to the older maestros, who tended to place greater emphasis on impressive technique and skilful execution of difficult passages.


Rashid Khan also experimented with fusing pure Hindustani music with lighter musical genres, e.g. in the [[Sufi]] fusion recording ''Naina Piya Se'' (songs of [[Amir Khusro]]), or in experimental concerts with western instrumentalist Louis Banks.<ref name=hindu/> He also performed [[jugalbandi]]s, along with sitarist [[Shahid Parvez]] and others.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nadadhur |first=Srivathsan |date=2016-11-26 |title=Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan and Ustad Rashid Khan: A 25-year togetherness |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/A-25-year-togetherness/article16706424.ece |access-date=2022-10-30 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=30 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030194641/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/A-25-year-togetherness/article16706424.ece |url-status=dead}}</ref>
He is also a master of the [[tarana]] like his guru but sings them in his own manner, preferring the khayal style rather than the instrumental stroke-based style for which Nissar Hussain was famous. There is no imitation of instrumental tone.


==Illness and death==
His renderings stand out for the emotional overtones in his melodic elaboration. He says: "The emotional content may be in the alaap, sometimes while singing the bandish, or while giving expression to the meaning of the lyrics."<ref name=hindu/> This brings a touch of modernity to his style, as compared to the older maestros, who tended to place greater emphasis on impressive technique and skilful execution of difficult passages.{{cn|date=March 2018}}
Rashid Khan died on 9 January 2024, at a private hospital in Kolkata. He had been battling cancer for a long time.<ref name=BBC/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Abubakr |title=Ustad Rashid Khan-Maestro of Melody, Passes Away After Battle with Prostate Cancer |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/budaun/ustad-rashid-khan-passes-away-at-the-age-of-55 |website=Bru Times News |language=en |access-date=9 January 2024 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109135951/https://www.brutimes.com/news/budaun/ustad-rashid-khan-passes-away-at-the-age-of-55 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=IndiaTV>{{cite web |title=Kolkata: 'Aaoge Jab Tum' singer Ustad Rashid Khan dies of cancer at 55 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/news/kolkata-classical-singer-rashid-khan-dies-of-cancer-at-55-2024-01-09-911017 |website=Indiatvnews.com website|language=en |date=9 January 2024 |access-date=9 January 2024 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |author=Sakshi Verma|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109140528/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/news/kolkata-classical-singer-rashid-khan-dies-of-cancer-at-55-2024-01-09-911017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, Khan sought medical attention at the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital. He later chose to pursue exclusive treatment in Kolkata. Khan initially showed positive responses to the treatment.<ref name=HindustanTimes>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-09 |title=Music maestro Rashid Khan passes away after prolonged battle with cancer |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/music-maestro-rashid-khan-very-critical-101704797238586.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |newspaper=Hindustan Times newspaper |language=en |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109131311/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/music-maestro-rashid-khan-very-critical-101704797238586.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>


But his condition got worse on 23 December 2023, and he was admitted to the hospital, where he was placed on a ventilator for oxygen support and died at the age of 55.<ref name=TheHindu>{{cite news|title=Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan passes away at 55 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/music-maestro-ustad-rashid-khan-dies-at-55/article67723105.ece |newspaper=The Hindu newspaper|language=en-IN |date=9 January 2024 |access-date=8 September 2024|author=Shiv Sahay Singh |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109164332/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/music-maestro-ustad-rashid-khan-dies-at-55/article67723105.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67942757|title=Rashid Khan: The maestro who took classical music to India's masses (obituary)|author=Nikhil Inamdar and Zoya Mateen|work=BBC News website|archive-date=13 January 2024|url-status=dead|access-date=9 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113133726/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67942757}}</ref>
Rashid Khan has also experimented with fusing pure Hindustani music with lighter musical genres, e.g. in the [[Sufi]] fusion recording ''Naina Piya Se'' (songs of [[Amir Khusro]]), or in experimental concerts with western instrumentalist Louis Banks.<ref name=hindu/> He has also performed [[jugalbandi]]s, along with sitarist [[Shahid Parvez]] and others.{{cn|date=March 2018}}


<blockquote>
==Film Discography==
His obituary on [[BBC News]] website says: "But he was, undisputedly, the defining artist of his generation, someone who enjoyed a kind of commercial success and public adulation that was rare for a classical singer of his era. He commanded the biggest fee among his contemporaries and performed in packed auditoriums in his busiest years, he was doing 20 concerts a month. His untimely death has robbed India of one of its finest and most popular vocalists".<ref name=BBC/>
</blockquote>

==Film discography==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Year
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!Film
!Film
!Music Director
!Music Director
|-
!Notes
|2023
|"Chanda Se Chhup ke"
|[[Goldfish (film)|Goldfish]]
|[[Tapas Relia]]
|-
|2022
|"Marwa"
|[[Me Vasantrao]]
|[[Rahul Deshpande]]
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|"Barsat Sawan"
|"Barsat Sawan"
|''[[Mitin Mashi]]'' (Bengali Film)
|''[[Mitin Mashi]]'' (Bengali Film)
|[[Pt Bickram Ghosh]]
|Pandit [[Bikram Ghosh]]
|{{YouTube|4pbjloykcGo|BARSAT SAWAN Full song link}}
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
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|[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]
|[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]
|[[Sneha Khanwalkar]]
|[[Sneha Khanwalkar]]
|-
|
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2018
|"Assalatul"
|rowspan="4"|''[[Ishqeria]]''
|rowspan="4"|Himself
|rowspan="4"|As composer
|-
|"Assalatul (Unplugged)"
|-
|"Milon Ke Fasle"
|-
|"Milon Ke Fasle (Unplugged)"
|-
|2018
|"Ae Ri Mai Re"
|"Ae Ri Mai Re"
|''[[Dassehra (2018 film)|Dassehra]]''
|''Dassehra (2018 film)''
|[[Vijay Verma]]
|Vijay Verma
|
|-
|-
|2017
| rowspan="4" |2017
|"Sakhi Ri"
|"Sakhi Ri"
|''[[Vodka Diaries]]''
|''[[Vodka Diaries]]''
|[[Sandesh Shandilya]]
|[[Sandesh Shandilya]]
|
|-
|"Tu Banja Gali Beneras Ki"
| rowspan="3" |''[[Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana]]''
| rowspan="3" |Himself
|-
|"Tu Banja Gali Beneras Ki (Reprise)"
|-
|"Tu Banja Gali Beneras Ki (Female)"
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
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|''[[Kadambari (2015 film)|Kadambari]]''
|''[[Kadambari (2015 film)|Kadambari]]''
|[[Bickram Ghosh]]
|[[Bickram Ghosh]]
|
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|"Jheeni Re Jheeni"
|"Jheeni Re Jheeni"
|''[[Issaq]]''
|''[[Issaq]]''
|[[Sachin-Jigar]]
|[[Sachin–Jigar]]
|
|-
|-
|2012
| rowspan="2" |2012
|"Sajna"
|"Sajna"
|''[[Bapi Bari Ja]]'' (Bengali)
|''[[Bapi Bari Ja]]'' (Bengali)
|[[Jeet Ganguly]]
|[[Jeet Ganguly]]
|
|-
|-
|2012
|"Aiyo Piyaji"
|"Aiyo Piyaji"
|''[[Chakravyuh (2012 film)|Chakravyuh]]''
|''[[Chakravyuh (2012 film)|Chakravyuh]]''
|[[Shantanu Moitra]]
|[[Shantanu Moitra]]
|
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
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|''[[Mausam (2011 film)|Mausam]]''
|''[[Mausam (2011 film)|Mausam]]''
|[[Pritam|Pritam Chakraborty]]
|[[Pritam|Pritam Chakraborty]]
|
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|"Allah Hi Rahem"
|"Allah Hi Raheem"
|''[[My Name Is Khan|My Name is Khan]]''
|''[[My Name Is Khan|My Name is Khan]]''
|[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar Ehsaan Loy]]
|[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar Ehsaan Loy]]
|
|-
|2010
|"Megh Jome Ache"
|''[[Tara (2010 film)|Tara]]'' (Bengali)
|[[Tapan Sinha]]
|-

| rowspan="2" |2009
|"Bhor Bhayo"
| rowspan="2" |''[[Morning Walk]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Jeet Ganguly]]
|-
|"Manwa"
|-
|-
|2007
|2007
|"Aaoge Jab Tum Saajna"
|"Aaoge Jab Tum Saajna"<ref name=BBC/><ref name=IndiaTV/>
|''[[Jab We Met]]''
|''[[Jab We Met]]''<ref name=IndiaTV/>
|[[Sandesh Shandilya]]
|[[Sandesh Shandilya]]
|
|-
|-
|2004
|rowspan=2|2004
|"Kahe Ujadi Mori Neend"
|"Kahe Ujadi Mori Neend"
|''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet]]''
|[[Ismail Darbar]]
|rowspan=2|[[Ismail Darbar]]
|
|-
|-
|2004
|"Tore Bina Mohe Chain Nahi"
|"Tore Bina Mohe Chain Nahi"
|''[[Kisna: The Warrior Poet]]''
|[[Ismail Darbar]]
|
|}
|}


==Non-Film Discography==
==Non-film discography==
* Classical Wonders of India (2015)
* Classical Wonders of India (2015)
* Krishna - Ustad Rashid Khan (2013)
* Krishna - Ustad Rashid Khan (2013)
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==Awards==
==Awards==
* [[Padma Shri]] (2006)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Padma Shri]] (2006)<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015 | archive-date=19 October 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019215108/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=hindu/>
*[[Banga Bhushan]] in 2012
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2006)
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2006)
* [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards]] (GIMA) (2010)
* [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards]] (GIMA) (2010)
* [[Maha Sangeet Samman Award]] (2012)
* Maha Sangeet Samman Award (2012)
* [[Mirchi Music Awards]] ([[6th Mirchi Music Awards|2013]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/mirchi-music-awards-2014-winners-shahrukh-khan-farhan-akhtar-honoured-aashiqui-2-wins-7-trophies-17842/|title=Mirchi Music Awards 2014 winners: Shahrukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar honoured; Aashiqui 2 wins 7 trophies|last=Parande|first=Shweta|date=2014-02-28|work=India.com|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mirchi Music Awards]] ([[6th Mirchi Music Awards|2013]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/mirchi-music-awards-2014-winners-shahrukh-khan-farhan-akhtar-honoured-aashiqui-2-wins-7-trophies-17842/|title=Mirchi Music Awards 2014 winners: Shahrukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar honoured; Aashiqui 2 wins 7 trophies|last=Parande|first=Shweta|date=2014-02-28|work=India.com|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en|archive-date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125193540/http://www.india.com/showbiz/mirchi-music-awards-2014-winners-shahrukh-khan-farhan-akhtar-honoured-aashiqui-2-wins-7-trophies-17842/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Padma Bhushan]] (2022)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-26|title=Padma Awards 2022: Complete list of recipients|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/padma-awards-2022-complete-list-of-recepient-11643162439142.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=mint|language=en|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126094504/https://www.livemint.com/news/padma-awards-2022-complete-list-of-recepient-11643162439142.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Lokmat]] [[Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards|Sur Jyotsna National Music]] legends Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=author/lokmat-news-network |date=2024-03-13 |title=‘सूर ज्योत्स्ना राष्ट्रीय संगीत पुरस्कार’ जाहीर |url=https://www.lokmat.com/nagpur/sur-jyotsna-national-music-award-2024-announced-a-a719/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{imdb name|3261304}}
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Ustad
Rashid Khan
Khan performing at Bharat Bhavan in 2015
Born(1968-07-01)1 July 1968
Sahaswan, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died9 January 2024(2024-01-09) (aged 55)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationClassical vocalist
Years active1977–2024
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2022)
Padma Shri (2006)
Musical career
GenresHindustani classical music

Ustad Rashid Khan (1 July 1968 – 9 January 2024) was an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani tradition. He belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana and was the great-grandson of gharana founder Inayat Hussain Khan.[1][2][3]

He was awarded the Padma Shri, as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the field of Art.[4]

Early life

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Rashid Khan was born in Sahaswan, Badayun, Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1968.[2] He received his initial training from his maternal grand-uncle, Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan (1909–1993).[2] He was also the nephew of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.[5]

As a child he had little interest in music.[2] His uncle Ghulam Mustafa Khan was among the first to note his musical talents, and for some time trained him in Mumbai. However, he received his main training from Nissar Hussain Khan, initially at his house in Badayun. A strict disciplinarian, Nissar Hussain Khan would insist on voice training (Swar Sadhana) from four in the morning, and make Rashid practise one note of the scale for hours on end.[2][3][1] A whole day would be spent on practising just a single note. Although Rashid detested these lessons as a child, the disciplined training showed in his easy mastery of taan and layakaari later. It was not until he was 18 that Rashid began to truly enjoy his musical training.[2][3]

Career

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Rashid Khan gave his first concert at age eleven,[3] and the following year, in 1978, he performed at an ITC concert in Delhi. In April 1980, when Nissar Hussain Khan moved to the ITC Sangeet Research Academy (SRA), Calcutta, Rashid Khan also joined the academy at the age of 14.[1] By 1994, he was acknowledged as a musician (a formal process) at the academy. He later became one of the 'scholar musicians' there and was called a guru and a part of the teaching faculty at the Academy from 1994 to 1998.[1]

Musical style

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The Rampur-Sahaswan gayaki (style of singing) is closely related to the Gwalior gharana, which features medium-slow tempos, a full-throated voice and intricate rhythmic play. Rashid Khan included the slow elaboration in his vilambit khayals in the manner of his maternal grand-uncle and also developed exceptional expertise in the use of sargams and sargam taankari (play on the scale). He was influenced by the style of Amir Khan and Bhimsen Joshi but chose not to imitate them and created his own unique style of singing.[2]

He was also a master of the tarana like his guru but sang them in his own manner, preferring the khayal style rather than the instrumental stroke-based style for which Nissar Hussain was famous. There was no imitation of instrumental tone.

His renderings stood out for the emotional overtones in his melodic elaboration. He said: "The emotional content may be in the alaap, sometimes while singing the bandish, or while giving expression to the meaning of the lyrics."[3] This brought a touch of modernity to his style, as compared to the older maestros, who tended to place greater emphasis on impressive technique and skilful execution of difficult passages.

Rashid Khan also experimented with fusing pure Hindustani music with lighter musical genres, e.g. in the Sufi fusion recording Naina Piya Se (songs of Amir Khusro), or in experimental concerts with western instrumentalist Louis Banks.[3] He also performed jugalbandis, along with sitarist Shahid Parvez and others.[6]

Illness and death

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Rashid Khan died on 9 January 2024, at a private hospital in Kolkata. He had been battling cancer for a long time.[2][7][8] After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, Khan sought medical attention at the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital. He later chose to pursue exclusive treatment in Kolkata. Khan initially showed positive responses to the treatment.[5]

But his condition got worse on 23 December 2023, and he was admitted to the hospital, where he was placed on a ventilator for oxygen support and died at the age of 55.[9][2]

His obituary on BBC News website says: "But he was, undisputedly, the defining artist of his generation, someone who enjoyed a kind of commercial success and public adulation that was rare for a classical singer of his era. He commanded the biggest fee among his contemporaries and performed in packed auditoriums in his busiest years, he was doing 20 concerts a month. His untimely death has robbed India of one of its finest and most popular vocalists".[2]

Film discography

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Year Song Film Music Director
2023 "Chanda Se Chhup ke" Goldfish Tapas Relia
2022 "Marwa" Me Vasantrao Rahul Deshpande
2019 "Barsat Sawan" Mitin Mashi (Bengali Film) Pandit Bikram Ghosh
2018 "Bol Ke Lab Azad Hain" Manto Sneha Khanwalkar
"Ae Ri Mai Re" Dassehra (2018 film) Vijay Verma
2017 "Sakhi Ri" Vodka Diaries Sandesh Shandilya
"Tu Banja Gali Beneras Ki" Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana Himself
"Tu Banja Gali Beneras Ki (Reprise)"
"Tu Banja Gali Beneras Ki (Female)"
2015 "Bhara Badara" Kadambari Bickram Ghosh
2013 "Jheeni Re Jheeni" Issaq Sachin–Jigar
2012 "Sajna" Bapi Bari Ja (Bengali) Jeet Ganguly
"Aiyo Piyaji" Chakravyuh Shantanu Moitra
2011 "Poore se zara sa" Mausam Pritam Chakraborty
2010 "Allah Hi Raheem" My Name is Khan Shankar Ehsaan Loy
2010 "Megh Jome Ache" Tara (Bengali) Tapan Sinha
2009 "Bhor Bhayo" Morning Walk Jeet Ganguly
"Manwa"
2007 "Aaoge Jab Tum Saajna"[2][8] Jab We Met[8] Sandesh Shandilya
2004 "Kahe Ujadi Mori Neend" Kisna: The Warrior Poet Ismail Darbar
"Tore Bina Mohe Chain Nahi"

Non-film discography

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  • Classical Wonders of India (2015)
  • Krishna - Ustad Rashid Khan (2013)
  • Rashid Again (2013)
  • Baithaki Rabi - Ustad Rashid Khan (2012)
  • Poore Se Zara Sa Kam Hai – Mausam
  • Nirgun (2010)
  • Kabir (2009)
  • Shabad Kirtan Gurbani - Sawan Aaya Hey Sakhi from album (Guru Manyo Granth)(2008)
  • Shabad Kirtan Gurbani - Holi Kini Sant Sev from album (Guru Manyo Granth)(2008)
  • Hey Bhagwan - Ustad Rashid Khan
  • Master Pieces Ustad Rashid Khan (2006)
  • Yearning (2006)
  • Reflection (2006)
  • Masterworks From the NCPA Archives: Rashid Khan
  • The Song of Shiva
  • Morning Mantra (2003)
  • Morning Mantra (2003)
  • Selection - Raga - Megh and Hansadhwani (2002)
  • Voice of India (2002)
  • Yatra – A Journey of Rabindrasangeet & Hindustani Classical Bandish, with Nachiketa Chakraborty
  • Naina Piya Se
  • Live in Concert: Moreton Centre (2000)
  • A Maestro in the Making (2000)
  • The Genius of Rashid Khan (2000)
  • The Song of Shiva (2000)
  • In London (2000)
  • Classical Vocal: Ustad Rashid Khan (Live At Savai Gandharva Festival, Pune) (1999)
  • Saajan More Ghar Aao (Live) (1998)
  • Selection - Kaushi Kanada - Charukeshi - Barwan (1996)
  • Khyal (1996)
  • Shyam Kalyan - Ustad Rashid Khan (1996)
  • Rashid Khan Live In Concert (1995)
  • Rashid Khan - Ustad Rashid Khan (1995)
  • A Tribute to a Living Legend (1995)
  • Raga Yaman / Raga Kirwani (1994)
  • Rashid Khan Live In Concert (1993)
  • Raga Bageshri / Desh (1991)

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Rashid Khan - Artist of the month". ITC Sangeet Research Academy website. February 2002. Archived from the original on 30 April 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nikhil Inamdar and Zoya Mateen. "Rashid Khan: The maestro who took classical music to India's masses (obituary)". BBC News website. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g G. Jayakumar (22 September 2006). "An offering to the Almighty". The Hindu newspaper. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards 2022: Complete list of recipients". mint. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Music maestro Rashid Khan passes away after prolonged battle with cancer". Hindustan Times newspaper. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (26 November 2016). "Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan and Ustad Rashid Khan: A 25-year togetherness". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ Khan, Abubakr. "Ustad Rashid Khan-Maestro of Melody, Passes Away After Battle with Prostate Cancer". Bru Times News. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Sakshi Verma (9 January 2024). "Kolkata: 'Aaoge Jab Tum' singer Ustad Rashid Khan dies of cancer at 55". Indiatvnews.com website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ Shiv Sahay Singh (9 January 2024). "Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan passes away at 55". The Hindu newspaper. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  11. ^ Parande, Shweta (28 February 2014). "Mirchi Music Awards 2014 winners: Shahrukh Khan, Farhan Akhtar honoured; Aashiqui 2 wins 7 trophies". India.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Padma Awards 2022: Complete list of recipients". mint. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. ^ author/lokmat-news-network (13 March 2024). "'सूर ज्योत्स्ना राष्ट्रीय संगीत पुरस्कार' जाहीर". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 19 December 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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