Music has no boundaries: Ghulam Ali

Kozhikode, Feb 12:
Stating that music has no boundaries, globe trotting ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali today said that it could play an important role in easing tension between India and Pakistan and pave way for lasting peace.

Talking to reporters, prior to the start of his programme ‘’Ghazal Ke Mehfil,’’ on the concluding day of the Tenth ‘Malabar Mahotsav’ here, he said it was easy to achieve peace through music as the people in the sub-continent spoke the same language and were familiar with the same ragas.
The singing sensation from Pakistan said he believed in purity in ghazal. Fusion laced with ghazal would destroy classical music, he opined.
Ghulam Ali, who got his initial musical training from his father and also trained briefly under the legendary Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan said he would be happy to conduct ghazals in Malayalam if he got an opportunity.

Ali, who first sang for Lahore radio in 1960, has his works etched in many languages, including Urdu and Hindi. His compositions include ‘Hungama hai kyon barpa,’ ‘Dil mein ek lahar si uthi hai abhi,’ ‘Mehfil mein baar baar usi par nazar gayeen,’ ‘Kal Chaudavin ki raat thi,’ to name a few.
Ali, the most influential amabassador from across the border, who, sang ‘’Faasle aise bhi honge, yeh kabhi socha na tha’’is considered to have brought ghazal from both the countries closer to each other. UNI