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Sakar Khan
Born9 August 1938(1938-08-09)(age85)
Hamira,Rajasthan,India
Died10 August 2013
Hamira, Rajasthan, India
Resting placeHamira
27°00′N71°04′E/ 27.000°N 71.067°E/27.000; 71.067
Occupation(s)Folk, Classical musician
SpouseBubba Devi
ChildrenGhewar Khan
Firoze Khan
Darra Khan, Satar khan
ParentUstad Chuhad Khan
AwardsPadma Shri
Tulsi Samman
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Sakar Khan(akaSakar Khan Manganiar) (1938–2013) was an Indian musician, considered by many as the greatest exponent of the Kamayacha (orKamaicha), aRajasthaniversion of the Persian musical instrument of thesame name,popular among theManganiarcommunity of the Indian desert state.[1][2][3][4]TheGovernment of Indiahonoured Khan in 2012, with the fourth highest civilian award ofPadma Shri.[5]

Biography

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He was a folk artiste who reached world stage purely by way of his merit. He did not even know what publicity meant. But give him his kamyancha and the man was a rockstar, though an unknown one,saysPt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,Grammyaward winner

A woman playing kamancheh, Qazar Iran, 1800-1825.

Sakar Khan was born on 9 August 1938 atHamira,a small village in theJaisalmer districtof the Indian state ofRajasthan,[4]in theManganiarcommunity, known for their traditional music.[1]His father, Ustad Chuhad Khan, was a renowned kamayacha (kamaicha) musician[2]and the young Sakar started learning kamayacha (kamaicha) from an early age under the tutelage of his father[6]to earn a name for himself later.[1]

Khan has performed in many parts of the world, notably in Brussels, at a concert at the Cirque Royal Auditorium, organized by the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, titled,From the Sitar to the Guitarwhere he played alongside such musicians asYehudi MenuhinandPandit Ravi Shankar.[6][7]His concerts have taken place in countries such as US, France, Japan and USSR[2][6]and has performed withGeorge Harrison,the Beatle,andSultan Khanin London.[4]

Sakar Khan, who is credited with getting the Rajasthani kamancha noticed at the world stage,[4][7]is reported to have made innovations to the instrument, originally arabablook alike[6]stringed instrument composed of a goat skin covered body and three or four main and fourteen sympathetic strings[2][6]by adding to the number of sympathetic strings to enhance the emotional appeal of the instrument.[3]His renditions ofBhairavi ragaandKalyani ragahave been stored in theethnomusicologyarchives ofSmithsonian Folkways,the record label of theSmithsonian Institution.[6]His performance atThe Manganiyar Seduction,[8]was as a guest of honour at thePurana Qilain Delhi[6]in November 2010, following which the organisers, Amarrass Records, made analogue field recordings of the maestro at his home in Hamira, Rajasthan, released asAt Home: Sakar Khan(Amarrass Records) in September 2012.[2][6]This remains the only album released by Sakar Khan.[7][9]His last public performance was at the Amarrass Desert Music Festival 2012 in December in New Delhi, India.

Sakar Khan died on 10 August 2013[1][10]due to respiratory illnesses[6]and is survived by his wife, Bubba Devi, their four sons and two daughters.[7]Four of his sons, Ghewar Khan, Feroze Khan and Darra Khan, Satar[11]are known kamayacha (kamaicha) musicians and accompany their father on concerts.[1][2][4][6]

Awards and recognitions

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The Government of Madhya Pradesh awarded Sakar Khan theTulsi Sammanin 1990.[1][2][4][6]The next year, in 1991, he received theSangeet Natak Akademi Award[1][2][4][6]from theGovernment of Indiawhich, twenty one years later, followed it up with the fourth highest civilian award ofPadma Shri,in 2012.[2][4][6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdefg"Amarass".Amarass. 2013.Retrieved29 November2014.
  2. ^abcdefghi"Amazon".Amazon. 2014.Retrieved29 November2014.
  3. ^abNicolas Magriel (2013)."Growing into Music".Growing into Music.Retrieved29 November2014.
  4. ^abcdefgh"Kamancha maestro Sakar Khan dies".Mumbai Mirror.11 August 2013.Retrieved5 September2018.
  5. ^"Padma Awards"(PDF).Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015.Retrieved21 July2015.
  6. ^abcdefghijklm"Kamaicha maestro Sakar Khan dead".The Hindu.12 August 2013.Retrieved5 September2018.
  7. ^abcde"Indian Express".Indian Express.11 August 2013.Retrieved29 November2014.
  8. ^Aakar Patel (1 February 2013)."Manganiar Seduction".Live Mint.Retrieved29 November2014.
  9. ^UNESCO; UNDP (14 November 2013).Creative Economy Report 2013: Widening Local Development Pathways.UNESCO.ISBN9789230012113.
  10. ^"Sakar Khan: Musician who worked with Shankar, Menuhin and Harrison".The Independent.Retrieved1 December2018.
  11. ^"Darra Khan".Wishberry. 2014.Retrieved29 November2014.

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