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Group : Sidhar Musician Band
Lateef Khan is a highly experienced instrumentalist and musician who leads his folk music group called Sidhar Musical Band. He belongs to the Manganiyar community that resides in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. He claims to have started learning music as soon as he was born and believes that every sound made in this world full of chaos can be turned into a melodious composition, even the cries of a newborn baby.
He learned and engrossed these skills from his father and primarily his uncle, Kutle Khan, who is a well-known face in the folk music community of the region. He also considers Champe Khan, another experienced as well as skilled musician who hails from Rajasthan. He knows how to play almost every traditional instrument which is used in presenting his compositions and loves folk music due to its catchy rhythm.
He started Sidhar Musician band about a decade ago when he decided to make appearances all over the country and the world on a larger scale. Even though he is quite passionate about his craft and wants to encourage the younger generation to follow it uninhibitedly, he also emphasizes the importance of proper education. He is one of the rare people in his community who hold a Masters degree in Arts. He likes to work a musician but also does part-time jobs of a compounder in a hospital.
Besides all this, his expertise in music guides his intellect and he wishes to succeed as a folk artist have a career in music that inspires change as well as prosperity in the Manganiyar culture and the regions in which it exists.
- Jaisalmer
- Rajasthan