Career Notes:
The internationally
known tabla maestro and vocalist, Rahis Khan, made his debut in the
world of music with a concert performance at the ripe old age of seven.
He was already a two-year veteran, having started singing,
playing various instruments and performing with his family, at the age
of five. His father, Ustad Aziz Khan, who was a prominent musician with
All India Radio from 1976 until 1996, taught Rahis, along with his three
brothers, from the time they were very young.
Rahis began with a singing career, and, at age fourteen, he
developed an equal passion for the Indian percussion instrument, the
tabla. He has been
performing both as a vocalist and a tabla maestro, virtually his whole
life.
Rahis has performed all
over the world, from Saudi Arabia to Singapore, in his homeland, India,
and in the United States. He
has played in many diverse styles and with such varied groups and
individuals as George Harrison and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
He has performed with ghazal geniuses like Ghulam Ali and Anup
Jalota participated in films, like Leela, and appeared on the Jay
Leno show. Rahis Khan works
to maintain his musical heritage by teaching private classes in San
Diego, California and on the faculty of the Encinitas School of Music in
Encinitas, California.
Most recently, Rahis
Khan has completed a singing tour of California, performing traditional
and classical India vocals in ghazal, geet and show tunes.
During this tour, he performed to audiences in San Diego, Orange
County and the Bay area. In
the past year, Rahis Khan has recorded a soon to be released CD, with
his three brothers and brother-in-law , all highly accomplished
musicians themselves, and Anup Jalota, in Mumbai, India.
He has played tabla with such legendary musicians as Anup Jalota
(San Diego) and Ghulam Ali (Bay area).
He has performed in many, many private concerts, and in
conjunction with San Diego’s non-profit organization Raag and Taal.
