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Shaikh Dawood Khan

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Shaikh Dawood Khan
Background information
Born16 December 1916
Sholapur, Maharashtra, British India
Died21 March 1992(1992-03-21) (aged 75)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Genrestabla
Occupation(s)Musician, Teacher
InstrumentTabla
Years active1928 – 1989
LabelsAwards include:

Shaikh Dawood Khan (16 December 1916 – 21 March 1992), also known as Ustad Shaikh Dawood, Ustad Sheikh Dawood and Daud Khan, was a performer on the Indian tabla. He was formerly a staff artist at All India Radio, Hyderabad, India.[1]

Early life and career

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Shaikh Dawood Khan was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra on 16 December 1916.[1] His father Hashim Sahib was a draughtsman in the PWD (Public Works Department), Bijapur, Karnataka, India.[2]

Shaikh Dawood received his training under several notable masters. These include Mohammad Kasim of Sholapur, Ustad Alladiya Khan of Hyderabad, Ustad Mohammad Khan of Hyderabad, Ustad Chote Khan of Hyderabad, and Ustad Mehboob Khan Mirajkar.[2][3]

In his lifetime, he accompanied most of the great musicians of the era. These include Aftab-e-Mausiki Ustad Faiyaz Khan, Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan (vocalist), Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Roshanara Begum, Abdul Wahid Khan (Begum Akhtar's guru), Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Sawai Gandharva, Pandit Basawaraj Raj Guru, Nazakat and Salamat Ali Khan, Mushtaq Hussain Khan, Pandit D. V. Paluskar, Pandit Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Ustad Allaudin Khan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Girija Devi, Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan (sitar player).[1][2]

Awards and recognition

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In his life he received numerous awards:

Unfortunately he was too ill to attend the award ceremony and died shortly after the awards ceremony.[2]

  • Hindu-Muslim Unity Front Award in 1975[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Tribute to Tabla Maestro Brings Stalwarts to Bengaluru (100th birth anniversary of Shaikh Dawood Khan) Indian Express (newspaper), Published 27 February 2016, Retrieved 5 January 2022
  2. ^ a b c d e f Betrabet Prabhakar Rao: A Tribute to my Gurudev chandrakantha.com website, Retrieved 5 January 2022
  3. ^ Dev, Indra, W.M.Pandit, et al. "Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan Saheb", Shashti Poorthi Celebration of Ustad Shaik Dawood Khan, 1978
  4. ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards list (scroll down to read under the title (Instrumental - Tabla)". Sangeet Natak Akademi website. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2022.