
In a prophetic manner Pandit Bhimsen Joshi said at one point that, “Rashid Khan is the assurance for the future of Indian vocal music". Since then he has lived up to that prediction. Born in Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana, Ustad Rashid Khan is the great grandson of Gharana founder Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan. He received his main training from Nissar Hussain Khan. The disciplined training shows in his easy mastery of taan (glissandos) and layakaari today. Ustad Rashid Khan is also a master of the tarana like his guru but sings them in his own manner, preferring the khayal style rather than the instrumental stroke-based style for which Nissar Hussain was famous. His mastery of all aspects tonal variations, dynamics and timbre adjustment leave very little to be desired in the realm of voice culture.