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Ustad Abdul Karim Khan lived from November 11, 1872 to 1937. He is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in Hindustani music of the 20th century. Abdul Karim Khan was born in Kirana (Uttar Pradesh, North India) in to the Kirana musical family which traced its roots to musician brothers Ghulam Ali and Ghulam Maula. His father, Kale Khan was the grand son of Ghulam Ali. Karim Khan received training under uncle Abdulla Khan and father Khale Khan. He also received guidance from another uncle Nanhe Khan. Apart from vocals an ...

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One of the most dynamic and popular music of Pakistan is qawwali, which has been internationally popularized by stars like Sabri Brothers, Aziz Mian and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Qawwali, in multiple forms, is widespread throughout Pakistan and Northern India. Qawwali refers to both the performance and the genre of music. Qawwals typically consist of a lead vocalist, two back-up vocalists and any number of percussionists. Qawwalis are traditionally led by a sheikh and are meant to help the audience realize the mystical idea ...

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Music of Pakistan, Music of Pakistan - Classical, Music of Pakistan - Ghazal gayaki, Music of Pakistan - Folk, Music of Pakistan - Qawwali, Music of Pakistan - Film Music, Music of Pakistan - Pakistani Pop music, Music of Pakistan - Music Journalism

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Despite the fact that instrumental music is better known outside India, Hindustani classical music is primarily vocal-centric, insofar as the musical forms were designed primarily for vocal performance, and many instruments were designed and evaluated as to how well they emulate the human voice. Some of the best known vocalists are Pandit Jasraj, Bhimsen Joshi, Kumar Gnadharva, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Kishori Amonkar, Gangubai Hangal, Rajan and Sajan Mishra, Shubha Mudgal and Parveen Sultana . ...

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Hindustani classical music, Hindustani classical music - History, Hindustani classical music - Instrumental music, Hindustani classical music - Vocal music, Hindustani classical music - Types of Compositions, Hindustani classical music - Principles of Hindustani music, Hindustani classical music - Other personalities

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Asha Bhosle - O P Nayyar. Music director O P Nayyar's association with Asha Bhosle is part of the Bollywood lore. When her talent was not recognized by anybody in Bollywood, O P Nayyar recognized her potential and gave patronage to her. He was the composer who first gave Asha Bhosle her own distinct identity. Many people speculate about a romantic relationship between the two. O P Nayyar first met Asha Bhosle in 1952, at the music recording of Chham Chhama Chham. [5See also:

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Ghazal - Illicit unattainable love. The ghazal not only has a specific form, but traditionally deals with just one subject: Love. And not any kind of love, but specifically, an illicit, and unattainable love. The subcontinental ghazals have an influence of Islamic Mysticism and the subject of love can usually be interpreted for a higher being or for a mortal beloved. The love is always viewed as something that will complete the being, and if attained will ascend the ranks of wisdom, or will bring satisfaction to ...

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In Pakistan the main form of classical music is a performing art, classical music in Pakistan is fast disappearing, however it still forms the basis of most other musical genres (save for pop/rock). Ghazal and qawwali music make use of many musical instruments such as the (sitar, tabla, harmonium, santoor etc). Pakistani folk, filmi and even some pop/rock also hold some classical elements. Many Pakistani musicians of other genre (particularly ghazal, qawwali and folk musicians) therefore are nonetheless trained in Subcont ...

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Music of Pakistan, Music of Pakistan - Classical, Music of Pakistan - Ghazal gayaki, Music of Pakistan - Folk, Music of Pakistan - Qawwali, Music of Pakistan - Film Music, Music of Pakistan - Pakistani Pop music, Music of Pakistan - Music Journalism

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Asha's house is situated in Peddar Road area of Mumbai. She has three children and five grandchildren. The eldest of her three children is Hemant Bhosle (named after Hemant Kumar), who initially dabbled in music direction but then quit to become a pilot. Asha's daughter Varsha, who is younger than Hemant, works as a columnist for The Times of India and Rediff. The youngest child is Anand Bhosle, who has studied business and film direction. He manages Asha's career. Her grandson, Chaitanya (Chintu) Bhosle (Hemant's son) also ventured in the w ...

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Ghazal is the name of a poetic form, but musically Ghazal gayaki refers to the form of music in which the poem is sung. Ghazal gayaki is often termed semi classical music. Most Ghazal singers are trained in classical music and sing in either Khyal or Thumri. Some of the most famous Pakistani Ghazal singers are Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Farida Khanum, Iqbal Bano, Abida Parveen, Nayyera Noor, Malika Phukhraj and Tahira Syed. Mehdi Hassan Khan Sahib is considered one o ...

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Music of Pakistan, Music of Pakistan - Classical, Music of Pakistan - Ghazal gayaki, Music of Pakistan - Folk, Music of Pakistan - Qawwali, Music of Pakistan - Film Music, Music of Pakistan - Pakistani Pop music, Music of Pakistan - Music Journalism

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Asha's sibling rivalry with her sister Lata Mangeshkar is often talked about, inspite of their insistence that these are just tales. As young children, they were very close. As a child, Lata used to carry Asha all the time. Once she fell down the stairs carrying Asha and there is a scar on her forehead that is very visible in pictures. They were so inseparable that when Lata went to school she would take Asha with her, but one day the teacher protested and said that they cannot have two students on one fee. Lata refused to return to school without Asha and quit ...

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The privitization of Pakistani television has resulted in an explosion in the Pakistani pop music scene. New private televsion stations like Indus Music and The Musiq regularly feature the latest pop music videos. Artists such as Nazia Hasan and the Vital Signs (pop band) were pioneers of Pakistani pop music in the 1980's .Pakistan Pop and Rock Music Industry has also begun to make a mark on the Global Music scene. The Pakistani band Junoon popularised a genre of music called Sufi rock. Their music blended traditional Pakistani ...

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Music of Pakistan, Music of Pakistan - Classical, Music of Pakistan - Ghazal gayaki, Music of Pakistan - Folk, Music of Pakistan - Qawwali, Music of Pakistan - Film Music, Music of Pakistan - Pakistani Pop music, Music of Pakistan - Music Journalism

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Main article: Pakistani music journalism Music journalism in Pakistan has grown tremendously over the years, especially with the growth of the country's pop music industry and underground rock culture. Popular music journalism was uncommon in the country till about 1985 when Karachi's tabloid, The Star started printing reviews written by Farrukh Moriani who is also considered to be the country's first ever pop music critic. At the end of the Eighties and with the coming of the Liberal government of Benazir Bhutto in 1988, the o ...

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Music of Pakistan, Music of Pakistan - Classical, Music of Pakistan - Ghazal gayaki, Music of Pakistan - Folk, Music of Pakistan - Qawwali, Music of Pakistan - Film Music, Music of Pakistan - Pakistani Pop music, Music of Pakistan - Music Journalism

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Asha Bhosle has won seven Filmfare awards. She won the award in 1967 and 1968, when Lata Mangeshkar still used to accept the award (Lata asked not to be considered for the award after 1969 to promote new talent). After receiving the award in 1977, Asha emulated her elder sister and requested that her name not be considered for the awards hereafter. She was later given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. Following is the list of her Filmfare Awards: 1967 – Garibon ki suno (Dus Lakh, 1966) 196 ...

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The two main streams of Indian classical music, Hindustani and Carnatic, have the same structuring principles. The rhythmic organization is based on rhythmic patterns called tala. The melodic foundations are "melodic modes" called ragas. Ragas may consist of up to seven scale degrees, or swara. Hindustani musicians name these pitches using a system called sargam, the equivalent of Western movable do sol ...

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Hindustani classical music, Hindustani classical music - History, Hindustani classical music - Instrumental music, Hindustani classical music - Vocal music, Hindustani classical music - Types of Compositions, Hindustani classical music - Principles of Hindustani music, Hindustani classical music - Other personalities

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Music has long been important to Hinduism, especially for many Vaishnavite sects. The advent of Islamic rule under the Delhi Sultanate and later the Mughal Empire over northern India caused the traditional musicians to seek patronage in the courts of the new rulers. These Islamic rulers had strong cultural and religious sentiments focussed outside of India; yet they lived in, and administered kingdoms which retained their traditional Hindu culture. This helped spur the fusion of Hindu and Muslim ideas to make qawwali and khayal. Perhaps the ...

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Asha Bhosle was born in the small hamlet of Goar in Sangli, Maharashtra, into the musical family of Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar. When she was just nine years old, her father passed away. The family moved from Pune to Kolhapur and then to Bombay. She and her elder sister Lata Mangeshkar started singing and acting in films to support their family. She sang her first film song Chala Chala Nav Bala for the Marathi movie Majha Bal (1943). The music for the film was composed by Datta Dawjekar. She made her Hindi film debut when she sang the song Saawan aayaSee also:

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Some well-known ghazal singers are: Abida Parveen Begum Akhtar Ghulam Ali Talat Aziz Iqbal Bano Mehdi Hassan Farida Khanum Master Madan Talat Mahmood Jagjit Singh Chitra Singh Habib Wali Mohammad Pankaj Udhas Runa Laila Ashok Khosla Parvez Mehdi Ataullah Khan Mohammad Reza Shajarian Many Indian and Pakistani film singers are also famous for singing ghazals. These include: Noor Jehan Asha Bhosle < ...

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Ghazal, Ghazal - Details of the form, Ghazal - The theme, Ghazal - Illicit unattainable love, Ghazal - In the context of Sufism, Ghazal - Ghazal singers

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Asha Bhosle - Private albums. In 1995, Asha underwent the ganda bandan (thread-tying) ceremony with Hindustani classical music maestro Ali Akbar Khan to learn a classical repertoire held within the Maihar gharana (stylistic school of Indian classical music), as handed down to Khan by his father Allauddin Khan (the guru of Ravi Shankar). Later, Asha and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan recorded eleven fixed compositions (or bandishes) in California for Legacy, a pri ...

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Asha Bhosle, Asha Bhosle - Brief biography, Asha Bhosle - Four hit films, Asha Bhosle - Partnership with music directors, Asha Bhosle - O P Nayyar, Asha Bhosle - Khayyam, Asha Bhosle - Ravi, Asha Bhosle - Sachin Dev Burman, Asha Bhosle - Rahul Dev Burman Pancham, Asha Bhosle - A R Rahman, Asha Bhosle - Other composers, Asha Bhosle - Non-Bollywood music, Asha Bhosle - Private albums, Asha Bhosle - Concerts and collaborations with foreign artists, Asha Bhosle - Awards, Asha Bhosle - Rivalry with Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle - Personal Life, Asha Bhosle - Footnotes and References

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Outside of India, pure instrumental Indian classical music is more popular than vocal music, possibly because the lyrics are not understandable. A number of musical instruments are associated with Hindustani classical music. Some of the most famous instruments are the sitar, a string instrument, the tabla, a percussion instrument, and other instruments like the sarod and sarangi. The most famous modern performer is undoubtedly sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar, who helped popularize Hindustani ragas outside India. Alongside the sita ...

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Hindustani classical music, Hindustani classical music - History, Hindustani classical music - Instrumental music, Hindustani classical music - Vocal music, Hindustani classical music - Types of Compositions, Hindustani classical music - Principles of Hindustani music, Hindustani classical music - Other personalities

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