Khamiso Khan

Khamiso Khan (Sindhi:خميسو خان) (born 1923, died 1983) was a Pakistani folk artist and alghoza player from Sindh, Pakistan.[1]

Khamiso Khan
Sindhi: خميسو خان‎
Born1923
Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh, British India
Died8 March 1983(1983-03-08) (aged 59–60)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationInstrumental musician (alghoza player)
ChildrenAkbar Khamiso Khan
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1979)

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

Death

He died after a heart attack on 8 March 1983.[6][7][2]

References
  1. Shoaib Ahmed (12 December 2015). "Mystic Music Sufi Festival kicks off". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. "خميسو خان : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. "Quaidian Sindh Forum holds a family music gala". Daily Times (newspaper). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. Twenty Years of Pakistan, 1947-67. Pakistan Publications. 1967.
  6. Renowned Alghoza Player Khamiso Khan Passes Away In Karachi. Pakistan Affairs. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan via GoogleBooks. 1983. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. "Profile of Khamiso Khan". Pakistan Film Magazine (pakmag.net) website. Retrieved 10 June 2020.


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