Here we continue with our series of Pakistani Sarangi players. Ustad Nabi Bakhsh Khan was one of the most refined Sarangi players of his time.
Here what DrKashyap said:
"Here is info about Ustad Nabi Baksh Khan (credit to my friend Ali Zafar from
Lahore):
Born in 1910 in Jhajjar, Ustad Nabi Buksh belonged to the illustrious
Panipat Gharana of sarangi players. His father Chaman Ali Khan died when Nabi
Buksh was still very young. He learned the art of sarangi playing from his
maternal uncle Hussain Buksh (Giyani Khan) and later from the illustrious Badal
Khan of Panipat. He became a staff artist of All India Radio Delhi at a very
young age. After Partition he joined Radio Pakistan Lahore as a staff artist and
served there till his retirement in 1980. Ustad Nabi Buksh was an exceptional
accompanist and played with the great singers of his time like Bade Ghulam Ali
Khan, Barkat Ali Khan, Amir Khan, Salamat Ali/Nazakat ali, Roshan ara Begam,
Umeed Ali Khan etc. He also played solo and also has some LP records to his
credit. He was awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1986. Ustad Nabi Buksh
Khan died in 1989 in Lahore. His sons Irfan Nabi Bukhsh and Israr Nabi Buksh are
carrying forward his musical tradition of sarangi playing."
There exist a number of other recordings on YouTube etc. He accompanied a number of the Pakistani singers we have posted here on our blog, like the four cassettes by Roshan Ara Begum.
