Shehnai - Shehnaists

Shehnaists

Some exponents of the shehnai are:

  • Bismillah Khan, who was a well-known shehnai player (1916-2006).
  • Ali Hussain Khan
  • Anant Lal (1927-2011)
  • Raghunath Prasanna (1913-1999)
  • Lokesh Anand
  • Krishna Ram Chaudhary
  • Ali Ahmad Hussain
  • Hanuman Jadev, who played the shehnai on the George Harrison Beatles song The Inner Light (song).
  • jazz musician, Yusef Lateef.
  • Dave Mason played shehnai on the Rolling Stones' 1968 hit song "Street Fighting Man". The shehnai is also played extensively on the Suns of Arqa albums 'Cradle' and 'Jaggernaut'.
  • Bageshwari Qamar is a female exponent.

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