Mame Khan is a Rajasthani folk singer known for singing Rajasthani folk and Sufi music.
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Mame Khan was born and brought up in a small town called Satto near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. He belongs to the Manganiyar community, which has been carrying on the singing tradition since 15 generations. He learned to sing by listening to his father and family members.
appearance
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family, caste and wife
Mame Khan is a Muslim and belongs to the 15th generation of the Manganiyar community. His father was the late Ustad Rana Khan, who was also famous for his voice.
Ustad Rana Khan
His uncle Ustad Maule Khan also taught him music along with his father.
Profession
He began singing at a young age, performing with his tribe at weddings, births, or various ceremonies. He has sung with tribal members from more than 60 countries. Mame Khan’s first overseas performance was in New York’s Central Park. He got his first break with the song “Bawre” in the film “Luck By Chance (2009)”.
He also voiced the voice of “Aitbaar” in Nobody Killed Jessica (2011), “Chakora” From Mirzia (2016) and so on.
Awards
- GIMA Award for Best Traditional Folk Singer
- Musical Diamonds of Rajasthan
favorite thing
- Singer: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
fact
- He was invited to sing at Ira Arun’s wedding. It was there that he was discovered by music composer Shankar Mahadevan, who gave him his first breakthrough song “Bawre” in the film “Luck” (2009).
- He is originally a Dholak player.
- In 1999, he left Dholak behind in Belgium while he was on a world tour. When they returned to India, he was unable to perform for a whole week. It was then that his father suggested that he learn to sing.
- They follow a style called Jhagra, featuring unique musical instruments such as “Kamaicha” and “Khartal”.
- During his childhood, he won several awards at school for singing at national festivals.
- He gained recognition by appearing in Coca-Cola Studios with Amit Trivedi. He sang “Chowdhury”. The song also appeared in the Indian TV series “Balika Vadhu”.
- “To us, music is like math. It’s the calculations we keep in mind when we perform,” he said.
- Although Manganiar tradition prohibits them from singing alone, Mame has earned a reputation as the “solo voice” in the industry.
- He said it was more difficult for them to gain fame as manganiyar singers in India than elsewhere in the world. Mamet said his forerunners have made their mark on the international stage, while folk singers still haven’t received the fame they deserve in the film industry.
- Mom likes to cook. His father taught him singing and cooking.
- He once performed for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of Independence Day when he was 10 or 11 years old.
- He often said that everything in his community was word of mouth. This is also the reason why some of their traditional melodies have been lost over time. He wanted to document everything they did so that the next generation could learn from it and have it archived in their music forever.
- His music is a fusion of famous Bollywood songs from various Sufi poets including Mira Bai, Kabir, Lal Shahbâz Qalandar, Buleh Shah and Baba Ghulam Farid as well as his own style.
- One of Mame Khan’s famous songs is “Kesariya Balam”.
- Roysten Abel formed a band called “Manganiyar Seduction” in 2006 and Mame was one of the singers. They have performed over a hundred shows around the world.
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