Noor Mohammad Khan

Noor Mohammad Khan was born in Los Angeles, California in 1949. He has traveled extensively throughout Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent and became a Muslim in 1978 in Kabul, Afghanistan. There he submerged himself deeply into the culture; studying music, learning the language, doing field recording and dealing in fine crafts (1975-1979). After years of playing various instruments, his love focused on the Afghan rabab.

He resided in Peshawar Pakistan, Northwest Frontier Province, from 1982-1992, where he played with local musicians and had a music recording studio. In 1988-89 he helped organize The Karakoram Equestrian Expedition where he served as a translator and chargé d’affaires. With two other American Muslim convert friends and a Pakistani friend he made a 1000 mile (1600 km) five month horse trip through the mountains of Northern Pakistan: Kalash, Chitral, Gilgit, Kaghan Valley and Azad Kashmir.

He and his wife owned and operated a Thai halal restaurant in San Francisco from 2004 until 2017. Now they spend their time between their farm in Thailand and in Northern California near the Russian River