Ek Hi Baat Zamane Ki- Mohd Rafi Ghazal

Listen to his rendition. He could have given all the ghazal maestros run for their money.

Ustad Amanat Ali Khan

I have only recently listened to him and was floored immediately. His style of singing is impeccable. His voice performs the nuances of sur with great ease and he has a great sense of discipline which many of the classical singers forget while singing ghazals. Watch the link below:

Ghulam Ali & Jagjit Singh - Kolkata Concert

I was there at Nazrul Mancha last night for the concert. It was not as great experience as it used to be. Both the masters are past their prime. However, Jagjitji's performance was better than Ghulam Ali. Ghulam Ali saab's voice was tired and out of tune some times. I think all his fans who has seen him in earlier concerts singing effortlessly were disappointed. Only at a later stage in few ghazals like "Kitni muddat baad mile ho" and timeless "Dil mein ek leher si" one could get the glimpse of old Ghulam Ali.

Jagjitji's performance was marginally better. The best part was that he sang some ghazals which he rarely sings nowadays "Yeh inayaten ghazab ki" and "Zindegi tune lahu leke diya". Also there was a soulful rendition of thumri "ab ke sjan ghar aja". Jajijitji's voice also looked tired but his tonal quality is still intact. Also he has the advantage of singing relatively easier compositions than Ghulam Ali saab.

However, the most disappointing part was the short duration of the concert. In fact, Ghulam Ali saab had to cut short his part just when his voice was improving (as we know any senior artist "gala garam karne mein thoda time lagta hain" specially when he is aging) to accommodate Jagjitji. And then Jagjitji had to rush up his rendition and had to reduce number of shers for time constraint.

I think there is no point to have these legends together if you don't have enough time in hand. Both has large number of committed fans who like one of them and unfortunately dislike the other. Both the groups in this case feel cheated. Only guys like me who likes both of them get their paisa vasul to some extent.