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Mame Khan
Mame Khan Folk Sensation Of India
Background information
Born	Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Origin	Rajasthan, India
Genres	Folk Sufi Bollywood
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocal
Years active	1999–present
Labels	T-Series, Saregama, Sony Music Entertainment India
Website	www.mamekhan.com

Mame Khan is an Indian playback and folk singer from Rajasthan, India. 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). Khan was featured on Coke Studio @ MTV (second season) along with Amit Trivedi, the duo performed the track Chaudhary. He received the Best Folk Single Award at Global Indian Music Academy Awards (GiMA) 2016. 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

Mame Khan was born in Satto, a small village near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. He belongs to the Manganiyar community of Rajasthan, India. He was exposed to the folk music of the Manganiyar community since childhood. His father, Ustad Rana Khan was also a Rajasthani folk singer. 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.

Career

Khan made his singing debut in Bollywood with Shankar Mahadevan for the film Luck By Chance in 2009. 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. Mame also performed another title Badri badariya at Coke Studio @ MTV, where he collaborated with singer Mili Nair. He sang for movies like Mirzya, I Am, No One Killed Jessica and Sonchiriya. He also lent his voice for a Hindi song in Malayalam film, Monsoon Mangoes.

In October 2015, Khan released his debut album, Mame Khan's Desert Sessions, which was crowd funded. He sang the national anthem for Hotstar and Star Sports's 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season. In December 2016, he released a single, Sanu Ik Pal Chain Na Ave, which was a combination of Punjabi and Rajasthani folk music. In December 2017, he had collaboration with composer duo Salim–Sulaiman for McDowell's No.1's No.1 Yaari Jam's Yaari song. He also sang for television commercials for clients such as Samsung and Tanishq. 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. He was the lead vocalist of Roysten Abel's show, The Manganiyar Seduction, which has been touring the world since 2006. He has performed at some of India's most popular festivals including the NH7 Weekender, Mood Indigo, Repertwahr Festival, Rajasthan Partnership Summit and Sahitya Aaj Tak. 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. First folk singer to play the opening act at NMACC's Studio Theatre in 2023.

Discography

As a playback singer

TV shows

Singles

Albums

Awards

References

1. ^ "Mame Khan is the name". The Asian Age. 23 February 2018.
2. ^ Basu, Dyuti Basu (26 March 2018). "Meet the Manganiyar maestro Mame Khan, who brought his Rajasthani folk traditions to Bollywood". DNA India.
3. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
6. ^ 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. ^ "Rajasthani folk singer Mame Khan bags Best Folk Single award". India Today. 16 May 2016.
10. ^ 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.
13. "Manganiyar musician launches debut album, a crowdfunded one". Business Standard. 4 October 2015.
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".

External links

• Official website
• Mame Khan at IMDb
• Mame Khan on Hungama.com
• Mame Khan at AllMusic
• Shakhsiyat with Mame Khan at Rajya Sabha TV
• Singer Mame Khan on being part of Manganiyar legacy, taking folk art to international platforms at Firstpost
• It's my dream to work with Rahman: Mame Khan at Hindustan Times (Interview)

• Living people
• Indian folk singers
• Bollywood playback singers
• 21st-century Indian singers
• 21st-century Indian male singers
• People from Jaisalmer
• Hindustani singers