Ustad Sultan Khan

Ustad Sultan Khan was an Indian Hindustani Classical musician, vocalist, and Sarangi maestro. He was born on April 15, 1940. Sultan Khan’s birthplace is Sikar district in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, a princely state in the Indian Empire. His nationality is Indian. He belonged to the Sikar Gharana. Sultan Khan’s ancestors were court musicians, and his father, Ustad Gulab Khan, was a famous Sarangi player. His brothers Niyaz Ahmed Khan and Nasir Khan Nasir Khan is an Indian Film Actor. He worked in t >> Read More... were sitar players. He married Bano with whom he had a son named Sabir Khan Sabir Khan also known as the ‘Master of Sarangi’ i >> Read More... and two daughters, namely Reshma and Shera. Ustad Sultan Khan started learning Sarangi at a young age from his father. Later on, he practiced under Ustad Amir Khan Ustad Amir Khan was a well-known Indian classical >> Read More... , a classical vocalist of Indore Gharana.

When he turned 11, he made his debut performance at the All India Conference. In 1960, he began his professional career at the All India Radio (AIR) Station, Rajkot in Gujarat, when he was twenty. A turning point of his career came after eight years when Sultan Khan got a chance to perform with Lata Mangeshkar Lata Mangeshkar, the veteran playback singer, had >> Read More... . After that, he got a transfer to the Mumbai radio station. There he got many opportunities to get deeply involved in the Mumbai classical music circuit and film industry music. He had performed with Rai Shankar on George Harrison’s 1974 Dark Horse World Tour. Also, he accompanied all the great music maestros like Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Ali Khan was a renowned actor of Hindi Cinema. He >> Read More... , Ustad Amir Khan, Pt. Omkarnath Thakur, Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan- Salamat Ali Khan Bio coming soon... >> Read More... of Pakistan, Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain is a veteran and prominent film and >> Read More... , and many others.

In 1982, his music was featured in the Oscar-winning film “Gandhi.” After that he recorded for Hollywood films, including “Heat and Dust,” Ivory Merchant production in 1983. In 1993, he performed with Ustad Zakir Hussain and Ustad Allah Rakha for the House of Commons in London. Then, Sultan Khan became a regular artist for BBC Radio London. In 1997, he composed the musical song for the BBC 2 documentary “London Calling.” Also, he composed the soundtrack for the Ismail Merchant’s film “In Custody” with Ustad Zakir Hussain. He was applauded for his performances by Madonna. He also performed at Prince Charles’s birthday at Buckingham Palace. In 1998, Ustad Sultan Khan performed at the White House in Washington at a Sufi Music Festival. He contributed Sarangi and vocals to Dizrhythmia’s first LP and Gavin Harrison’s 1998 solo album “Sanity & Gravity.” Besides, he also taught music producers like Sukshinder Shinda and Ram Gopal Varma.

He had many students, and some of them are famous Bollywood music composer & director Sandesh Shandaliya, Gurdas Maan Gurdas Maan is known for giving Punjabi Music a fa >> Read More... , Vishal Bhardwaj The most outstanding of a successful film producer >> Read More... , composer Ilaiyaraaja, Ikram Khan Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , and Deeyah, a Norwegian-born singer. Ustad Sultan Khan was honored with Padma Bhusan Award in 2010. He received several awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992, the American Academy of Artists Award in 1998, the Marwar Ratan Award, the Dinanath Mangeshkar Award, and many more. Ustad Sultan Khan died on November 27, 2011, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, due to prolonged illness. He has been suffering from kidney ailments for the last four years.