Mehdi Hassan

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Mehdi Hassan (Urdu: مہدی حسن), respectfully called Khan Sahib and titled as "Shahenshah-e-Ghazal" (English: King of Ghazals), was a prolific Pakistani ghazal singer and a former film-playback singer. Mehdi Hassan was born in the village of Luna in Rajasthan, India in 1927 into a family of rich traditional musicians. He claimed to be the 16th generation of hereditary musicians hailing from the Kalawant. Mehdi Hassan received his musical training and grooming under his father, Ustad Azeem Khan and his uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were classical musicians and well-versed in Dhrupad and Khayal singing. They instructed him in classical music and voice rendition within the framework of classical forms of Thumri, Dhrupad, Khayal and Dadra, from the young age of eight. After the Partition of India, 20 year-old Mehdi Hassan and his family migrated to Pakistan and suffered severe financial hardships. To make ends meet, Mehdi Hassan began working in a bicycle shop and later became a car and diesel tractor mechanic. Despite the hardships, his passion for music didn't wither and he kept up the routine of practice (Riyaaz) on a daily basis. The struggle ended when Mehdi Hassan was given the opportunity to sing on Radio Pakistan in 1952, primarily as a Thumri singer, which earned him recognition within the musical fraternity. At the time, Ustad Barkat Ali Khan, Begum Akhtar and Mukhtar Begum were considered the stalwarts of Ghazal Gayaki (genre). Mehdi Hassan also had a passion for Urdu p

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The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1

25 Everlasting Ghazals By Mehdi Hassan

Mehdi Hassan Film Hits

Mehdi Hassan Greatest Collection, Vol. 2

Live in Concert U.K. Volume 1

Shahenshah-E-Ghazal Mehdi Hassan, Vol. 2

Digital Collection Volume 2

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Live In Concert U.K., Vol. 1

His Ghazals Collection Mehdi Hassan

Mehdi Hassan Greatest Collection, Vol. 1

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Meri Pasand, Vol. 1

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