Mame Khan

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Mame Khan
Mame Khan Folk Sensation Of India
Background information
BornJaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
OriginRajasthan, India
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocal
Years active1999–present[1]
LabelsT-Series, Saregama, Sony Music Entertainment India
Websitewww.mamekhan.com

Mame Khan is an Indian playback and folk singer from Rajasthan, India.[2][3][4][5] He has been playback singer for numerous Hindi films such as Luck By Chance (2009), I Am (2010), No One Killed Jessica (2011), Mirzya (2016) and Sonchiriya (2019).[6][7] Khan was featured on Coke Studio @ MTV (second season) along with Amit Trivedi, the duo performed the track Chaudhary.[2][8] He received the Best Folk Single Award at Global Indian Music Academy Awards (GiMA) 2016.[9] Mame Khan was first ever Folk artist to walk the Red Carpet at The Cannes Film Festival in 2022 and to perform at the Indian pavilion at Cannes. Mame Khan's most recent folk, Sufi, fusion album named "Desert Rose" was released on 13 October 2022.

Early life and background[edit]

Mame Khan was born in Satto, a small village near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.[10] He belongs to the Manganiyar community of Rajasthan, India. He was exposed to the folk music of the Manganiyar community since childhood.[6] His father, Ustad Rana Khan was also a Rajasthani folk singer.[6][9] At the age of 14, he was given a six-year scholarship by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations to pursue his studies in music and arts.[11]

Career[edit]

Mame Khan at Auditorium du musée Guimet in 2012

Khan made his singing debut in Bollywood with Shankar Mahadevan for the film Luck By Chance in 2009.[1] However, he shot into the spotlight, when he appeared in an episode of Coke Studio @ MTV (season 2), featuring the song Chaudhary in collaboration with music director Amit Trivedi in 2012.[2][10] Mame also performed another title Badri badariya at Coke Studio @ MTV, where he collaborated with singer Mili Nair.[3] He sang for movies like Mirzya, I Am, No One Killed Jessica and Sonchiriya.[1][12] He also lent his voice for a Hindi song in Malayalam film, Monsoon Mangoes.[1]

In October 2015, Khan released his debut album, Mame Khan's Desert Sessions, which was crowd funded.[13][3][14] He sang the national anthem for Hotstar and Star Sports's 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season.[15] In December 2016, he released a single, Sanu Ik Pal Chain Na Ave, which was a combination of Punjabi and Rajasthani folk music.[16] In December 2017, he had collaboration with composer duo Salim–Sulaiman for McDowell's No.1's No.1 Yaari Jam's Yaari song.[17] He also sang for television commercials for clients such as Samsung[18] and Tanishq.[19] Mame Khan has been the voice for the nutrition campaign "Mhari Champion" by ICDS and the Government of Rajasthan.

He was also a part of Shankar Mahadevan's folk project titled My Country, My Music.[3] He was the lead vocalist of Roysten Abel's show, The Manganiyar Seduction,[20] which has been touring the world since 2006.[21] He has performed at some of India's most popular festivals including the NH7 Weekender,[22] Mood Indigo,[23] Repertwahr Festival,[24] Rajasthan Partnership Summit[25] and Sahitya Aaj Tak.[26] In June 2018, he performed with his troupe at the Mumbai's National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), where he also collaborated with Kaushiki Chakraborty.[27] First folk singer to play the opening act at NMACC's Studio Theatre in 2023.

Discography[edit]

As a playback singer
Year Film Song(s) Artist(s) Composer(s)
2009 Luck by Chance "Baware" Mame Khan, Shankar Mahadevan Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
2010 I Am "Baangur" Mame Khan, Kavita Seth Amit Trivedi
2011 No One Killed Jessica "Aitbaar" Mame Khan,Vishal Dadlani, Robert Bob Omulo Amit Trivedi
2016 Monsoon Mangoes "Beete Din" Abhishek Iyer, Mame Khan Jakes Bejoy
2016 Mirzya "Chakora" Mame Khan, Suchismita Das, Akhtar Chinnal, Shankar Mahadevan Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
"Aave Re Hitchki" Mame Khan, Shankar Mahadevan
"Doli Re Doli"
2019 Sonchiriya "Baaghi Re" Mame Khan Vishal Bhardwaj
"Baaghi Re" (Remix)
2019 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir "Maila Maila" Amit Trivedi
2019 Sonchiriya "Baaghi Re" Mame Khan Vishal Bhardwaj
"Baaghi Re" (Remix)
2019 Bandish Bandits "Bandish Bandits Theme Song" Amit Trivedi
2022 Turtle "Ram Bharose" Mame Khan Kunaal Vermaa & Rapperiya Baalam
2022 Dasvi "Nakhralo" Mame Khan Sachin-Jigar
Nikamma "Tere Bin Kya (Reprise)" Shirley Setia, Mame Khan Gourov Dasgupta
2023 Afwaah "Aaj Yeh Basant" Mame Khan Shameer Tandon

TV shows[edit]

Year Show(s) Track Music Singer(s) Season Channel(s)
2012 Coke Studio "Chaudhary" Amit Trivedi Mame Khan Season 2, ep. 3 MTV India
2012 Coke Studio "Badari Badariyan" Amit Trivedi Mame Khan, Mili Nair Season 2, ep. 3 MTV India
2016 The Dewarists "Mitho Laage" Mame Khan Mame Khan, Dhruv Ghanekar Season 5, ep. 4 MTV India

Singles[edit]

Year Track Artist(s) Composer(s) Label
2016 Kesariya Balam Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2016 Mitho Laage Mame Khan,Dhruv Ghanekar Mame Khan,Dhruv Ghanekar Dewar's India
2017 Rail Gaadi Mame Khan,Salim-Sulaiman Mame Khan,Salim-Sulaiman No.1 Yaari Jam
2018 Jogiya Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2018 Laal Peeli Ankhiyan[28] Mame Khan Mame Khan Pehchan Music
2019 Ganesha Mame Khan Mame Khan Hungama Artist Aloud
2019 Sifar Mame Khan, Tajinder Singh, Shatadru Kabir Tushar Lall Tushar Lall
2019 Power Is Power Mame Khan, Clinton Cerejo, Bianca Gomes Shor Police Shor Police, Clinton Cerejo
2019 Dance Ganesha Mame Khan Mame Khan Tamashaa Mediabox
2020 Rasila Mame khan & Shalini Adhikary Kapil Jangir KS Records
2020 Sajaniya Mame khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2021 Bichhudo Mame khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2021 Lolee  Mame khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2021 Shri Krishna Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2021 Holi Aa Gayi Mame Khan & Manesha A Agarwal Shailesh Dani Times Music
2021 Malhar Mame Khan & Manesha A Agarwal Ravi Pawar T-series Pop Chartbusters
2021 Mooch Mame Khan & Ruchika Chauhan Amit Trivedi Amit Trivedi Azad
2021 Shukran  Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2021 Ik Tere Bin Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2021 Krishna Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2021 Moomal Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2021 Bullah Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2022 Darare Dil Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2022 Judaaiyan Mame Khan & Anirudh Bhola GD (Gaurav Dagaonkar) Songfest India
2022 Samjhe Na Mame Khan & Ruchika Chauhan Amit Trivedi Amit Trivedi Azad
2022 Kesariya Balam Mame Khan & Gul Saxena Amjad Bagadwa Tips Rajasthani
2022 Gori Matwali Ori Chori Mame Khan Ravi Pawar T-series Rajasthani
2022 Gori Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2022 Rangeelo Chokro Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic
2023 Umad Ghumad Mame Khan Ravi Pawar T-series Rajasthani
2023 Halla Bol Amit Trivedi, Mame Khan, Sharvi Yadav Amit Trivedi Rajasthan Royals
2023 Majnu Bheeg Gaye Mame Khan Mame Khan Folk Phonic

Albums[edit]

Year Albums's Name Label
2015 Mame Khan's Desert Sessions Music Today
2016 Summer Nights on the Dunes Living Media
2017 No. 1 Yaari Jam Mame Khan & Salim–Sulaiman
2021 Unbounded (Abaad) Mame Khan, Shankar Mahadevan
2022 Desert Rose Mame Khan

Awards[edit]

Year Award Ceremony Category Song Result Ref.(s)
2016 GiMA Awards Best Traditional Folk Single Saawan Won [9]
2021 WBR CORP Iconic Folk/ Sufi Singer of the Year - Won [29]
2023 Sangeet Natak Akademi Best Traditional Folk Singer Of Rajasthan - Won [30]
2023 Clef Music Awards 2023 Best Traditional Folk Artist Halariya - Janam Mubarak Won [31]
2023 Boogle Bollywood - Ballistic 2023 Ballistic International Vocalist - Won
2023 Rajasthan Film Festival Best Traditional Folk Singer of Rajasthan. - Won
2023 Jaipur Idol Music Awards - Season 7 Best Solo Album Of 2023 - Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mame Khan is the name". The Asian Age. 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Basu, Dyuti Basu (26 March 2018). "Meet the Manganiyar maestro Mame Khan, who brought his Rajasthani folk traditions to Bollywood". DNA India.
  3. ^ a b c d Khurana, Suanshu (17 October 2016). "Mirzya singer Mame Khan is going solo". The Indian Express.
  4. ^ Sahni, Devika (20 April 2017). "10 Fantastic Folk Singers Who Have Brought The Unique Flavor Of Regional Music To Bollywood". ScoopWhoop.
  5. ^ Uddin, Salah; Choudhury, Shoaib (15 February 2019). "Kaushiki Chakrabarty & Mame Khan: My angels of melodious dream and love". Weekly Blitz.
  6. ^ a b c Kusnur, Narendra (7 June 2018). "Music is like mathematics to us, says Rajasthani folk singer Mame Khan". The Hindu.
  7. ^ Mishra, Nidhi (24 September 2016). "जोधपुर पहुंचे मामे खां, मखमली आवाज की सौंधी महक से महकेगा मारवाड़" (in Hindi). Rajasthan Patrika.
  8. ^ Deb, Nikita (27 May 2018). "You have to create your audience". Hindustan Times.
  9. ^ a b c "Rajasthani folk singer Mame Khan bags Best Folk Single award". India Today. 16 May 2016.
  10. ^ a b Chakraborty, Srabanti (19 February 2015). "राजस्थान की मिट्टी से कोक स्टूडियो तक!" (in Hindi). BBC News.
  11. ^ Verma, Aditya. "Manganiar's Creed: The Voice of The Desert". Rock Street Journal.
  12. ^ Paul, Shreya (27 February 2019). "Sonchiriya music review: Vishal Bhardwaj's pensive, soulful soundtrack is filled to the brim with nostalgia". Firstpost.
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  14. ^ Singh, Devi (25 September 2015). "Tunes from the dunes". Daily Pioneer.
  15. ^ "Mame Khan made his entry on th 3rd day of Pro-Kabaddi Championship League". First India News Rajasthan. 29 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Mame Khan Wants to Sing For Amitabh Bachchan Someday". News 18. 4 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Salim-Sulaiman collaborate with artistes for 'Yaari' songs". The New Indian Express. 5 December 2017.
  18. ^ Srivastava, Aditi (9 October 2015). "Samsung Curved TV promises a view as real as life". New Delhi: Afaqs.
  19. ^ Vinaya (2 October 2015). "Tanishq Celebrates The Modern, Social Woman Of Today in New Ad". Lighthouseinsights.in.
  20. ^ Pillai, Karan (18 November 2017). "Mame Khan, the voice behind Mirzya, on the need to reinvent Manganiyar music". The New Indian Express. Indulg Express.
  21. ^ Swaminathan, Chitra (26 January 2017). "Songs of the sand". The Hindu.
  22. ^ "BACARDI NH7 Weekender 2017 Lineup announced". e-pao.net. 26 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Mood Indigo at IIT Bombay: Highlights Series". Dubeat. 29 December 2016.
  24. ^ "Mix bag of emotions". Hindustan Times. Lucknow. 16 December 2017.
  25. ^ Shukla, Richa (24 November 2015). "Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje attends cultural evening of the Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit in Jaipur". The Times of India.
  26. ^ "साहित्य आज तक: मामे खान के गीतों पर झूम उठे लोग" (in Hindi). Aaj Tak. 12 November 2017.
  27. ^ Ramanan, Sumana (12 June 2018). "High notes: Chalk and cheese". Mumbai Mirror.
  28. ^ "प्लेबैक सिंगर मामे खां ने स्पेनिश फ्लेमिंग के फ्यूजन से बनाया राजस्थानी गीत, यू-ट्यूब पर किया लान्च". Daily Bhaskar (in Hindi). 16 November 2018.
  29. ^ "ICONIC ACHIEVERS AWARD 2021 Winners List Check Out Here". October 2021.
  30. ^ https://www.bhaskar.com/local/rajasthan/jaisalmer/news/government-will-give-51-thousand-rupees-and-copper-plate-along-with-award-to-folk-artist-mame-khan-130573185.html
  31. ^ "Cma 2023".

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