Ustad Barkat Ali Khan (1908 – 19 June 1963) was a Pakistani classical singer, younger brother of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and elder brother of Mubarak Ali Khan,[1] and belonged to the Patiala gharana of music.[2][3]
Barkat Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 19 July 1963 (aged 54–55)[1] |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupations | Singer of ghazals, geets and classical music in Pakistan |
Early life and career
editBarkat Ali Khan was born in 1908 in Kasur in the Punjab province of then British India.[4][5] He was initially trained by his father, Ali Baksh Khan Kasuri, and later by his elder brother Bade Ghulam Ali Khan.[4] After the Partition of British India in 1947, Barkat Ali Khan, with his family, migrated to Pakistan and focused on the lighter aspects of Hindustani classical music. He was widely acknowledged as one of the great exponents of Thumri, Dadra, Geet and Ghazal, and was well known for both Purab and Punjab Ang Thumris. The great Mohammad Rafi was a shagird (disciple) of Barkat Ali Khan.[5]
Many still consider Barkat Ali Khan a superior thumri singer than his elder brother, though he didn't receive acknowledgement comparable to Bade Ghulam Ali Khan. He taught noted ghazal singer Ghulam Ali. Many people in Pakistan say that simplicity and humility were the hallmarks of his personality. He started a new trend of ghazal-singing in Pakistan. Before Mehdi Hassan became known as the 'King of ghazals' in the 1970s, Barkat Ali Khan and Begum Akhtar were considered the stalwarts of ghazal-singing during the 1950s and 1960s. Barkat Ali Khan, in a rare live interview with Radio Pakistan, Lahore, had said," My forefathers, at one time, lived in the hilly tracts of Jammu and Kashmir, so they used to sing 'songs of the hills' (Pahari Geet). I learned to sing those Pahari Geets from them".[4][6]
Super-hit ghazals and geets
edit- "Woh jo hum main tum main qaraar tha, tumhe yaad ho ke na yaad ho"
Ghazal sung by Barkat Ali Khan, lyrics by the famous poet Momin Khan Momin
- "Donaun Jahan Teri Mohabbat Mein Haar Ke, Woh Jaa Raha Hai Koi Shab-e-Gham Guzaar Ke"[7]
Ghazal sung by Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, lyrics by the renowned poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz
- "Baghon Mein Paray Jhoolay, Tum Bhool Gaey Humko, Hum Tumko Nahin Bhoolay"
Sung by Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, a folk 'Mahia' geet.[8] Later the same song was made even more popular by his grandson Sajjad Ali
Death
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Amit Chaudhuri. "Acts of Retrieval: The incomparably melodious, uninsistent voice Barkat Ali Khan". Scroll.in website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ Barkat Ali Khan and Mehdi Hassan, legends of ghazal-singing remembered Dawn newspaper, published 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2018
- ↑ M. A. Sheikh. Barkat Ali Khan profile. Google Books. p. 76. ISBN 9781469191584.
- 1 2 3 4 "Death anniversary of Ustad Barkat Ali Khan observed (1908 - 19 June 1963)". Radio Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 "Profile of Barkat Ali Khan". Cineplot.com website. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ 'King of Ghazal laid to rest amid sobs', The Nation newspaper Published 16 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2018
- ↑ Ghazal by Barkat Ali Khan on YouTube Retrieved 21 June 2018
- ↑ 'Mahia Geet' by Barkat Ali Khan on YouTube Retrieved 21 June 2018
- ↑ "Hasti Apni Habab Ki Si Hai". YouTube website. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ "Read full ghazal by Meer Taqi Meer". Rekhta.org website. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ↑ Mirza Ghalib ghazal sung by Barkat Ali Khan published 25 January 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018