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About Aisha Khan & The Rajahs

Aisha Khan & The Rajahs are a seven piece band performing 1940's and 50's Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Swing, Jazz and Rock & Roll

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Swing & Jive band

London

Public liability insurance of £1 million

Aisha Khan & The Rajahs was formed in Spring of 2017 with band members in both London and Barcelona, as we work quite a bit in Spain. The line up is Vocals, Piano, upright bass, guitar, drums and tenor and baritone sax. All of the band members are experienced and excellent musicians and we play a mix of music from the 1940's and 50's, including Jazz, Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll and Swing, with the odd Calypso or Mambo thrown in for good measure! Lead singer Aisha Khan has over 25 years of experience and sings with passion, style and substance. She also dresses up to the nines for every performance.

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This act has been working with Encore for over 5 years

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Genres:

Blues, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, Jazz, Swing, Originals, Vintage, Rock 'n' Roll

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Types:

Swing & Jive band, Original artist, Vintage jazz band

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Aisha Khan & The Rajahs' Song list

Blues/Rhythm & Blues:

Bottle it Up and Go

Can't Judge a Book

Cocaine Habit Blues

Cow Cow Boogie

Ee Baba Le Ba

I Can't Stop Now

Jump Jack Jump

La Bamba

Lucky Lips

Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean

My Babe

My Baby Shakes it

My Handy Man

My Man

No Good Lover

Pretty Good Love

Rattlesnakin' Papa

Ready Willing and Able

Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu

Nothing Working Now (But my Real Old Fashioned Love

Security (Guitar Slim Version!)

Slow Down

Snatch and Grab it

Something's Going on in my Room

Sticking With You Baby

Tequila

Til my Baby Comes Back to me

Walk Right in

Women Be Wise

Original Blues, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues:

Aishaddiction

Am I Bad

Big Jamboree

Crazy Me

Chop Chop

Epic Fail

El Bandarra O'clock

Good Loving

Good Morning Midnight

Green Eyed Monster

He's My Religion

Invisible Girl

Later Latin Lover

Laying Down my Cards

Lucky Number Thirteen

Make a Grown Woman Cry

Miss Frigidaire

Narcissist

Never Love a Cowboy

No, No, No I Don't Want it

Nothing Working Now (But my Real Old Fashioned Love)

Out of the Blue

Queens of Rhythm

She's The Bomb

Take a Chance on Me

Told You So

Travelling heavy

Waiting for my Baby to come Home

Wolf at my Door

When Hell Freezes Over

JAZZ:

Besame Mucho

A Little You

All of Me

Ain't Misbehaving

All the Things You Are

April in Paris

As Long as I Live

As Time Goes By

Black coffee

Blue Moon

Blue Skies

Body and Soul

But Not For Me

Bye Bye Blackbird

Can't Help Loving Dat Man of Mine

Cheek to Cheek

Come Fly With me

Cry me a River

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Do Nothing Til you Hear From me

Don't Explain

Don't Worry 'Bout Me

Easy to Love

Every Time we say Goodbye

Fly me To the Moon

Fever

Foggy Day in London Town

Fools Rush in

Honeysuckle Rose

I can't give you Anything but Love

I cover the Waterfront

I Didn't know What Time it Was

I get a kick out of you

I Only Have Eyes for You

I'll be Seeing You

I'll Remember April

I'm Gonna

Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

I'm in the Mood for Love

I've got my Love to Keep me Warm

I've Got you Under my Skin

It's Only a Paper Moon

Jeepers Creepers

Just Friends

Let There be Love

Like Someone in Love

Lookie Lookie Here Comes Cookie

Love For Sale

Lover Man

Lullaby of Birdland

Mack the Knife

Making Whoopee

(The) Man I Love

Mean to me

Miss Otis Regrets

Misty

Moon River

my Melancholy Baby

Nearness of You

Nice Work if You can Get it

Night and Day

Old Devil Moon

On the Street Where you Live

On the Sunny Side of the Street

Over the Rainbow

Pennies From Heaven

Perfidia

Perdido

September in the Rain

Skylark

Some Like it cool

Someone to Watch Over me

Soon

Stormy Weather

Summertime

They can't take That Away From Me

Time After Time

Tisket a Tasket

Too darn Hot

The Very Thought of You

What'll I Do

When I Fall in Love

Undecided

Why Don't You Do Right

Witchcraft

Yo Te Dire

You Don't Know What Love is

You Go to my Head

Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

Aisha Khan and the Rajahs always can perform as anything from a 5-7 piece. At minimum, the line up will include Vocals, acoustic bass, drums, tenor sax and guitar. We can add baritone sax to this and also piano for the full sound.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know and we will do our best to accomodate any changes. Please give us as much notice as possible.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Sorry, not at the moment, though it's something we are looking at for the future.

How much time do you need to set up?

Ideally we would like to set up between 1-1.5 hours before the guests/audience arrive.

Can you roam around while you perform?

Unfortunately not. the band needs to perform together for the unity of the sound and it is very difficult to roam with some of the larger instruments, say acoustic bass.

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Our set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests have an amazing time. However, we're definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event, with a couple of tweaks if need be.

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

PA and lighting is not included in our quotes. We can supply a PA but it would be at extra cost.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it. If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc.

What do your clients love most about your performances?

The feedback we've often received is that people love the quality of the music and vocals and the authenticity of what we do. They also enjoy the atmosphere we create and the energy and presentation of the whole act. The original material that is part of our set is extremely popular, coupled with our ability to do excellent cover versions.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Most recently, we have done a two week tour of Spain over seven different cities, playing at venues like Peter Rock in Valencia and Gruta 77 in Madrid. We have also played at many London and UK venues and festivals.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

We love all the great classic Jazz and Blues singers, especially wome like Bille Holliday, Sarah Vaughan, Ruth Brown and Lavern Baker. There are many more we adore!

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

With this particular band, it would have to be headlining at the Screamin' festival in Calella, Spain.

Aisha Khan & The Rajahs' Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£1000
Up to 2 hours	£1200
Up to 3 hours	£1300

Aisha Khan & The Rajahs

5 out of 5

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Aisha Khan & The Rajahs' Reviews

5 out of 5

"The Garibaldi Hotel in Northampton holds regular Saturday and Sunday matinee performances, showcasing roots music in all its forms, and last Sunday it was the turn of Aisha Khan and her Rajahs. As one of the organisers, I had been looking forward to Aisha playing the Gari for many months and I can tell you, she was well worth the wait! The four-piece Rajahs kicked off with their take on the instrumental Congo Mambo, leaving the audience in absolutely no doubt of their combined talent; upright bass and drums keeping a perfect rhythm, lead guitar and wailing sax. After that, Aisha took the stage and the crowd instantly warmed to her as she worked through the first set, a mix of original material, rare grooves and a few old favourites thrown in; Gangster of Love, Take a Chance on Me (Annisteen Allen!), Hound Dog and Mama, he treats your Daughter Mean! From rhythm'n'blues through calypso, mambo, blues and pure rock'n'roll! The second set saw the crowd even more involved, in fact I don't think I've ever seen so many people dancing at one of our matinee performances, and of course everything seemed to be over far too quickly. I spoke many people after the performance and I heard the same from everyone, what a fabulous afternoon and will the band be playing the Garibaldi again? It seems that there are now quite a few Aisha Khan fans in Northampton!"

5 out of 5

Aisha Khan and the Rajah’s were fantastic at our 1950s event. They were lively, energetic and the crowd loved them!

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