5 decent Pakistani musician of all time

 

Pakistan is globally appreciated for its musical talent. It has produced so many musical artists who have won millions of hearts both nationally and internationally. Here are some details about the decent 5 of them.

1. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is widely considered the greatest Pakistani musician ever. He was the flag barrier of qawwali music. He introduced qawwali music to the international audience and connected them with the power of music. He also was a music director. He was given the title "Shahenshah-E-Qawwali" for his extraordinary contribution to qawwali music which means king of kings of qawwali music. He experimented with qawwali with western instruments and collaborated with many world music artists. He was and is immensely popular that people continue to recreate his music and songs even some composers still stealing his compositions and put new lyrics on an old tune cause his compositions are so immortal that people still listening to him after more than two decades of his death!

2. Ghulam Ali

Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan was born in Sialkot, Pakistan on December 5, 1940. He is primarily a ghazal singer and also a very popular ghazal artist. He was trained by veteran ghazal singer Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's younger brother's - Mubarak Ali Khan and Barkat Ali Khan. He is widely considered one of the best ghazal artist. He has got many prestigious awards including Pride of Performance award and Sitara-I-Imtiaz award by the President of Pakistan.

3.Mehdi Hasan

Mehdi Hasan was born on 18 July 1927 in Luna, British India(now in Pakistan). He is considered the best artist in the history of ghazal singing. That's why he is called Shahenshah-E-Ghazal(king of kings of ghazal). He has got so many prestigious awards by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan such as Pride of Performance award, Hilal-I-Imtiaz, and Nishan-I-Imtiaz.

4.Noor Jehan

Noor Jehan was born in Kasur, Pakistan in September 1926. She is known by Madam Noor Jehan and her prestigious title Malika-E-Tarannum. She worked in so many films and sing so many songs that she was considered one of the most intellectual, greatest, and sought after voice in South Asia. She received Pride Of Performance Award, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz, Sitara-I-Imtiaz by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and so many awards and honors.

5.Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was born on 9th December 1974. He is proceeding the legacy of qawwali singing of his family after the great Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who is his uncle. Rahat is also Nusrat's adopted son too. Besides qawwali Rahat also sings Sufi, ghazal, and other genres of music. Rahat is the most versatile singer now from his country and arguably the most sought after voice in south Asia. He is very popular in Bollywood for playback singing and also does playback for Lollywood. He has toured the world and deliver sold-out performances in all the biggest arenas in the world. He has recorded more than 50 albums of his own. He has got an honorary doctorate of music from the University of Oxford. He is currently the best music artist in south Asia.

 

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