Ghazals . You have been singing ghazals that goes how, from what I understand, A. R. Rahman found you, or got interested.
Ghazali was not however the jinnia's master.
Ghazali however was made of sterner stuff.
Ghazali replied, sealing the contract, accepting in words that deviated somewhat from the usual ones, 'Anytime, 'neath any moon, I may ask you for a boon.
Ghazali lived hundreds of miles away in a different country, and probably almost a century earlier.
But ghazal singing and producing an album, what you do, figuring out-- share with us something about that whole creative process.
Ain Ghazal does have a lot of very elaborate ritual.
And Ghazali was dead, and with him died the contract, or so the jinnia believed.
But Ghazali wrote a very famous book called "The Incoherence of the Philosophers," in which he attacked the philosophy which
And so I think ghazal singing basically calls for a very serious approach.
And the first ghazal we came across, which qualified or which suited our purposes, was Jim ..
But I think in ghazal singing, music and the feeling of it is very important equally.
It's probably Ain Ghazal .
A lot of ghazals he's composed, and sung, and produced more than 30 albums of ghazals , which is an incredible feat.
So conversational element in ghazals is-- it sets it apart.
The story goes that Ghazali had in fact freed Zumurrud Shah from just such a trap, a blue bottle in which a forgotten sorcerer had trapped
'Instill fear,' Ghazali told him.
He started his journey with ghazal singing in the '80s, and produced many amazing albums, like "Aahat," "Mukarrar," "Tarrannum."
But then you continued this journey towards ghazal singing and towards-- I always-- my focus was always ghazal singing, and I always wanted to--
What you brought to the ghazal industry was an ability to others to enjoy, not just somebody who understands Urdu at that level.
So when you sing a ghazal , if I sing a ghazal , each one should feel that I'm singing it for you, or for her.
That's why you never shout a ghazal .
You never belt out a ghazal , we just say it.
I'll be hosting the king of ghazals .
The first choice was always ghazals , and even today, it's ghazals .
He has been following your ghazals even before he signed you up for the first song.
How do you find this genre of ghazals has influenced your later music in films, in fusion?
'Nothing is a thing I cannot give.' Ghazali inclined his philosopher's head and put a hand around his chin.
pledge.' 'Agreed,' the void that was Ghazali replied.
And I think that that was my initiation into ghazal singing that was-- that's when I got inspired.
We just don't see that kind of dedication in ghazal singers today to focus on diction.
So basically, ghazal means to talk, a conversation with your beloved.
So let me shift to a little bit of ghazals .
the jinnia was struck by two things that marked out Ghazali as a most unusual mortal.
posthumously, he remembered Ghazali's unusual language-- 'anytime, 'neath any moon, any time these one, two,
Or is it?' Ghazali was thinking of his old rival Ibn Rushd.
Like the pin factory actually comes from al-Ghazali in 1100 he had a needle factory.
So I think that really sort of got me into this entire ghazal singing form.
So obviously, my heart was always with ghazals , and cinema, though it was an attraction, I wouldn't lie,
We see a lot of your videos, and ghazals , and albums on YouTube.
In other words, even if the philosopher Ghazali had not unleashed him upon the unsuspecting world, he would have unleashed himself upon it.
And I think the first influence during those years was Begum Akhtar, the famous ghazal singer,
and she was the first lady who popularized this form of music, which is ghazal .
So why not one ghazal on that topic?
What should we expect more of, should we expect more of Hariharan the ghazal maestro?
So first of all, why are there so many ghazals around alcohol?
Not for anything else, I was engrossed in my ghazals .
And as I said, I used to compose and perform ghazals , and things Kept doing Bollywood numbers, and all that.
Strong men know, those who freely set me ever more will blessed be.' But Ghazali knew the proper retort to this childish deception.
Well, first of all there always has been-- this argument between Ghazali and Ibn Rushd is a very important one.