Three years ago on this date, Asad Amanat Ali Khan, one of most accomplished ghazal singers of our times passed away. Relatively young, fifty-two only, Asad Amanat Ali passed away leaving behind a gap never to be filled again. One of the glaring stars of the famous Patyala Gharana,  son of Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, [...]

Pakistan’s Ghazal music so deeply romantic, touching and full of soul, that if someone would ask me to pick one favorite, i would certainly won’t be able to do so. Yet, this one ghazal, always always stands out. I am listening to it while I write this and I am engrossed in the romance of [...]