just saw the breaking news, shanshah of ghazal mehdi hassan passed away , may ALLAH bless the departed soul.
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He was honoured with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance and Hilal-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan, and Gorkha Dakshina Bahu by the Government of Nepal.
Mehdi Hassan was born on 18 July 1927 in a village called Luna in Rajasthan, India into a family of traditional musicians. He claims to be the 16th generation of hereditary musicians hailing from the Kalawant clan of musicians. Mehdi Hassan had his musical grooming from his father Ustad Azeem Khan and uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were both traditional Dhrupad singers.
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:( may his soul rest in peace
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i have been missing due to heavy work load but as soon as i heard this news i had to come back to this forum to pay my tribute.
One of the greatest masters of Barra-e-sahir passed away. he will be dearly missed by all who love music.
god bless his soul
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Inna lillahe Wa Inna liayhe Ra'ajiun
End of An Era Sadly He Was Very ill
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his son was just speaking to reporter n started crying :(
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Hum chale iss jahaan se, dil uth gayaa yahaan se
Unhe de do khabar, mar chale hum magar
Le chale yaad un ke, yahaan se.
Muhabbat karne waale, kam na hon gei
Teri mehfil mein lekin, hum na hon gei.
Teri mehfil se ye dewaana chala jae gaa
Shamma jalti rahe, parwaana chala jae gaa.
Jab koi pyaar se bulaae gaa
Tum to aik shakhs yaad aaye gaa.
RIP, Mehdi Hasan. You were the greatest !
Only yesterday, PTV was showing Mehfil-e-Shab with his son Ikram Mehdi.
MA, he sounded like another Mehdi Hasan.
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Inna lillahi wa inallah-e-rajiunn
he was in alot of pain since last few years, May Allah swt bless his soul.
he was truly gifted ... he has left behind a vacuum which will never be filled.
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Inna lillahi wa inallah-e-rajiunn
May His Soul Rest in Peace
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That is very nice of you Kaka.
You should be proud that he was a fellow Rajasthani. :k:
He was born in Jaipur’s village, Luna.
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Inna lillahi wa inallah-e-rajiunn
Great man, suffered a lot. May God blees him. Aameen.
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Inna lillahi wa inallah-e-rajiunn
One of the greatest, he was a true legend.
Very sad. I love his voice and songs.
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Lata paid a long and gracious tribute to Mehdi Hasan via phone on Geo TV.
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inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'oon huge loss, was a true legend :(
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Mehdi Hassan was outstanding: Lata Mangeshkar
Mehdi Hassan was outstanding: Lata Mangeshkar - The Times of India
Bollywood mourns over Mehdi Hassan’s death - The Times of India
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Inna lillahe Wa Inna liayhe Ra'ajiun
Ghazal singing will never be the same without him
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Thanks for the links, Saregama.
I am pasting tributes from Indian artists from the 2nd link:
**Lata Mangeshkar **
(In Hindi) aaj bohot bade ghazal gayak kalaakar mehedi hassan sahab hamare bich nahi rahe,mujhe is baat bohot dukh hai,gazal gaayki ke kshetra mein unhone bohot bada parivartan laaya,aaj gazal unke jaane se ghazal ki bohot nadi haani hui hai, ab un jaisa kalakar phir se aana mushkil hai,wo bohot bade shastriya sangeet ke gayak bhi the,aur unke gaane me rajasthan ke sangeet ki khushboo bhi thi,unhone mere liye kuch gaane banaaye the, unme se hi ek ghazal maine jo unhone mujhe gaake bheji thi, uska maine duet karke record kiya tha,un ke saath mera ye ek hi gaana hai, main ishwar se prarthana karti hun, ki mehedi sahab ki aatma ko woh shaanti pradan karein.
**Madhur Bhandarkar **
Emperor of ghazals no more… R.I.P Mehdi Hassan… You will be missed sorely!
Shreya Ghoshal
Mehdi Hassan sa’ab is no more.
The voice who made mny music lovers n lovers to find an expression of their heart’s stories, is gone. R.I.P.
Saddened beyond comprehension. Jagjit ji, now Mehdi Sa’ab. The voices who kept the legacy of ghazals alive and how, are gone..
This void can never be filled ever again.
**Anupam Kher **
Very saddened to hear about my fav Gazal Singer Mehdi Hassan’s demise. As a student had gate crashed into Pak Embassy to listen to him. RIP.
Shankar Mahadevan
RIP mehdi Hassan saab, huge loss to the world of music…your Voice is immortal though.
Daler Mehndi
Ghazal samrat Mehndi Hassan
Saheb ki sureeli Awaz ko sadeeyo tak log bhula nhi payenge!
Bhot dukh hua !! Jagjit Ji
- ke baad ek aur baraa fankaar hum sabko APNE meethi yaadein de kar chalaa gya..*
Saluting the Ghazal maestro Ustad Mehndi Hassan Khan Saheb on his final journey.. An astounding singer and a great human.. Rab Rakha
Hansal Mehta
Mehdi Hassan gone. The world is losing all it’s melodious voices. Very soon we will have only cacophony in the name of music.
**Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt **
Salute to the king of GHAZAL …MEHDI HASSAN …may his MOST MUSICAL SOUL rest in peace…
Meiyang Chang My dad loved Mehdi Hassan sahab. He was his biggest musical influence, and as a result, my first. RIP huzoor, ur voice shall never fade away
From the first link.
I never knew about this.
Does anybody have a link to the duet ? I would love to hear it.
India’s nightingale Lata Mangeshkar, who made a rare collaboration with Mehdi Hassanfor a song in an album, remembered the Pakistani ghazal maestro as an outstandingsinger and said the news of his death Wednesday has left her upset.
“It is a very sad news. I am really upset ever since I heard this news. Not only me, the entire world loved his songs. There is no doubt about it that he was an outstanding singer,” Mangeshkar told IANS.
In 2010, Tera Milana, a duet by the two legends was launched as part of an album named Sarhadein. While Hassan recorded it in Pakistan in 2009, Mangeshkar later heard the track and recorded her part in India in 2010. It was later mixed together for a duet.
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Ab ke hum bichrey, to shaayad, kabhi khaabon mein milein
Jiss tarha sookhey huey phool, kitaabon mein milein.
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Inna lillahe Wa Inna liayhe Ra'ajiun.