Ustad Daud Khan Sadokai was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1955.
He studied Robab (a traditional lute-instrument of Afghanistan) with
Ustad Muhammad Umar, who was the most famous Robab-interpret
of the classical style as well as the traditional folklore style in his country.

The knowledge about building as well as playing the Robab has become rare,
and only a few artists still keep the tradition of the classical robab-style which
was mainly represented by Ustad Muhammad Umar in Kabul.
Daud Khan is trying to preserve this authentic style of his master’s school.

Besides that, Daud Khan has studied the North-Indian instrument Sarod,
which is a descendent instrument of the Robab, with the great Sarod
Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan in India. The ancestors of Amjad Ali Khan
had brought the Robab from Afghanistan to India and developped the
instrument Sarod from it.

Daud Khan is frequently performing all over Europe and participating
in international music-festivals:
1992-Weltfestival der Laute, Alte Oper Frankfurt,
1998-Nacht der Mogule, Staatl. Museum für Völkerkunde in München,
2002-Burgkonzert in Borgo e Rocca Meddioevale bei Rom,
2003-12°Festival Musicale del Mediterraneo –via della Seta „Seidenstrasse“-in Genua,
2003-Burgfestival Bertradaburg, 2003-Torino Settembre musica-Musikfestival Turin.
USA-Tour September 2005, 2006 Festival de France.
He performed live in the German TV and radio-programms.
In India he was honored twice with the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award (1988/1995).
Since 2004 Daud Khan is performing with the Ensemble Radio Kabul in concerts
and festivals all over Europe and abroad. He participated in the famous Agadir
Festival in Marocco and he took part in concerts with the well-known
instrumentalist Jordi Savall.