The Big Daddy of Ghazal. His gayaki is probably the best. It ranges from simple, soulful to heavy duty classical. His voice is unique, his rendition is sublime and his choice of lyric is impeccable. He is an idol to all ghazal singers(is there any student of ghazal who has not learned "Ranjish hi sahi"?). He has a beautiful balance between soulfulness(like Jagjit Singh) and technique(like Ghulam Ali). His voice is full of pathos which is enchanting(listen to "Dekh toh dil ki jaan se uthta hain" and you will know what is pathos). He has a great sense of discipline unlike many other singers he never goes over board on his harkats & laykari. Very rarely he will use bol taans in his rendition. His voice has a limited range (or may be he does not stretch his voice to higher octaves like Ghulam Ali) but he put all a listener may ask for within that limit itself. His choice of raga acts as a perfect foil to his choice of shers. A career ranging over 50 years produced countless number of unforgettable ghazals. However some of my personal favourites are:
1. Beqarari Si beqarari hain
2. Keya toota hain andaar andaar
3. Kaise Chhupaoon raaz-e-gham
4. Baat karni mujhe
5. Gulon mein rang bhare
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