Ustad Mehdi Hassan - Jis Nay Meray Dil Ko (Sad Song - Ronay wala gana) ************************************** About Singer, Mehdi Hassan, affectionately called Khan Sahib and d as Shahenshah-e-Ghazal ...

Ustad Mehdi Hassan - Jis Nay Meray Dil Ko (Sad Song - Ronay wala
gana) ************************************** About Singer, Mehdi
Hassan, affectionately called Khan Sahib and d as
Shahenshah-e-Ghazal (King of Ghazals) is a legendary
Pakistani-Indian Ghazal singer and a former playback singer for
Lollywood. He was born in the village of Luna in Rajasthan, British
India in 1927 into a family of rich traditional musicians. He claims
to be the 16th generation of hereditary musicians hailing from the
Kalawant. Kala means Art and Kalawant means artist (in any Indian
language). He received his musical training under his father, Ustad
Azeem Khan and his uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were classical
musicians, well-versed in dhrupad singing. They instructed him in
classical music and voice production within the framework of
classical forms of thumri, dhrupad, khayal and dadra, from the young
age of eight. Hassan started to perform at a young age and the first
concert of dhrupad and kheyal with his elder brother is reported to
have been held in Fazilka Bungla near Ferozepur[1]. After the
Partition of India, 20-year-old Hassan and his family migrated to
Pakistan and suffered severe financial hardships. To make ends meet,
Hassan began working in a bicycle shop and later became a car and
diesel tractor mechanic. Despite the hardships, his passion for
music didnt wither and he kept up the daily routine of practice.
Career The struggle ended when Mehdi Hassan was given the