In Pakistan
When Begum Akhtar traveled to Pakistan in 1971 she made one of her greatest recordings. Hear her sing these classic ghazals written by the legendary Urdu poets Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869) and Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984).
- Bas ke dushwaar hai (Ghalib)
- Ah ko chaye ek umer (Ghalib)
- Chasm-e-maigoon zara (Faiz)
- Sham-e-firaq ab na pooch (Faiz)
- Phir mujhe deeda-e tar yaad aaya (Ghalib)
As an added bonus she sings the popular dadra in raga Desh: Chha rahi kali ghata.
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Begum Akhtar
Begum Akhtar, the legendary singer, was known as mallika-e-ghazal, the queen of ghazal, ghazal is an Urdu poem. Her musical sensibility and feeling for lyrics were unmatched. She was born in Faizabad in 1914 in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Early in her career she was known as Akhtari Bai Faizabadi. In addition to her mastery of ghazal, she excelled in thumri and dadra, light classical forms. She passed away in 1974.
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