Ustad Sultan Khan passes away

MUMBAI: Sarangi maestro and vocalist Ustad Sultan Khan passed away due to kidney failure on Sunday afternoon.
Khan 71, was undergoing dialysis for the last four years and expired while he was being rushed to a hospital from his Malad residence. His funeral will be held in his hometown Jodhpur, today afternoon.
Ustad Sultan Khan, is the voice behind hits like 'Piya Basanti Re' and 'Albela Sajan Aayo Re'. Khan born in 1940 was an Indian sarangi player and singer who performed Hindustani classical music. He was one of the members of the Indian fusion group Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell.
A Padma Bhushan awardee in 2010, Sultan Khan's name had started to carve a niche for itself at the age of 11 years when he performed at an all India conference. Later he collaborated with legends such as Ravi Shankar and George Harrison to make the kind of music which was classical and popular at the same time. Sultan Khan was also honoured with the Sangeet Natya Academy Award twice and the American Academy of Artists Award.