May 2013
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Compilations - Malhar - Monsoon Mist - Raagas And...
Ragas of the Season by Legendary artists - Miyan Ki Malhar , Gaud Malhar , Jhoola , Des , Gaud Giri Malhar , Nat Malhar , Megh Malhar , Ramdasi Malhar , Kajri , Haveli Sangeet.[[MORE]]
1-01 Raag Miyan Ki Malhar - Bandish In Madhyalaya Teentaal
1-02 Raag Miyan Ki Malhar - Tarana In Drut Ektaal
1-03 Raag Gaud Malhar - Bandish In Vilambit Teentaal
1-04 Raag Gaud Malhar - Bandish In Madhyalaya...
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Compilations - Malhar - Monsoon Mist - Raagas And...
Ragas of the Season by Legendary artists - Miyan Ki Malhar , Gaud Malhar , Jhoola , Des , Gaud Giri Malhar , Nat Malhar , Megh Malhar, Ramdasi Malhar , Kajri , Haveli Sangeet.[[MORE]]
2-01 Raag Gaudgiri Malhar - Bandish In Drut Teentaal
2-02 Raag Nat Malhar - Bandish In Madhyalaya Dhamaar
2-03 Raag Megh Malhar - Gat In Madhyalaya Jhaptaal
2-04 Raag Megh Malhar - Gat in Drut Ektaal
2-05 Raag...
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Lakshmi Shankar - Khayal - Classical Vocal
Lakshmi Shankar, one of the foremost and well-known vocalists of India, had her training in the North Indian tradition from Ustad Abdul Rehman Khan of the Patiala Gharana. Later she learned from many masters including Prof. B.R. Deodhar and also from the sitar Maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, whom she assisted in most of his projects for ballets, films, fusions and festivals.[[MORE]]
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Neela Bhagwat - Colours Of Khayal
Neela Bhagwat is a familiar name for lovers of Hindustani music the world over. As a front-ranking exponent of the Gwalior style of singing, she has upheld the aesthetic principles of traditional music. As an innovative performer, she has combined the purity of raga with the folk idiom of medieval saint poets like Kabir, Shajo and Meera.[[MORE]] These as well as her other innovations relating...
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Kabir In Pakistan - Disq II
This double CD album features Fariduddin Ayaz & group, qawwals from Karachi, Pakistan, and Shafi Mohammed Faqir, a Sindhi Manghaniar folk singer from Umarkot in Sindh, Pakistan.[[MORE]]
2-01 Ham Guru Guru Naath Re
2-02 Saacha Saheb Ek Tu
2-03 Naal Maahi Tede Lagiyan Dilliyan
2-04 Anhad Ka Baaja Baajata
2-05 Haman Hain Ishq Mastaana
Courtesy Of Hanif Haji
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Kabir In Pakistan - Disq I
This double CD album features Fariduddin Ayaz & group, qawwals from Karachi, Pakistan, and Shafi Mohammed Faqir, a Sindhi Manghaniar folk singer from Umarkot in Sindh, Pakistan.[[MORE]]
1-01 Neeki Lagat Mohe Apne Piya Ki
1-02 Mein Nijaam Se Naina Lagaai Re
1-03 Khabare Tahayyur-E-Ishq Sun
1-04 Maula Maula Laakh Pukaare & Bhala Hua Meri Gagrii
1-05 Har Lehza Ba Shakalan
1-06 Kaisa...
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Compilations - In Every Body Kabir - Disq III
In these music CDs, Kabir speaks through the voices of ten different singers from India and Pakistan in a stunning array of musical and regional styles ranging from folk to classical, Sufi qawwali to dhrupad gurbani.[[MORE]]
3-01 Man Mast Hua Phir Kya Bole
3-02 Jheeni Jheeni Beeni Chadariya
3-03 Heli Kin Sang Karan Sneh
3-04 Anhad Ka Baaja Baajata
3-05 Sakhi Main Kin Bidh Rahan Rahaun_
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Compilations - In Every Body Kabir - Disq II
In these music CDs, Kabir speaks through the voices of ten different singers from India and Pakistan in a stunning array of musical and regional styles ranging from folk to classical, Sufi qawwali to dhrupad gurbani.[[MORE]]
2-01 Hamare Ram Rahim
2-02 Mhane Ab Ke Bachaa Le
2-03 Saacha Saheb Ek Tu
2-04 Baahar Kyon Bhatke
2-05 Yeh Tan Thaat Tambure Ka
2-06 Shaib Ne Bhaang Pilaai
2-07 Ham...
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Compilations - In Every Body Kabir - Disq I
In these music CDs, Kabir speaks through the voices of ten different singers from India and Pakistan in a stunning array of musical and regional styles ranging from folk to classical, Sufi qawwali to dhrupad gurbani.[[MORE]]
1-01 Aaj To Hajaari Hanso Paavano
1-02 Is Ghat Antar Baag Bageeche
1-03 Yeh Ulat Ved Ki Baani
1-04 Maula Maula Lakh Pukaare
1-05 Bhula Hua Mori Gagri Phooti
1-06 Ab...
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Ustad Tariq Tafu Khan - Tabla Nawaz (Ripped...
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01 Teentaal
02 Teentaal
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Kallu Pyaro Kullan Qawwal - GF 156 (Ripped...
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Kallan Khan Qawwal is a very important member of the so-called third wave of pre-partition Qawwali gayeki. Hailing from Sikandarabad and affiliated with the shrine of Hz Alauddin Ali Sabir (RA) of Kalyar Shareef, Kallan Khan was an innovator in that along with performing classical Sufi texts, he also wrote many new pieces. Most of his recorded oeuvre consists of his own poetry put to...
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Ustad Amanat Ali Khan - Ghazals Disq 2
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Amanat Ali Khan was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab to Akhtar Husain Khan and the grandson of Ali Baksh Jarnail, the founder of ‘Patiala Gharana’. Along with his brother Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan, the young Amanat Ali started singing for gatherings (‘mehfils’) and at an early age he became a recognised singer in the court of the Patiala...
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Compilations - Kabir In Rajasthan Disq II
Kabir did not believe in Ritualism, the worshiping of Dieties, Brahmanism or the Caste System. Kabir played the role of a teacher and social reformer by the medium of his writings. His greatest work is the Bijak (the “Seedling”), an idea of the fundamental one. This collection of poems elucidates Kabir’s universal view of spirituality.[[MORE]] Though his vocabulary is replete...
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Compilations - Kabir In Rajasthan Disq I
Kabir did not believe in Ritualism, the worshiping of Dieties, Brahmanism or the Caste System. Kabir played the role of a teacher and social reformer by the medium of his writings. His greatest work is the Bijak (the “Seedling”), an idea of the fundamental one. This collection of poems elucidates Kabir’s universal view of spirituality.[[MORE]] Though his vocabulary is replete...
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Compilations - The Magic Of Indian Classical -...
This album features great maestros of the majestic percussion instrument tabla – Ustad Alla Rakha, Pandit Kishan Maharaj and Ustad Zakir Hussain as a special collection. The maestros present the entire spectrum of the Tal.[[MORE]] The tabla are the drums from North India and are an integral part of all facets of classical music and dance. They have immense versatility an incredible range of...
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Ashwini Bhide Deshpande - Raag Rang - Classical...
Because of her strong influences from the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharanas, Dr. Bhide-Deshpande, has created her own musical style that respects the vocal culture and presentation aesthetics of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. She holds a strong command over the three primary saptaks.[[MORE]]
Ashwini Bhide is not only a music scholar but is also blessed with a beautiful voice. I have personally known...
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Kallu Pyaro Kullan Qawwal - GF 122 (Ripped...
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Qawwali is a traditional form of Islamic song found in India and Pakistan. The word Qawwali is derived from the Arabic word Qaol which means ‘axiom’ or ‘dictum’. A Qawwal is one who sings qawwali, or the dictums of the prophets and praises of God. The qawwali is closely linked to the spiritual and artistic life of northern India and Pakistan.
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Ustad Shaukat Hussain - Tabla (Ripped Cassette)
Any mention of the tabla at once brings to my mind the name of Ustad Shaukat Hussain. He was a great soloist but also a wonderful provider of accompaniment to singers. And this is a rare thing, for the soloist derives his energies from the flare of his ego, whereas the art of accompaniment requires the very opposite of an artiste, i.e. an ability to subdue his own performance and use it only to...
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Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers - Live In...
Members of Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers trace their ancestry back to the 13th-century musicians in the very first qawwali group assembled by the poet and composer Amir Khusrau; his songs filled their set, an abridged version of the Sufi ritual called sama (which means “listening”). This generation has abundant vocal gifts.[[MORE]] Other qawwali groups that have visited the United...
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Ustad Amanat Ali Khan - Ghazals Disq 1
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Amanat Ali Khan was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab to Akhtar Husain Khan and the grandson of Ali Baksh Jarnail, the founder of ‘Patiala Gharana’. Along with his brother Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan, the young Amanat Ali started singing for gatherings (‘mehfils’) and at an early age he became a recognised singer in the court of the Patiala...
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Mubarak Fateh Ali Khan - Shikwa
Mubarak Fateh Ali Khan one of the foremost Pakistani Qawwals of his time, was the father of Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, uncle of Qawwali musicians Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, and the brother of Fateh Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan. He is also the great-uncle of Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He was born in Lyallpur, Punjab, British India. After the death of Fateh Ali Khan in...
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Farid Ayaz - Pride Of Performance - Soofee Qawwali...
Fareed Ayaz started his training in classical music at a tender age under the rigorous and critical tutelage of his late father Ustad Raziuddin, who himself was an outstanding classical musician and a recipient of the Pakistan President’s Pride of Performance medal and was received many other honors from the Government of Pakistan.[[MORE]] Fareed Ayaz is an accomplished musician in the...
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Ustad Qawal Bahauddin Khan - Pure Sufism - Soul...
Bahauddin Khan is descended from a family of musicians which traces its lineage back to the days of Amir Khusro. He received formal musical training from his father, Suleman Khan, and his uncle, Sardar Khan.[[MORE]] In 1956, Bahauddin left the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, and migrated to Pakistan. There he started afresh with his cousins Raziuddin A. Khan and Manzoor A. Khan Niazi, as...
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Ashwini Bhide Deshpande - Raag Rang - Classical...
Because of her strong influences from the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharanas, Dr. Bhide-Deshpande, has created her own musical style that respects the vocal culture and presentation aesthetics of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. She holds a strong command over the three primary saptaks.[[MORE]]
Ashwini Bhide is not only a music scholar but is also blessed with a beautiful voice. I have personally known...
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Shubha Mudgal - Great Saints Of India
The Bhakti Movement (14th - 17th Century) marked the beginning of devotional singing at a mass level in India. It was when great Saints of the period began to use simple writing styles to express devotion to God that religion truly became accessible to all.[[MORE]] Eminent singer Subha Mudgal offers a musical tribute to the great saints of Inida with her melodious and towering reditions of the...
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The Forty Rules Of Love - A Novel Of Rumi By Elif...
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Rule 1
How we see God is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. If God brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. If we see God as full of love and compassion, so are we.
Rule 2
The path to the Truth is a labour of the heart, NOT of the head. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind. Meet,...
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Mehdi Hassan - Sings Super Classical Hits
He is tagged as Shahenshah-E-Ghazal (King of Ghazal) by his fans and music critics.[[MORE]] He is unparalleled when it comes to Ghazal singing. He carved his name prominently in the history of Ghazal singing. His influence of Ghazal singing from 60s to 80s led many other leading singers to sing Ghazals.
01 Tum Aajao Nadiya Kinare
02 Chanda Re Ja Re
03 Ab Aaja Balam
04 Dukhwa Main Ke Se
05...
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Vidya Rao - Kabir In Thumri
This CD is a collection of 6 poems and devotional tracks sung by Indian classical singer Vidya Rao.[[MORE]]
Vidya Rao is one of the leading performers of the delicate style of thumri-dadra singing. For many years the closest disciple of the legendary singer, the late Smt Naina Devi, she has continued her study of this form under the renowned Smt Girija Devi and Smt Shanti Hiranand. Her...
April 2013
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Dr. Radhika Umdekar Budhkar - Vichitra Veena
A rare and difficult instrument to play Vichitra Veena, it does not have frets, hence tuning the instrument comes out of sheer practice in tandem with the pair of well-tuned ears. Notes in the instrument are produced in a unique way by pressing the open strings with a “shaligrama”.[[MORE]] Radhika has made a few changes in the instrument which allows her to produce sound effects of...
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Farid Ayaz - Pride Of Performance - Sufis - Volume...
Fareed Ayaz started his training in classical music at a tender age under the rigorous and critical tutelage of his late father Ustad Raziuddin, who himself was an outstanding classical musician and a recipient of the Pakistan President’s Pride of Performance medal and was received many other honors from the Government of Pakistan.[[MORE]] Fareed Ayaz is an accomplished musician in the...
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Mehdi Hassan - Live At Birla Hall, 1977
He is tagged as Shahenshah-E-Ghazal (King of Ghazal) by his fans and music critics. He is unparalleled when it comes to Ghazal singing. He carved his name prominently in the history of Ghazal singing. His influence of Ghazal singing from 60s to 80s led many other leading singers to sing Ghazals.[[MORE]]
01 Duniya Kisi Key Pyar Main
02 Ghuncha-E-Shoq Laga Hey Khilney
03 Gulon Main Rang...
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Allauddin Khan - Instrumental Classical Sarode &...
A devout Hindu and Muslim, Allauddin Khan (born Padma-Vibhusan Acharya Allauddin Khan) was one of the most important North Indian classical musicians of the 20th century. While his musical career spanned more than 100 years, Khan was equally influential as a mentor and teacher of Ravi Shankar; his son Ali Akbar Khan; and his daughter and Shankar’s wife, Annapurna Devi. Descended from Mian...
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Alif Din Pathan - Mashoor Qawwaliyan (GF 195)...
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The roots of Qawwali can be traced back to 8th century Persia (today’s Iran and Afghanistan). During the first major migration from Persia, in the 11th century, the musical tradition of Sema migrated to South Asia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Amir Khusro Dehelvi of the Chisti order of Sufis is credited with fusing the Persian and Indian musical traditions to create Qawwali as we know...
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Abida Parveen - Shan-E-Mowla Ali
Helped by a towering voice, previously unseen in women singers, she embarked upon her public journey in music, through the auspices of Radio Pakistan Hyderabad, circa 1973. In a time where folk music was usually the domain of male Artistes, Abida Parveen was trailblazing her own niche within the Sufi / Devotional genres. She is the doyen of the Sufi music genre, in the South Asian...
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Dr. Soma Ghosh - Raga Reflections
Dr. Soma Ghosh, Gandharva Kokila.. an exceptional exponent of music in the field of Indian classical singing in India. Adopted daughter of Ustad Bismillah Khan.[[MORE]]
01 Raga Madhuvanti - Paayaliya Mori Baaje - Khayal Teentaal
02 Raga Yaman - Sukh Data Sabanke Shankar - Khayal Teentaal
03 Raga Bihag - Chhup Jare Chandani Raat - Khayal Teentaal
04 Raga Basant - Bairan Ritu Aayi - Khayal...
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Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers - Rumi
Members of Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers trace their ancestry back to the 13th-century musicians in the very first qawwali group assembled by the poet and composer Amir Khusrau; his songs filled their set, an abridged version of the Sufi ritual called sama (which means “listening”). This generation has abundant vocal gifts.[[MORE]] Other qawwali groups that have visited the United...
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Bahauddin Qawwal - Qawwali
Bahauddin Khan is descended from a family of musicians which traces its lineage back to the days of Amir Khusro. He received formal musical training from his father, Suleman Khan, and his uncle, Sardar Khan.[[MORE]] In 1956, Bahauddin left the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, and migrated to Pakistan. There he started afresh with his cousins Raziuddin A. Khan and Manzoor A. Khan Niazi, as...
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Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh - Concert In Pakistan...
Jagjit Singh is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian Classical music, his style of composing and Gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on...
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Compilations - Best Of Bhajans - Best Of Surdas...
A Bhajan is any type of devotional song. It has no fixed form: it may be as simple as a mantra or kirtan or as sophisticated as the dhrupad or kriti with music based on classical ragas and talas. It is normally lyrical, expressing love for the Divine. The name, a cognate of bhakti, meaning religious devotion, suggests its importance to the bhakti movement that spread from the south of India...
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Ustad Bale Khan - The Singing Sitar - A Live...
Ustad Bale Khan is widely acclaimed as one of India’s finest siarist. He hails from a family steeped in music. His grand father Rahimat Khan is revered not just his music but his imaginative and definitive rearrangement of the sitar strings.[[MORE]] Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan was a diciple of the great Ustad Bande Ali Khan, and it is this illustrious traditin that Bale Khan carries...
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Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh - Concert In Pakistan...
Jagjit Singh is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian Classical music, his style of composing and Gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on...
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Dr. S. Balachander Feat. T.H. Vinayakram (Ghatam)...
Born on January 18, 1927, in Madras, Dr. S. Balachander was a key figure in Carnatic classical music. His veena playing was exquisite but he also played a range of other instruments to various degrees of mastery including tabla, harmonium, mridangam, shehnai, dilruba and sitar.[[MORE]] He started out, like many instrumentalists, as a vocalist and by the age of six he was on the concert stage....
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Nargis Balolia - Ab Teri Mohabbat
The ginans are a vast corpus consisting of several hundred (indeed, by some estimates over a thousand) hymns or religious lyrics which have for long been a central part of the religious life of the Indian Nizari Ismaili Community, and of which they continue to form the living religious tradition. The literature is also shared by the Imamshahi community in Gujarat, who are believed to have split...
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Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh - Concert In Pakistan...
Jagjit Singh is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them. In terms of Indian Classical music, his style of composing and Gayaki (singing) is considered as Bol-pradhan, one that lays emphasis on...
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Compilations - The Best of Thumris - Volume II
It features thumris in various styles by great artistes like Shubha Mudgal, Shobha Gurtu, Girija Devi and Ajoy Chakraborty.[[MORE]] The gayaki of each gharana and region can be heard on this double volume album.
01 Mora Saiyan Bbulave - Rashid Khan
02 Lei Na Gaye Beimanwa - Shubha Mudgal
03 Kit Gaye Bawari Banake - Shobha Gurtu
04 Babul Mora Naihar - Bhimsen Joshi
05 Kaisee Bansi Bajayi -...
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Mubarak Fateh Ali Khan - Oh Dis Di Kulli Yaar Di
Mubarak Fateh Ali Khan one of the foremost Pakistani Qawwals of his time, was the father of Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, uncle of Qawwali musicians Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, and the brother of Fateh Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan. He is also the great-uncle of Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He was born in Lyallpur, Punjab, British India. After the death of Fateh Ali Khan in...
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Jagjit & Chitra Singh - Concert In Pakistan 1979 -...
Jagjit Singhwas a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as the “Ghazal King”, he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s.[[MORE]] Jagjit Singh is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in...
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Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh - Concert In Pakistan...
Jagjit Singhwas a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. Known as the “Ghazal King”, he gained acclaim together with his wife, another renowned Indian ghazal singer Chitra Singh in the 1970s and 1980s.[[MORE]] Jagjit Singh is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in...
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Compilations - The Best of Thumris - Volume I
It features thumris in various styles by great artistes like Shubha Mudgal, Shobha Gurtu, Girija Devi and Ajoy Chakraborty.[[MORE]] The gayaki of each gharana and region can be heard on this double volume album.
01 Balam Tere - Shubha Mudgal
02 Najaria Lage Nahin - Shobha Gurtu
03 Ras Ke Bhare - Girija Devi
04 Magh Mein Shyam - Shobha Gurtu
05 Ankhiyan Raseeli Tori - Girija Devi
06 Neer...
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Nargis Balolia - Ginans (2003)
The ginans are a vast corpus consisting of several hundred (indeed, by some estimates over a thousand) hymns or religious lyrics which have for long been a central part of the religious life of the Indian Nizari Ismaili Community, and of which they continue to form the living religious tradition. The literature is also shared by the Imamshahi community in Gujarat, who are believed to have split...
