Dapu Khan

{{Short description|Indian folk singer (died 2021)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Dapu Khan

| death_date = March 13, 2021

| birth_place = Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Folk Singer

| known_for = Playing Kamaicha (Instrument)

| notable_works = Mumal

}}

Dapu Khan from Ganwarit Jat caste was a Rajasthani Folk singer known for entertaining tourists from India and abroad in the fort of Jaisalmer over 30 years. He died at the age of 62 on March 13, 2021, after reportedly suffering a heart attack.{{Cite web|last=ZEE Rajasthan|title=Rajasthan के लोक कलाकार दपु खान का निधन, Coke Studio सिंगर और 'मूमल' से थे मशहूर|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer-samachar-rajasthan-folk-singer-dapu-khan-mirasi-passed-away/865194|access-date=13 March 2021|website=Zee News}}{{Cite web|last=News 18 Hindi|title='मूमल' गीत से मशहूर हुए लोक गायक दपु खान नहीं रहे, 25 साल एक ही जगह बैठकर गाया|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/rajasthan/jaisalmer-renowned-folk-artist-dapu-khan-died-was-famous-with-the-song-mumal-has-been-sitting-and-singing-at-the-same-place-for-25-years-nodssp-3515606.html|access-date=14 March 2021|website=news18.com}} Dapu is one of the very few exponents of the Kamaicha, which is often termed as one of the oldest bowed instruments in the world.{{Cite web|last=The Wire|title=Dapu Khan Merasi, the Voice of the Jaisalmer Fort|url=https://thewire.in/caste/dapu-khan-merasi-jaisalmer-fort|access-date=23 October 2017|website=thewire.in}}{{Cite web|last=Jaisalmer News|title=Dapu Khan Mirasi – The King Of Kamaicha And Sarangi Musical Instrument|url=https://www.jaisalmernews.com/news/dapu-khan-mirasi-the-king-of-kamaicha-and-sarangi-musical-instrument-152428/|access-date=20 March 2021|website=jaisalmernews.com}}