Sarangi maestro Sabri Khan dies at 88

Padma Bhushan awardee Ustad Sabri Khan, a sarangi player, died of breathing problems on Monday night.

Khan, 88, died at a private hospital, his son Ustad Kamal Sabri said. “He had severe breathing problems. His health deteriorated because of cold weather. We admitted him to the hospital last night,” Kamal said. He added Khan had breathing problems for the past one year. 

The musician’s body will be buried on Wednesday at the Mehndiyan graveyard.

Hailing from the Sainia Gharana, he was initiated into Sarangi-playing by his grandfather, Ustad Haji Mohammed Khan, and later continued his training under his father Ustad Chajju Khan.