A 50-years-old artist from Dura, Agra, Aso Khan, has been learning music through Braj Lokgeet. He belongs to a musical family, and he began to learn music taking inspiration from his father. He has been working hard towards achieving mastery in his craft and pursues it with tremendous passion. He is from the Dabar Gharana, Gwalior Gharana. He considers Salawat Khan, his father, as his guru and speaks very highly of their teaching and their calibre in the field of music. His father and family have had a great contribution in getting him to choose music, but he still considers Saraswati Maa as the supreme reason who guided him towards music. He also believes that he received the gift of music from his father, who has a natural talent for mastering the art of playing the Dholak and Nakkara. When he was a child, he would try imitating his father and thus picked up the nakkara and never stopped learning. Apart from being a proficient Nakkara professional, Aso is a Chorus singer and a Dholak Instrumentalist. He has accompanied Mahaveer with the chorus for several performances within the state and the country. He has received love and appreciation on every stage they have performed and pulled off brilliant performances at Lucknow, Agra, Rajasthan only to galvanize the crowds and regard his performance at Rajasthan as the most memorable experience. He lives in a family of 6 people with his wife, two daughters, and three sons. For livelihood, he resorts to music and has been with Mahaveer for 25 years. Despite all his struggles, he strives to keep developing his craft and wishes to pursue music till his last breath.
- Braj
- Uttar Pradesh