Ghazal

Ghazal is a classical music genre originating in ancient Middle Eastern and South Asian traditions, characterized by soulful, poetic vocals, and intricate instrumentation, often featuring the tabla, harmonium, and sarangi. Emerging in the 10th century, ghazal evolved through the centuries, influenced by Persian, Arabic, and Indian musical styles. Its golden era was in the 1960s-1980s, with popularization in India and Pakistan. Ghazal's cultural significance lies in its emotive expression of love, spirituality, and social commentary, often using Urdu and Persian poetry. It is closely related to qawwali, sufiana, and Hindustani classical music, but distinct in its focus on lyrical nuance and melodic ornamentation. Notable for its soaring vocals, complex ragas, and devotional intensity, ghazal continues to captivate audiences with its timeless, introspective beauty.

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Shani Mantra
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Aashir Wajahat
Abdullah Sana
Abhijeet Srivastava
Abida Parveen
Ahmad Fanoos
Ahmad Wali
Ajay Gogavale
Akshara Singh
Alam Lohar
Ali Raza
Ali Zafar
Altamash Faridi
Amar
Amir Khan
Anju Panta
Ankit Menon
Antara Chakraborty
Anup Jalota
Anuradha Paudwal
Anurag Saikia
Anurag Sharma
Archana
Asha Bhosle
Ashish Pandit
Atta Ullah Khan Esakhelvi
Avishek Majumder
Azeem Shirazi
Baabarr Mudacer
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Bhungar Khan
Bickram Ghosh
Chitra Vichitra Ji Maharaj
Faheem Abdullah
Gaurav Dev
Ghulam Ali
Hamsalekha
Hariharan
Harjot Kaur
Hemant Brijwasi
Hemant Kumar
Hemlata
Ilaiyaraaja
Jagjit Singh
Jawad Ahmad
K. J. Yesudas
Kartik Dev
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Kaushiki Chakraborty
Khushbu Tiwari KT
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Krishnakali Saha
Lagnajita Chakraborty
Lata Mangeshkar
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Madhur Sharma
Manjeera Ganguly
Mansi Negi
Mehdi Hassan
Minakshi Panchal
Mohammed Aslam
Mohammed Rafi
Mukesh
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
P V N S Rohit
Paras Nath
Piyush Shankar
Prashant Kumar
Quratulain Balouch
R. D. Burman
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rajeev Sharma
Rani Hazarika
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Rohit Dubey
Sachin Gupta
Sachin Kumar
Sajjad Ali
Salil Chowdhury
Sameer Anjaan
Samina Kanwal
Sangeeta
Sanjeev Kumar
Sayeed Quadri
Shahabaz Aman
Shajjar Hussain
Shivani Negi
Shraddha Mandal
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Shrikant Pandit
Shweta Mohan
Singer Prabha
Sinta Bhai
Suhit Abhyankar
Surabhi Dashputra
Suresh Wadkar
Surinder Kaur
Upasna Gahlot
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Vivek Nayak
Zain Zohaib
Atif Aslam
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
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R. D. Burman
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Asha Bhosle
K. J. Yesudas
Ilaiyaraaja
Shweta Mohan
Mohammed Rafi
Kausar Munir
Jaideep Sahni
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Anurag Saikia
Faheem Abdullah
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Altamash Faridi
Mukesh
Shreyas Puranik
Jagjit Singh
Mohammad Faiz
Kalyanji-Anandji
Suresh Wadkar
Ajay Gogavale
Pankaj Udhas
Abhijeet Srivastava
Hamsalekha
Jawad Ahmad
Poornima
Ali Zafar
Zain Zohaib
Hemant Kumar
Sameer Anjaan
Aashir Wajahat
Manna Dey
Ankit Menon
Kaavish
Manhar Udhas
Sayeed Quadri
Quratulain Balouch
Madhur Sharma
Rohail Hyatt
Sunny M.R.
Salil Chowdhury
Chitra Vichitra Ji Maharaj
Kazinama
Piyush Mishra
Kartik Dev
Surinder Kaur
Chitra Singh
Khushbu Tiwari KT
Sultan Khan
Hemlata
Naseebo Lal
Sachin Gupta
Piyush Shankar
Rashid Khan
Anup Jalota
Abida Parveen
Bhupinder Singh
Upasna Gahlot
Harjot Kaur
Ghulam Ali
Shahabaz Aman
Mohammed Aslam
Hari Om Sharan
Shivam Pathak
Jolly Mukherjee
Shabbir Ahmed
Kabira
Amrita Kak
Agam Kumar Nigam
Anurag Sharma
Hadiqa Kiani
Mukhtar Sahota
Hans Raj Hans
Lagnajita Chakraborty
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Paras Nath
Nisha
Akshara Singh
Gaurav Dev
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Suhit Abhyankar
Rakesh Pandit
Sagar Bhatia
Emraan Hashmi
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Tan Sri P. Ramlee
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