Rajab Ali Khan

Rajab Ali Khan (3 September 1874 at Narsinhgarh, Madhya Pradesh – 8 January 1959 at Dewas, Madhya Pradesh) was an Indian classical vocalist and poet.

He was also a court musician of Ram Singh II of Jaipur State.

[citation needed] Rajab Ali was known as a master khayaliya but he was also a noted player of Rudra Veena, Sitar, Jaltarang and tabla.

[2][5] As a khyaliya Rajab Ali Khan was known for his expansive singing full of melodic patterns as well as his very fast and intricate taans.

[citation needed] His disciples include his nephew Aman Khan and other musicians like Nivruttibuwa Sarnaik, Ganpatrao Dewaskar, Krishna Shankar Shukla, Krishnarao Majumdar, Rajabhau Deo, Yasin Khan (sarangi player), and Jyotiram of the Mewati gharana.