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Rais Khan

Ustad Rais Khan (Urdu: رئیس خان‎; 25 November 1939 – 6 May 2017) was a Pakistani sitarist. At his peak he was regarded as one of the greatest sitar players of all time. He continued performing till his last days. He moved from India to Pakistan in 1986, where he took up Pakistani citizenship.

In 2017, Khan was awarded Pakistan's third highest civilian honour, the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Exce…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
India
Born
November 25th, 1939
Died
May 6th, 2017
Labels
His Master’s Voice
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Loft
Last updated: May 16th, 2017

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