Khamiso Khan
{{Infobox person
| name = Khamiso Khan
Sindhi: خميسو خان
| birth_date = 1923
| birth_place = Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh, British India
| death_date = 8 March 1983 (aged 59–60)
| death_place = [[Hyderabad],sindh Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| occupation = Instrumental musician (Alghoza player)
| childrens = [[Akbar Khamiso Khan]( mohib khamiso khan)
| awards = Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1979)and sitara e imtiaz 1982
}}
Khamiso Khan (Sindhi:خميسو خان) (born 1923, died 1983) was a Pakistani folk artist and alghoza player from Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
Personal life
Khamiso Khan was born in 1923 at Tando Muhammad Khan city,[2] of Tando Muhammad Khan District, Sindh, Pakistan. His son Akbar Khamiso Khan is also a notable Alghoza player.[1][3]
Career
Khamiso Khan was a contemporary of another notable alghoza player Misri Khan Jamali.[4] Mostly, he played typical Sindhi folk and classical music on alghoza.[5] He was associated with Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, Sindh as a folk artist for 18 years. Khamiso Khan had performed at many events when touring Europe and America before his death. When Khamiso died of a heart attack, president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq paid him a tribute in a presidential message that his death was a great loss for folk music in Pakistan.[6]
Awards and recognition
- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1979.[6]
Death
He died after a heart attack on 8 March 1983.[6][7][2]
References
- ^ a b Shoaib Ahmed (12 December 2015). "Mystic Music Sufi Festival kicks off". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ a b "خميسو خان : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Quaidian Sindh Forum holds a family music gala". Daily Times (newspaper). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Levinson, David; Christensen, Karen (2002). Khamiso Khan on Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (Volume 1, Page 82). Charles Scribner's Sons via GoogleBooks. ISBN 978-0-684-31242-2.
- ^ Twenty Years of Pakistan, 1947-67. Pakistan Publications. 1967.
- ^ a b c Renowned Alghoza Player Khamiso Khan Passes Away In Karachi. Pakistan Affairs. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan via GoogleBooks. 1983. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Profile of Khamiso Khan". Pakistan Film Magazine (pakmag.net) website. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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