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Raushan Ara Begum - Malika Mausiqi Raushan Aara


Possessing a rich, mature and mellifluous voice that could easily lend itself to a wide range of intricate classical music pieces, Roshan Ara employed her natural talent in the promotion of the art, which requires a high degree of cultivation and training. Her singing features a full-throated voice, short and delicate passages of sur, lyricism, romantic appeal and swift taans. All these flourishes were combined in her unique style that reached its peak from 1945 to 1982. Her vigorous style of singing was interspersed with bold strokes and layakari. Source: http://en.wikipedia....

00 Raag Yaman - Gayi Re Mein Tori Nagariya

00 Raag Kamod - Balma Rangeele







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Raushan Ara Begum - Malika Mausiqi Raushan Aara


Raag Kamod - Balma Rangeele






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Roshan Ara Begum - Music Pakistan - Classical And Light Classical Vol. 1 - Box Set





In fact if there was any comparison to be made with a contemporary of hers, it was with Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. I remember one occasion on which the two great singers happened to share a stage. It was one of Radio Lahore’s annual Jashn-e-Baharan festivals of the 1950s, and it spanned over 7 days. On the first day Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan rendered his favourite Raag Malkauns with full vigour and strength, and after him Roshanara sang her own favourite Raag Shankara with zeal and aplomb. The audience was riveted by both performances; there was no agreement about whose song was superior. The next evening Roshanara was scheduled to sing first, and she picked Raag Basant. Now it was the month of March, and Lahore was drenched in the smells and colors of spring. Roshanara’s rendition of the taunting-joyous raag seemed to dance with the elements, and was so enchanting that the audience threw flowers on her while she was singing. Next up was Bade Ghulam Ali, and though he tried his very best to continue in that vein of delicacy and enchantment with an accomplished rendition of Raag Kafi Kanra, he could not even enter, let alone break, the spell cast by his magical predecessor. In the end the great Ustad was compelled to praise and bless Roshanara Begum before the audience; and she stooped to his knees in a gesture of humility and graciousness. Source: http://www.thefriday...

14-01 Mian Ki Malhar - Hai Karim Tairo Naam

14-02 Neki Kanara - Hairi Mairay Kaan

14-03 Maru Sarang - Chailwa Kaun



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GREAT ALAPS-vidushi padma talwalkar-raag shuddha kalyan

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Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar - Raga Jaunpuri

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Dr.Prabha Atre-Raga Yaman

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Lakshmi Shankar - Chants De Devotion



Sister-in-law to Ravi Shankar, mother-in-law to L. Subramaniam, Lakshmi Shankar is a remarkable singer. As a young girl she fell under the spell of dance and, encouraged by her forward-thinking mother, she studied Bharat Natyam dancing. She married the scriptwriter Rajendra Shankar, an elder brother of Ravi Shankar, and joined Uday Shankar’s artistic circle during the early ’40s. Ill-health forced her to give up dancing but, for us, this had the joyful effect of catalyzing her singing career. Around 1946-47 she worked on the historic adaptation of Pandit Nehru’s Discovery of India, a work that prompted Nehru to say, “The ballet’s better than my book.” In the 1960s she recorded an album called The Voice of Lakshmi Shankar for World Pacific. Since then she has recorded widely in varying capacities and styles including Tamil folk songs, Hindu devotional songs of all sorts, film work (including the soundtrack to Gandhi) and for television documentaries. Her work appears on many labels including EMI India and RCA. Source: http://www.allmusic.com/

01 Khyal - Raag Bageshwari - Vilambit Ektaal, Drut Teentaal

02 Kajeri - Raag Mishra Pilu - KeherwaTaal (4 Beats)

03 Dadra - Raag Maand - Taal Dadra

04 Bhajan - Sai Bina (Kabir) - Raag Charu Kauns - Keherwa Taal (4 Beats)

05 Bajhan - Tumhare Karana (Meera) - Raag Bhoop Kalyan - Keherwa Taal (4 Beats)

06 Bhajan - Remana (Surdas) - Raag Bhairagi - Keherwa Taal (4 Beats)

07 Bhajan - Aya Dwar Tumhare - Raag Sindhu Bhairvi - KeherwaTaal (4 Beats



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Hirabai Barokedar and Saraswati Rane - Raga Chandrakauns Jugalbandi

Juganlbandi in Raga Chandrakauns by the daughters of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan Sahib, Smt. Hirabai Barodekar and Smt. Saraswati Rane.

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Tehzeeb Festival 2010 Karachi - Live Recordings I


Many claim that classical music is a dying art as the younger generation is no longer interested in listening to or learning it. Perhaps that is true – in much of the world, classical arts are not very popular with the masses. Even so, it cannot be denied that they have determinedly played an immense role in shaping the cultures of all societies. To understand their importance is the first step in ensuring their survival; patronage, support and promotion from the state and the people is the second. Tehzeeb Foundation has taken the first step. Now resolutely pursuing the second step, it is happy to report that people’s interest in classical music is slowly, but surely, awakening.
The Tehzeeb Music Festival, conducted to promote this very awakening, was held on 5th December, 2010. The event was hosted by the charming Rahat Kazmi, the venue was packed to capacity, and the evening captured the brilliance of both established masters as well as promising new performers.

Leading the evening was the young and very talented Sarod nawaz Asad Qizalbash, who flew in especially from Islamabad for the event. His melodious rendition of raag Bageshri in jhaptal (10 beats) and teentaal (16 beats) was accompanied by Ejaz Hussian on tabla. As classical music is rooted in the Ustad-Shagird relationship, and Asad is a formal ganda bandh shagird of sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, it was no surprise that the young student displayed his teacher’s flavour in his masterful manipulation of the sarod’s strings.

Next to perform was Ustad Naseer Uddin Saami, who belongs to the Taanras Khan’s Delhi gharana and is a recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz award. He presented kheyal in raag khambavati and tarana in gaur sarang, and was accompanied by two of his sons, Urooj and Ahmed.

The audience was then mesmerised by the legendary Sitar player, Ustad Rais Khan, who was accompanied by his son, Farhan Khan. Ustad Sahib is very choosy of his recitals and was performing in Karachi in front of a large audience after a very long time, while son Farhan is successfully establishing himself as a stylish sitar player who has given concerts in all major countries of the world. Together, father and son performed raag jog, their soulful strumming highlighted by the beat of Ustad Bashir Khan’s fingers dancing on the tabla. Chatting amiably with the audience in between playing, sharing anecdotes from his life with the sitar, Ustad Rais Khan got everyone to more than just listen – he got them involved.

Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, of the Gawalior gharana, was next to grace the stage. His performance was characterised with intense tayyari and intricate taan patterns, which are peculiar to his own gharana. He sang raag Kaunsi kanra, accompanied by Bashir Khan on tabla and promising youngster Gul Muhammad on Sarangi. A valuable gem in the trove of classical music in Pakistan, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan has been awarded Pakistan’s highest civil award, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

The grand finale of the festival was the performance by Grammy Award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt from India. Pandit ji received the globally-renowned award in 1994 for his collaborations on Ry Cooder’s album, “Meeting by the River”. Having played extensively in USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, UAE and India, this was Pandit ji’s first visit to Pakistan and he was visibly awed by the love and respect shown to him by the Pakistani audience and artists. In a deeply touching moment, Pandit ji descended the stage to touch the feet of Ustad Rais Khan, and said that it felt like a dream to perform in front of the legendary sitar maestro.

Returning to the stage, Pandit ji performed raag jog kauns on mohan veena, an instrument he created himself by modifying the Hawaiian guitar, adapting to it sitar, sarod and veena techniques, and adding 14 additional strings, enabling it to do justice to the nuances of classical music. Accompanied by his son Salil Bhatt – who, like his father, has devised his own adaptation of the traditional veena, naming it the Satwik veena – and Himanshu Mahant on tabla, Pandit Mohan swept the audience away with his electrifying performance and received a standing ovation. Source: http://tehzeebfounda...

1-01 Raag Bageshri - Madhlay, Jhaptaal & Drut Teentaal - Azad Qizilbash (Sarod)

1-02 Raag Kaunsi Kanhra - Vilambit Ektala & Drut Teentaal - Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Vocal)

1-03 Raag Jog - Vilambit & Drut Teentaal - Ustad Rais Khan & Farhan Khan (Sitar)



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Ustad Fateh Ali Khan - Tehzeeb - A Profile Of Excellence




Ustad Fateh Ali Khan is one of the most acclaimed exponents of kheyal gayeki in the subcontinent. A doyen of the Gawalior gharana in Pakistan, Fateh Ali Khan inherits a great tradition.
The kheyal tradition was inducted into Punjab’s music by Mian Bannay Khan, who was then followed by a list of stalwarts from Mian Piaray Khan to Ustad Umeed Ali Khan. Fateh Ali Khan got his basic training of classical music from his uncle Ustad Umeed Ali Khan. His art is characterized with intense tayyari and full-throated intricate taan patterns peculiar to his own gharana. Source: http://tehzeebfounda...

01 Raag Bhatiyar - Kheyal

02 Raag Puriya Dhanasri - Bilampit Kheyal

03 Raag Puriya Dhanasri - Tarana

04 Raag Sohni - Hori

05 Folk Shahana









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Tehzeeb Festival 2010 Karachi - Live Recordings II



Many claim that classical music is a dying art as the younger generation is no longer interested in listening to or learning it. Perhaps that is true – in much of the world, classical arts are not very popular with the masses. Even so, it cannot be denied that they have determinedly played an immense role in shaping the cultures of all societies. To understand their importance is the first step in ensuring their survival; patronage, support and promotion from the state and the people is the second. Tehzeeb Foundation has taken the first step. Now resolutely pursuing the second step, it is happy to report that people’s interest in classical music is slowly, but surely, awakening.
The Tehzeeb Music Festival, conducted to promote this very awakening, was held on 5th December, 2010. The event was hosted by the charming Rahat Kazmi, the venue was packed to capacity, and the evening captured the brilliance of both established masters as well as promising new performers.

Leading the evening was the young and very talented Sarod nawaz Asad Qizalbash, who flew in especially from Islamabad for the event. His melodious rendition of raag Bageshri in jhaptal (10 beats) and teentaal (16 beats) was accompanied by Ejaz Hussian on tabla. As classical music is rooted in the Ustad-Shagird relationship, and Asad is a formal ganda bandh shagird of sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, it was no surprise that the young student displayed his teacher’s flavour in his masterful manipulation of the sarod’s strings.

Next to perform was Ustad Naseer Uddin Saami, who belongs to the Taanras Khan’s Delhi gharana and is a recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz award. He presented kheyal in raag khambavati and tarana in gaur sarang, and was accompanied by two of his sons, Urooj and Ahmed.

The audience was then mesmerised by the legendary Sitar player, Ustad Rais Khan, who was accompanied by his son, Farhan Khan. Ustad Sahib is very choosy of his recitals and was performing in Karachi in front of a large audience after a very long time, while son Farhan is successfully establishing himself as a stylish sitar player who has given concerts in all major countries of the world. Together, father and son performed raag jog, their soulful strumming highlighted by the beat of Ustad Bashir Khan’s fingers dancing on the tabla. Chatting amiably with the audience in between playing, sharing anecdotes from his life with the sitar, Ustad Rais Khan got everyone to more than just listen – he got them involved.

Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, of the Gawalior gharana, was next to grace the stage. His performance was characterised with intense tayyari and intricate taan patterns, which are peculiar to his own gharana. He sang raag Kaunsi kanra, accompanied by Bashir Khan on tabla and promising youngster Gul Muhammad on Sarangi. A valuable gem in the trove of classical music in Pakistan, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan has been awarded Pakistan’s highest civil award, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

The grand finale of the festival was the performance by Grammy Award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt from India. Pandit ji received the globally-renowned award in 1994 for his collaborations on Ry Cooder’s album, “Meeting by the River”. Having played extensively in USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, UAE and India, this was Pandit ji’s first visit to Pakistan and he was visibly awed by the love and respect shown to him by the Pakistani audience and artists. In a deeply touching moment, Pandit ji descended the stage to touch the feet of Ustad Rais Khan, and said that it felt like a dream to perform in front of the legendary sitar maestro.

Returning to the stage, Pandit ji performed raag jog kauns on mohan veena, an instrument he created himself by modifying the Hawaiian guitar, adapting to it sitar, sarod and veena techniques, and adding 14 additional strings, enabling it to do justice to the nuances of classical music. Accompanied by his son Salil Bhatt – who, like his father, has devised his own adaptation of the traditional veena, naming it the Satwik veena – and Himanshu Mahant on tabla, Pandit Mohan swept the audience away with his electrifying performance and received a standing ovation. Source: http://tehzeebfounda...

2-01 Raag Khambavati - Kheyal Ektalla & aag Gaur Sarang - Tarana Drut Teentaal - Ustad Naseeruddin Saami

2-02 Raag Jog Kauns - Alaap - Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

2-03 Raag Jog Kauns - Vilambit Teentaal - Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

2-04 Raag Jog Kauns - Drut Teentaal - Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhat


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Tehzeeb Studio Recordings

Editorial Note By: Malahat Awan, President, Tehzeeb Foundation Of Pakistan

“The spirit behind Tehzeeb Foundation is to make a quality difference in promoting our culture. Our team is not new to the job but they have given themselves a more challenging assignment: world-class recitals and pure classics!


Yet in view of the upheavals - political and social - there was a big question whether this would be sustainable or not. Tehzeeb team took up the challenge and, by the grace of God, has managed to keep its commitment.

We aim at bringing the finesse of fine arts and classical music to society. We also aim towards the revival of aesthetic culture. The fabulous response that we have received from the public has been very encouraging.

In our Festival and other recitals (including our studio projects), eminent artistes of India and Pakistan have been requisitioned to perform. Our publications are aimed at promoting art and the artiste at the same time.” Source: http://tehzeebfoundation.org/Studio Recordings of the great masters and promising young artistes of our times are also being done availing sate-of-the-art digital recording. Some of the artists so featured are:

01 Raag Puriya Dhanansri - Tarana - Ustad Fateh Ali Khan

02 Raag Sohni - Hori - Ustad Fateh Ali Khan

03 Folk Shahana - Ustad Fateh Ali Khan

04 Thumri - Ustad Raza Ali Khan (India)

05 Raag Durga - Ustad Raza Ali Khan (India)

06 Raag Darbari - Javed Bashir & Akbar Ali

07 Raag Bhairvi - Ustad Zafar Ali Khan

08 Tarana - Ustad Zafar Ali Khan

09 Thumri Peelu - Ustad Gulzar Ali Khan

10 Raag Shahana Kanhra - Mazhar & Javed Ali Khan (India)

11 Raag Hameer - Mazhar & Javed Ali Khan (India)


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Selection Tehzeeb Festival 2010


As our lives become more commercialised and faster by the day, the effort to keep alive links with our heritage and culture, which are at risk of fading away, gains deeper significance. Performing such a role is the Tehzeeb Foundation, an organization that works to promote, preserve and archive the classical arts, including music, of the subcontinent. Tehzeeb is doing its utmost to rekindle interest in classical music, its latest effort being the Tehzeeb Festival held last December in Karachi, where some of the most established and prominent masters from Pakistan and India were invited to open people’s eyes and ears to the magic and beauty of classical music. Source: http://tehzeebfounda...

01 Raag Bageshri - Asad Qizalbash

02 Kalam-E-Faiz - Fariha Pervez

03 Raag Jog - Ustad Rais Khan

04 Raag Kaunsi Kanhra - Ustad Fateh Ali Khan

05 Raag Jog Kauns - Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

06 Yaad Piya Ki - Fariha Perve


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Raga Yaman (Mera Mann Bandh Leeno), by Shubha Mudgal