A vocalist from the illustrius tradition - Delhi Gharana. His forte was his well groomed, well cultivated voice - moving in three octaves flawlessly. He used to demonstrate this strength while siging Taans with great accuracy and speed. And of course his Bada Khayal is also a pleasure to listen to.
A couple of his earlier recordings showcasing his “khayal”.
First recording Raga purvi, Vilambit Khayal Rakho Mori Laaj… in Ektala & Drut Khayal Aavan Kahi Gaye… in Teentala. Sung with Tanpura and Tabla accompaniment.
Raga Purvi 30:34
Second one, Raga Ahir Bhairav, A morning Raga. Vilambit Khayal Mora Jiyaa…. & Drut Khayal Garib Nawaz… And Jiyaraa Laraje… both in Teentala. Interestingly, the vocal support in this recordings is quite intersing and of course, the proficiency of the Harmonium accompanist, just amazing….
Raga Ahir Bhairav 25:34
Credits:
1. Photograph from www.sadarang.com
2. Both recordings from Dhaivat Shukla’s personal archives. Digital restoration by Dhaivat Shukla.
December 31, 2008 at 7:27 am |
Great kheyal artist. Unfortunately, did not get the deserved exposure and promotion (like Munawwar and Ghulam Mustafa, his contemporaries). In the vilampit, he integrated in his gayaki a kirana (Abdul Karim Khan, Roshan Ara) touch in sur_ki_lagao. The drut has the traditional Delhi taankari in three octaves. There is a stupendous unpublished Basant-Basant Bahar of his if one can find.
January 2, 2009 at 9:07 am |
excellent rendering
January 20, 2009 at 6:41 am |
Was he a humanitarian? Just curious.
March 11, 2009 at 8:15 pm |
this is amazing! I have some collection of Ustad Iqbal Ahmed from the same Gharana. Is there any place where we can more collection of Ustad Nasir Ahmed Khan?
March 25, 2009 at 10:52 am |
People, this is Vusat Iqbal, D/O UStad Iqbal Ahmed Khan- the present head/khalifa of Delhi Gharana. You can contact him at his e-Mail ustadiqbal@yahoo.com or ustadiqbal@rediffmail.com. He will be able to provide you whatever needed at ur end.
However I would disagree with what Mr. Omar Shams said about Nasir Khan Sahab (my nanaji). He has his own style of gayaki, whether its Vilampat, Drut or taankari.
Also the delhi gharana artists, be that Ustad Naseer Ahmed Khan or Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, have their own gharana style which is no lesser than any other gharana style, they wud not require to imitate any other style. However, I agree with the fact that he unfortunately did not get the deserved exposure like others but he was the only singer of his time to get the title of “Taan Samrat”.
But of course it all depends upon the individual interpretation of the same. I may not be able to put my point too well, as I am not into this profession, but will certainly ask my dad to clarify these doubts at the earliest.
June 16, 2009 at 3:58 pm |
Guys I am Vusat Iqbal, D/O Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, the Head/Khalifa of Delhi Gharana… I agree with the earlier posts, unfortunately Ustad Naseer Khan Sahab did not get the exposure he deserved… He died at the age of 54 only…. My dad, who is the present khalifa of Delhi Gharan, has devoted his life for the same cause and still have not got the recognition he deserved…
Anyways, to answer the query from Mr Aamir Tarin, You can contact my father Ustad Iqbal ahmed Khan at 09810643039 for more collections of our gharana…