Khan Tehsil | |
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Born | c. 1931 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Origin | Afghanistan |
Died | 2016 (aged 84–85)[1] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Genres | Folk |
Occupation | Folk singer |
Instrument(s) | Rabab, harmonium[1] |
Khan Tehsil (c. 1931 – 2016) was a Pakistani folk singer of Pashto language.
He was born around 1931 in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He lived a nomadic life shifting from one place to another. He spent most of his life between Timergara and Nowshera.
He started his career as a wedding singer from his hometown Lakki Marwat with Zarsanga. He sang around four hundred uncertain albums including some on the Radio Pakistan, Peshawar. He was introduced to radio by music producer Rashid Ali Dehqaan Dawar and director Mahmoob Ali Khan.[1]
He suffered financial crises in his last days and later, Mian Iftikhar Hussain gave him PKR100,000 after he requested the government for assistance.[2]
He was suffering multiple health complications several years before he died at his home in March 2016.[1] He is buried in a cemetery near the Risalpur area of Nowshera.[3]
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