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September 3rd, 2002, 06:26 PM
The legendary singer Mehdi Hasan has been enthralling ghazal lovers for over four decades. His latest album, Sada-e-Ishq, is a treasure trove of melodious ghazals. The album is a collector's item for the aficionados as this is the ailing maestro's bow out score.
Sada-e-Ishq is the album of the duo, Mehdi Hasan and poet Farhat Shahzad. The two share the passion of the art and its pursuit to the extreme. With this album, they present a fresh collection of ghazals and 'nazms' for which Altaf-e-Haider has composed the lilting tunes. The music that envelops the words and the voice, enriches the work of both artistes. The album is a collection of eight mellifluous ghazals in Mehdi Hasan's rich, flowing voice.
This masterful creation holds the promise of a lasting impact on listeners. The album includes ghazals like 'Tumhare saath bhi tanha hoon', 'Humse tanhai ke maare', 'Pyaar Karne ki is dil ko', Khud se bhi door nikal ' among others.
Farhat Shahzad is a poet of passion. His writing is straight from his soul and speaks to the audience at a personal level. There is a kind of purity in his writing that is rarely seen these days. What he can feel through his senses and that, which becomes his experience, filters through his pen unadulterated and gets captured in his poetry. Shahzad has five books to his credit with emotions spread across the pages.
http://www.koolindians.com/music/sad_ishq.php3
Second Review -
Mehdi Hasan: The Shah of Ghazals
Classical music has been, in recent years, elbowed aside by loud, brash tunes and remixes. It is therefore wonderful to experience classical music in all its glory and magnificence. And it is doubly gratifying to know that there are still people who do appreciate such music without turning up their noses and terming it 'old-fashioned. Mehdi Hasan is one of those artists whose name is synonymous with Indian classical music. While music fads come and ago, Hasan's music has an enduring quality to it.
Hasan was born into a musically inclined family and inherited his love for music from his father, Ustad Azim Khan, who was patronized by the Maharaja of Jaipur. Born in Luna, a small town in Rajasthan, Hasan was trained by his uncle, Ismail Khan, an exponent of Indian classical music. Hasan was an adept singer even as a child and began his career as a radio artist. Later, he started singing ghazals. He struck gold with his very first ghazal Mera khayal in the film Shikaar (1962). Coupled with his soothing voice and perfect rendition, his rise was meteoric. There was no looking back after that.
Hasan's success is also lies in the fact that he chose his ghazals with great thought and care. His deep knowledge of music helped him render any raga meticulously and in a range of styles like Dhrupad, Thumri or Dadra.
For instance, none but Hasan could have rendered classics like Mujhe tum nazar se gira to rahe ho in Doraha (1967) or Yeh wafaon ka diya aapne in Phir Chand Nikle Ga (1970). His songs from Jawab Dua (Zindagi ja, chod de peecha mera) or Daagh (Tum zid to kar rahe ho) are but some examples of his memorable songs.
His much-awaited latest album, Sada-e-Ishq, has Hasan and poet Farat Shahzad coming together for a second time. Known for his passionate poetry, Shahzad has written eight delightful ghazals in this album. The tunes have been composed by Altaf-e-Haider. This promises to be a memorable album not just because of beautiful ghazals like Humse tanhai ke mare or Pyaar karne ki is dil ko but because age is catching up with Hasan and this just might be his last album.
However, the Shahenshah-e-Ghazal (as he is popularly known) could spring a surprise and shower us with many more memorable ghazals and delight his audience.
http://www.hindisong.com/Profile/Profile.asp?ContentID=107&cID=204
Sada-e-Ishq is the album of the duo, Mehdi Hasan and poet Farhat Shahzad. The two share the passion of the art and its pursuit to the extreme. With this album, they present a fresh collection of ghazals and 'nazms' for which Altaf-e-Haider has composed the lilting tunes. The music that envelops the words and the voice, enriches the work of both artistes. The album is a collection of eight mellifluous ghazals in Mehdi Hasan's rich, flowing voice.
This masterful creation holds the promise of a lasting impact on listeners. The album includes ghazals like 'Tumhare saath bhi tanha hoon', 'Humse tanhai ke maare', 'Pyaar Karne ki is dil ko', Khud se bhi door nikal ' among others.
Farhat Shahzad is a poet of passion. His writing is straight from his soul and speaks to the audience at a personal level. There is a kind of purity in his writing that is rarely seen these days. What he can feel through his senses and that, which becomes his experience, filters through his pen unadulterated and gets captured in his poetry. Shahzad has five books to his credit with emotions spread across the pages.
http://www.koolindians.com/music/sad_ishq.php3
Second Review -
Mehdi Hasan: The Shah of Ghazals
Classical music has been, in recent years, elbowed aside by loud, brash tunes and remixes. It is therefore wonderful to experience classical music in all its glory and magnificence. And it is doubly gratifying to know that there are still people who do appreciate such music without turning up their noses and terming it 'old-fashioned. Mehdi Hasan is one of those artists whose name is synonymous with Indian classical music. While music fads come and ago, Hasan's music has an enduring quality to it.
Hasan was born into a musically inclined family and inherited his love for music from his father, Ustad Azim Khan, who was patronized by the Maharaja of Jaipur. Born in Luna, a small town in Rajasthan, Hasan was trained by his uncle, Ismail Khan, an exponent of Indian classical music. Hasan was an adept singer even as a child and began his career as a radio artist. Later, he started singing ghazals. He struck gold with his very first ghazal Mera khayal in the film Shikaar (1962). Coupled with his soothing voice and perfect rendition, his rise was meteoric. There was no looking back after that.
Hasan's success is also lies in the fact that he chose his ghazals with great thought and care. His deep knowledge of music helped him render any raga meticulously and in a range of styles like Dhrupad, Thumri or Dadra.
For instance, none but Hasan could have rendered classics like Mujhe tum nazar se gira to rahe ho in Doraha (1967) or Yeh wafaon ka diya aapne in Phir Chand Nikle Ga (1970). His songs from Jawab Dua (Zindagi ja, chod de peecha mera) or Daagh (Tum zid to kar rahe ho) are but some examples of his memorable songs.
His much-awaited latest album, Sada-e-Ishq, has Hasan and poet Farat Shahzad coming together for a second time. Known for his passionate poetry, Shahzad has written eight delightful ghazals in this album. The tunes have been composed by Altaf-e-Haider. This promises to be a memorable album not just because of beautiful ghazals like Humse tanhai ke mare or Pyaar karne ki is dil ko but because age is catching up with Hasan and this just might be his last album.
However, the Shahenshah-e-Ghazal (as he is popularly known) could spring a surprise and shower us with many more memorable ghazals and delight his audience.
http://www.hindisong.com/Profile/Profile.asp?ContentID=107&cID=204