In the midst of this incredible lineup was the venerable Ustad Naseeruddin Saami from Pakistan, among the few authentic exponents of the khyal in the subcontinent. For the uninitiated, khyal is ...

Khyal is a Hindustani form of vocal music, adopted from medieval Persian music and based on Dhrupad. Khyal, literally meaning "thought" or "imagination" in Hindi-Urdu, is unusual as it is based on ...

This helped spur the fusion of Hindu and Muslim ideas to bring forth new forms of musical synthesis like qawwali and khyal. The most influential musician of the Delhi Sultanate period was Amir ...

The Padma Bhushan awardee from Maharashtra had exceptional command over various musical genres, including khyal, thumri, dadra and ghazal. Remembered for his timeless ghazals, Pankaj Udhas ...