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Maharaja

Band,
World
A.k.a. Ustad Murad Khan Langa, Ustad Noore Khan Langa, Ustad Barkat Khan Langa, Bachu Khan Langa, Gewar Khan Manganyar, Zakab Khan Manganyar, Sayari Sapera, Queen Harish Kumar Musafir

MAharaja is a group gathering together the leading figures of the musician castes of Rajasthan. Outrageously elegant and beautiful, malicious and majestic, these musicians, poets and shamans reflect in their music the sumptuous surroundings of their region. Theirs is a music of ecstasy, a whirlwind of climaxes punctuated by the gentle gesture of a breathtaking tune, an authentic magical experience. MAharaja is the new name for the Rajasthani group Musafir. All members of MAharaja performed in Musafir prior to forming this group. The artists of MAharaja originate from the following castes: - The Langas: Ustad Murad Khan Langa: aloogoza Ustad Noore Khan Langa: saarangi, vocals Ustad Barkat Khan Langa: saarangi, vocals Bachu Khan Langa: vocals, kartals - The Manganyars: Gewar Khan Manganyar: dholak Zakab Khan Manganyar: harmonium, vocals - The Kalbelias: Sayari Sapera: dance, vocals - from the Jaisalmer nightclubbing scene comes the one and only dancing desert drag queen, performing a whirling, trance-like danse, an illusion somewhere between human and puppet, a crossdressing confusion emphasized by the warmest winks: Queen Harish Kumar: dance MAharaja's members are open to many creative possiblities, and are working on various side projects, such as : 'MAharaja Flamenca' featuring Paco Jarana, Arcangel, and Segundo Falcon, the premiere of which was presented at Womex 2000 in Berlin and was reported to be the highlight of the world-music conference's showcases. 'MAharaja Murad Khan Langa', the double flute master of MAharaja. 'MAharaja in Bakuza', a sound-remix and visual project initiated by Azzouz and visual artist Don Carlito Dalceggio and numberous G4 creators worldwide, is an urban transformation of Maharaja's music and visuals into erotic, illbient Oriental images and sounds. 'Barnawa MAharajas, Langas the Masters of Jhangra'. A Shamanic Hypnose in sounds. The Healing sounds of Rajasthan desert.

Members

	Bachu Khan Langa voc
	Murad Khan Langa
	Barkat Khan Langa voc