Rajab Ali Khan

Rajab Ali Khan (1874 - 1959)

Rajab Ali Khan (1874-1959), born in Narsingarh, Madhyam Pradesh, learnt music from

his father Manglu Khan, Amritsen (Senee) and Bade Mohammad Khan (Gwalior). He

was a court musician of Dewas and Kolhapur. In his day, Rajab Ali Khan was known as

much for his tremendous musical acumen as for his picaresque ways. A master vocalist,

he was also proficient on the Rudra Veena, Sitar and Jala-Tarang. Several musicians of

high standing learnt from him, among them his nephew Aman Ali Khan of the

Bhendibazar Gharana (and through Aman Ali the influence extended to Amir Khan),

Nivruttibuwa Sarnaik, Ganpatrao Dewaskar and others. Lata Mangeshkar, too, briefly

took tAleem from Rajab Ali during her stint under Aman Ali.

Playlist:
A01 Khayal – Raga Jaunpuri – Maan ki lagan kaun jane – jhaptal
B01 Khayal – Raga Bageshree – Kaun karata tori binati – trital