Ghazal Artists

About Ghazal

The Ghazal is a poetic vocal form of Persian and Urdu literary origin, beloved across South Asia for its lyrical beauty and emotional depth, typically exploring themes of romantic love, separation, mysticism, and the longing for the divine. Each couplet in a Ghazal is self-contained and ends in the same rhyme and refrain, creating a unique cumulative emotional effect. Performed in ragas with restrained accompaniment in classical settings, the Ghazal has been elevated to extraordinary artistic heights by maestros like Mehdi Hassan and Begum Akhtar.

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