Re: Noor Jehan.
I suggest you change the word ‘technically’ with ‘personally’.
I insist !
I would be considered mahaan idiot in the field of music if I say :
I don’t like Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, technically.
On hardcore musical grounds Both Noor Jahan and Nusrat Fateh Ali khan have no parallel, Period.
If I say that Rahat with a 35 years Riaz on classical music in his rucksack, can sing as good as Nusrat then I am lying. Rahat is a great singer with no match in billion, but nusrat was beyond the boundaries of our musical imagination. I am saying this after listening his 100s of tracks again and again and again.
On the basis of Sur, Raag , Lay, Taal, soze Noor Jahan and Nusrat invented many compositions.
Both signers sung very difficult songs in their era. And composed them too. Nusrat was a intrinsic composer, on the other hand Noor Jahan had a very high stander in composition of song presented to her for singing.
I can post loads of examples from her 50 years wide spread canvas of singing paradigm.
Please highlight the technical flaw in this Raag based melody.
One of noor Jahan’s ever green compositions. She composed the music of this poem written by Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabasum while sitting in Lahore radio station during 1965 war and sung the song there live.
Well Said
No One can and no one can ever come closer to NFAK and his compositions …if u listen to him u just feel like others are kids infront of him …May Allah bless him he was and always will remain a true legend alongwith Madam Noor Jehan