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Khamiso Khan (; 1923–1983) was a Sindhi folk musician and
Alghoza Alghoza also called Beenon () is a paired woodwind instrument, woodwind traditional musical instrument of Sindhis, Sindhi culture, also used by Kutchi people, Kutchi, Saraiki people, Saraiki, Punjabi people, Punjabi, Rajasthani people, Rajasthani ...
player from
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, Pakistan.


Personal life

Khamiso Khan was born in 1923 in
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city, of
Tando Muhammad Khan District Tando Muhammad Khan District (, , ) is a district located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Tando Muhammad Khan District spans an area of approximately 1,423 square kilometres. It shares its northern boundary with Hyderabad District and its nort ...
, Sindh, Pakistan. His son Akbar Khamiso Khan is also a notable Alghoza player.


Career

Khamiso Khan was a contemporary of another notable
Alghoza Alghoza also called Beenon () is a paired woodwind instrument, woodwind traditional musical instrument of Sindhis, Sindhi culture, also used by Kutchi people, Kutchi, Saraiki people, Saraiki, Punjabi people, Punjabi, Rajasthani people, Rajasthani ...
player
Misri Khan Jamali Misri Khan Jamali (1982–1921) was a renowned Pakistani artist and Alghoza player from Pakistan. Early life and career He was born in the village Rojhan Jamali in Jafarabad District, Balochistan in 1921. A member of the Jamali family, his fam ...
. He mainly played typical Sindhi folk and classical music on Alghoza. He was associated with
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,
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Station as a folk artist for 18 years. Khamiso Khan performed at many events when touring
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. When Khamiso died of a heart attack, president
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and statesman who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until Death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also se ...
in a condolence message called his death a great loss for folk music in Pakistan.


Awards and recognition

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Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance (), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sp ...
Award by the
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in 1979.


Death

Khamiso Khan died after a heart attack on 8 March 1983 at
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, Pakistan.


References

Pakistani artists Pakistani folk music Recipients of the Pride of Performance Sindhi people 1923 births 1983 deaths Pakistani radio personalities Pakistani television personalities {{Pakistan-musician-stub