A marvelous player from a non-hereditary background, Sheik Dawood (1916-92) was a widely respected musician who developed a repertoire spanning many different traditions and styles. He was born in Sholapur, Maharashtra, and he learned from several different sources, among them Alladiya Khan of Hyderabad and Mehboob Khan Mirajkar, a disciple of the great Jahangir Khan. There is a fitting tribute to Sheik Dawood from his disciple Betrabet Prabhakar Rao, containing more details of his life. In this clip, from an AIR jhaptal solo, Sheik Dawood plays a tukra, then a rela in three stages, and finally a chakradar.

Website dedicated to Sheik Dawood.