Ustad Hamid Ali Khan is a Pakistani classical singer. He belongs to the Patiala Gharana, one of the most famous singing classical music families, known for singing ghazals, khayals and thumri. He is the youngest brother of prominent classical singer Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan. Following the death of Ustad Fateh Ali Khan in 2017, Hamid is considered the sole exponent of the Patiala Gharana tradition of classical singing. In 2007, he received the Pride of Performance Award, the highest national literary award in Pakistan, by the President of Pakistan.
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Wiki/Biography
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan was born in 1953 (age 69 years; as of 2022) in Pakistan. He learned music under the tutelage of his father Ustad Akhtar Hussain Khan, who was a renowned classical singer and sang in the court of the Maharaja of Patiala.
Family
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan belongs to a Muslim family in Punjab, Pakistan.
parents and siblings
His father, Ustad Akhtar Hussain Khan, was a classical singer and sang in the court of the Maharaja of Patiala. His two elder brothers, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan, were also selected as court singers of the Maharaja of Patiala, Yadvinder Singh.
Ustad Akhtar Hussain Khan, father of Hamid Ali
Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan (left) and Ustad Amanat Ali Khan (right), elder brothers of Ustad Hamid Ali Khan
wife and children
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan has three sons, Nayaab Ali Khan, Wali Hamid Ali Khan and Inam Ali Khan, who together formed a Sufi rock band, ‘Raga Boys’. His sons Nayaab Ali and Inam Ali sing both classical and pop music. His son Wali Hamid Ali Khan, apart from singing, also tried his hand in acting. She made her acting debut with the TV serial “Kaisi Aurat Hoon Main”.
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan with his sons Naib Ali Khan (far left), Wali Hamid Ali Khan (second from right) and Inam Ali Khan (far right)
other relatives
His great-grandfather, Mian Kallu, was the founder of the Patiala Gharana, which sang classical Hindustani music. His grandfather Jarnail Ali Baksh Khan used to sing in the court of the Maharaja of Patiala along with ‘Colonel’ Fateh Ali Khan.
livelihood
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan sings Hindustani classical music like Thumri, Khayal and Ghazal. As per the Patiala Gharana tradition of singing in pairs, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan used to sing with his nephew Amjad Amanat Ali Khan in the beginning of his singing career. Later, when Amjad went to London, Hamid Ali Khan started singing with his other nephew Asad Amanat Ali Khan. The pair of Hamid Ali Khan and Asad Amanat Ali Khan gained immense popularity, but after the death of Asad Amanat Ali Khan, the pair broke up and Hamid Ali had to handle all the work alone.
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan (left) with his nephew Asad Amanat Ali Khan (right)
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan has sung more than 100 songs including some famous ghazals of his elder brother Amanat Ali Khan. Her ghazals “Laagi Re Tose Laagi” and “Mainu Tere Jiya Sohna” are considered all-time favorites among her fans. Some of his most famous albums are “Raag Se Geet Tak” (1981), “Yaad e Maazi,” “Lajjat-e-Dard” (1990), “Phool Khilne Ve Abhi” (2006), “Raag: Malkauns, Miyan” “Malhar Aur Megh” (2006), “Ik Roz Tamanna Ke” (2018), and “Zikar E Yesu” (2020).
Poster of the album ‘Ragas Malkauns, Miyan Ki Malhar Aur Megh’ (2006)
In 2015, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan presented the song “Piya Dekhan Ko” on Coke Studio, Season 10. In 2016, he performed with his elder brother Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan at the All Pakistan Music Festival in Karachi. He launched an album titled “Dil Tau Kehta Hai” in 2017, which contains 6 ghazals. The album “Karam” (2021) is a collaboration of classical music by Ustad Hamid Ali Khan and Sufi rock band “Raga Boys”, featuring Nimra Khan and Wali Hamid Khan.
Poster of the album ‘Karam’ (2021)
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2007, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan was awarded the Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan.
- In 2010, the Government of Pakistan awarded Ustad Hamid Ali Khan the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
- He was also honored with several awards for lifetime achievement in the field of classical music during his visit to India in 2007.
- Ustad Hamid Ali Khan was honored by ambassadors of 8 countries for spreading the message of peace and harmony through his music. The singer was honored by the ambassadors of Italy, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Sweden, Poland Morocco and Switzerland in Islamabad on 15 July 2021.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Ustad Hamid Ali believes that the trend of classical music and launching albums is decreasing day by day. In 2017, he launched an album titled “Dil Tau Kehta Hai” after a gap of six years, which features classical styles of music like raga and thumri. He also wants other singers to launch albums and keep the culture and heritage of the country alive. In an interview he said,
I have to preserve my family’s traditions and that’s why I will continue to launch more albums in the coming years.” He said, ”I will try my best to preserve our culture and heritage.”
- In an interview, Hamid explained the reason behind the tradition of singing in pairs in Patiala Gharana. he explained,
Our ancestors invented this method of singing in pairs so that the next generation would always stay together. Therefore, while both partners have the full range, in public performances one will take care of the durat (fast tempo) while the other will take care of the alap (improvised sections of the ragas). There are thousands of ragas in music and it is important for every trained classical singer to have a wide range, but our gharana especially excels in Malkuns, Darbari, Adana, Desh, Bhopali and Multani, some of which are sung in the morning, Some are sung in the morning. In the evening and some at night,
- On one occasion, in an interview given to Wasi Shah on a TV channel, he recalled his visit to India and told that former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had praised him. He told that he was asked to stay in India for some time and was offered all kinds of facilities in return, but the singer rejected the offer and said that he only wanted to perform for his country. want. He said,
I am a Pakistani and I will only serve my country.
- Ustad Hamid Ali Khan suggested the title “Raga Boys” for his sons’ band. The reason behind this title is that “raaga”, a traditional melodic structure in Indian music, is called “raaga” in western countries, and the band’s singing style is a mix of western pop music and Indian traditional classical music. . Therefore, he found this title best suited for his sons’ band.
- In 2014, Pearl Continental Hotel Rawalpindi in collaboration with FM Productions organized the event “A Tribute to Patiala Gharana”, which featured performances from three generations of Patiala Gharana, i.e. Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan and the Raga Boys. Together for the first time.
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan (far right) with his elder brother Bade Fateh Ali Khan (second from left) and his sons, Inam Ali Khan (far left) and Nayaab Ali Khan (second from right)
- His great-grandfather Mian Kallu Khan was trained by Mir Qutb Bakhsh Tanroos Khan, a musician in the court of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
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