Remembering folk singer Ustad Baray Ghulam Ali on his 52 death anniversary
Nation is remembering folk singer Ustad Baray Ghulam Ali Khan on his 52nd death anniversary on Thursday (today).
The legend was born in Kasur in 1902. Baray Ghulam Ali Khan was at ease with almost all forms of sub-continental vocal music; Khayal, Tarana, Thumri, Dadra, and Kafi.
Filmmaker K. Asif requested Baray Ghulam Ali Khan to lend his voice for some songs for the cult classic ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ (1960), starring Dilip Kumar and Madhubala. The Ustad crooned two songs for the film after much cajoling — ‘Prem Jogan Ban Ke’ and ‘Shubh Din Aayo’.
His recitals of classical formulations, and the variety of effects which his unique voice created, held audiences spellbound.
During his 30-year career as a vocalist, his fame attained heights reached by few others. Music lovers still remember his masterly approach to the structure and unfolding of a raga.
For a good 25 years before his death, he was widely acknowledged as the greatest classical singer of the sub-continent.
He died in Hyderabad Deccan on 23 April 1968, after a prolonged illness which left him partially paralyzed in his last years.
One of the most common epithets used to describe Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan is ‘Tansen of the 20th century’.
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