Rajab Ali Khan learned music from his father Manglu Khan in the tradition of Bade Mohammad Khan, and from Bande Ali Khan Beenkar. Therefore his style was a mix of the
Jaipur Gharana and
Kirana gharana styles. He was a court musician of
Dewas and
Kolhapur. He also performed on concert tours. He was also a court musician of Ram Singh II of
Jaipur State. In 1909, he was conferred the title of
Sangeet Ratna Bhushan by the
Maharaja of Mysore, and in 1954 he received a
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. His last big concert was held in 1957, in Bombay now called
Mumbai. Rajab Ali was known as a master
khayaliya but he was also a noted player of
Rudra Veena,
Sitar,
Jaltarang and
tabla. == References ==