Kishon Khan
Kishon Khan কীশোন খান | |
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| Born | August 1, 1970 Bangladesh |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Kishon Khan (Bengali: কীশোন খান; born 1 August 1970) is a Bangladeshi-born British jazz pianist, composer, arranger and music producer.
Early life
Khan grew up in
Afro-Cuban music.[1]
Career
In 1999, Khan set up the Afro-Cuban funk jazz band Motimba. The lineup of Motimba included Justin Thurgur (trombone), Graeme Flowers (trumpet), Oreste Noda (percussion), Jimmy Martinez (bass), Javier Camillo (vocals), Phil Dawson (guitar), and Tansay Ibrahim (drums). In 2003, Motimba's first album Monkey Vibrations was released.
Khan set up
Latin America.[2] A few members of the Motimba crew also play for Lokkhi Terra; in addition, the band features the Bengali vocalists Sohini Alam
, Aanon Siddiqua and Aneire Khan. Lokkhi Terra have released two albums to date.
See also
- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
- List of jazz musicians
References
- ^ Al-mahmood, Syed Zain (6 November 2009). "The Wizards of Timba". The Daily Star. Vol. 8, no. 93. Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Lokkhi Terra". Ronnie Scott's. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
External links
- Kishon Khan at IMDb
- Kishon Khan on Facebook
- Kishon Khan at AllMusic
- Kishon Khan discography at Discogs
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