King Khan | Artist

Arish Ahmad Khan aka King Khan aka Blacksnake, is a Canadian musician, music producer, artist and writer, born 1977 in Montreal. He is best known as the frontman of King Khan and the Shrines and for being one half of The King Khan & BBQ Show. Khan was previously a member of Canadian garage-punk band the Spaceshits, where he went under the guise of Blacksnake. The Spaceshits released two full-length albums on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label. He has spent a considerable amount of time in collaboration with former Spaceshits bandmate Mark Sultan aka BBQ in the two-man band, The King Khan & BBQ Show. Since 1999 Khan has performed as leader and front man of King Khan and The Shrines, a psychedelic-soul nine member band. In early 2009 King Khan collaborated with Mark Sultan and the four members of the Black Lips to form a 'gospel supergroup' called Almighty Defenders. He has released recordings under the King Khan name as well as under his various side projects. Standout albums include Three Hairs and You're Mine (2001), The King Khan & BBQ Show (2005), What's For Dinner? (2006) and Turkey Ride (2014). Khan's film soundtrack works include Schwarze Schafe (directed by Oliver Rihs), Back To Nothing (directed by Miron Zownir), the documentary film about civil rights called "The Invaders" (directed by Prichard T. Smith), and several songs on the restored 1969 Japanese soft-core porn movie Blue Film Woman (directed by Kan Mukai) for Rapid Eye Movies. Since 2005 Khan has resided in Berlin, Germany with his wife and two daughters.

Artist Website: kingkhanmusic.com

Featured Albums: King Khan

Related Artists: King Khan & His Shrines, King Khan & BBQ Show, BBQ

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