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Presented by People of Rhythm Productions.

Sabir Sultan Khan, master of the sarangi (an ancient bowed folk instrument from India), is the son of legendary sarangi player and vocalist Ustad Sultan Khan. He belongs to the Sikar gharana (school) of music, which has produced several stalwarts to Indian classical music. Khan was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Exposed to music when he was six years old through his grandfather, Ustad Gulab Khan, he trained under his father, grandfather, and his uncle Ustad Nasir Khan. He is the tenth generation of his family to play the sarangi. Khan's great-grandfather Ustad Azim Khan Sahab was a court musician at Sikar, Rajasthan.

Sabir Khan is known today as one of the few masters of sarangi. His playing technique is a rare combination of sur and laya (note and rhythm). Khan has performed with his father in concert and also as a soloist around the world. He has appeared alongside artists such as Ustad Zakir Hussain many times and many tours in the USA (including several performances at the Chicago Orchestra Hall), Birju Maharaj, Ustad Rashid Khan, Gazal maestro Ustad Gulam Ali, Lata Mangeshkar, and Asha Bhosle to name a few.

He has played in many feature Bollywood films including Laal Singh Chadda, Dangal, Badlapur, Rog, Dor, Sanwariya, Jodha Akbar, and was part of A.R. Rehman and Shreya Ghosal's episode for MTV Unplugged. He also composed songs for movies like The Dark Side of Life, Mumbai City, Direct Ishq, and Ghustakia Single for Zee Music. Khan has recently created his new record label, SSB Records, which works with talented artists as well as celebrity singers including Salim-Sulaiman, Yasser Desai, Madhur Sharma, and Pawandeep Rajan.

He will be accompanied in Chicago by a tabla player.

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