“We tried our best but failed. He passed away at around 3:45 PM,” an official of the private hospital where Khan was admitted said.
Speaking about Rashid Khan’s death, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said, “This is a great loss for the entire country and the entire music fraternity. I am in a lot of pain as I still can’t believe that Rashid Khan is no more.”
Following a cerebral attack last month, the musician’s health deteriorated. Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital was the initial treatment facility for the 55-year-old resident of Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana. Subsequently, though, he decided to pursue his treatment only in Kolkata. Khan was initially reacting favorably to the treatment, according to sources.
Born in Uttar Pradesh’s Badayun Rashid Khan, who is also the nephew of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, received his initial training from his maternal grand-uncle Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan (1909–1993).
His musical talents were first recognized by his uncle, Ghulam Mustafa Khan, who provided initial training in Mumbai. However, the primary training was received from Nissar Hussain Khan, initially at his residence in Badayun.
When Nissar Hussain Khan moved to the ITC Sangeet Research Academy (SRA) in Calcutta in April 1980, Rashid Khan, then fourteen years old, also joined the academy. At eleven years old, Rashid Khan gave his debut concert. The following year, 1978, he performed at an ITC concert in Delhi. At fourteen years old, Khan also joined the academy. He experimented with fusing classical Hindustani music with lighter musical genres and performed in concerts with Western instrumentalist Louis Banks. He also displayed his adaptability by taking part in jugalbandis, where he performed alongside guitarist Shahid Parvez and other musicians.
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