Khamiso Khan learnt his art from Ustad Syed Ahmad Shah. The algoza is generally used as a folk instrument in Punjab and Sindh provinces. It is a pair of wooden flutes. The artist plays it by using three fingers on each side. Sound is generated by breathing into it rapidly. The quick recapturing of breath on each beat creates a bouncing, swing rhythm.
Khamiso Khan died on March 8, 1983.