Ghazal shows

The first one picture was taken at the Ustad Hamid Ali Khan concert in NJ. The second one was taken when I performed in Detroit, MI, along with the ever popular Munni Begum and Asif Ali... and yes, that is me playing the harmonium!

Every time I went to India for a visit as a child, I would take music lessons and learn as much as I could in a short period of time. After that, it's my father who taught me perfection, be it singing or playing my harmonium, due to which I have been capable of performing with such accomplished artists, be it in ghazals or pop/bhangra/folk genres.

I love ghazals... love listening to them and performing them. As much as I love the excitement and thrill of singing pop, bhangra and folk, there's a different sentiment in singing ghazals... the complex, lyrical, and melodious tunes of this age old form of South Asian music brings about a certain serenity within me and I lose myself in it, even when I'm on stage.