About the Artiste Ustad Ghulam Hassan Shagan Khan is probably the most
outstanding living exponent of Khayal singing in Gwalior Gharana of Pakistan.
He was born in 1928 in Amritsar but later moved to Lahore. His grandfather was
a legendary musician as was his father Ustad Bhai Lal Mohammad. His father
wanted him to study but after the sudden death of his elder brother at the age
of 22 Ustad Shagan had a big responsibility on his shoulders to carry forward
the legacy. Ustad Shagans first and so far the most memorable performance was
in Calcutta in 1962 at a music conference where he performed in front of
Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Allah Rakha, Shankar
Prasad and Aminuddin Dagar Kahn Sahib. He sang Darbari raga there and
enthralled the audience with his outstanding performances. He has won many
awards and gold medals from the Pakistani government including the pride of
performance and the Graduates award by the organizers of the cultural
association of Pakistan. He has traveled to many countries including Spain,
France, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland and the UK and has been received
with overwhelming response. Ustad Shagan has dedicated himself to music and
trained his sons in classical music in an attempt to keep it alive with the
coming generations. This album is a celebration of the legendary Ustad Ghulam
Hassan Shagan Khan who has been an outstanding phenomenon in the history of
classical music and one of the greatest exponents of the Gwalior gharana style
of singing form Pakistan. About the CD This series presents unsurpassed
legends of classical and Semi classical music who mastered the art through
their exceptional vocal abilities. It is an attempt to celebrate the glorious
journey of some such legends including Roshanara Begum Ustad Salamat Ali Khan
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