Manzurul mesmerises audience with ghazals

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Noted classical singer Manzurul Islam Khan mesmerised the audience at an evening of Ghazal at Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) on Friday. Organised by AFD, eminent journalist and columnist Kamal Lohani, among others, was present at the programme as chief guest. Manzurul Islam rendered a total of 23 ghazals of renowned ghazal singers, including Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Mehedi Hasan, Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, Pankaj Udhas. Besides, he presented the Urdhu ghazal of Noushad Nabi and Bangla ghazals of  Kazi Nazrul Islam, Shahidullah Farazi, Pulak Bandyopadhyay and Ali Hossain Khan. To note, Manzurul Islam Khan has been performing solos at some selected places of Bangladesh and India since 1994, enthralling and captivating the audience to the heights of spiritual yearnings and ecstasy. He aspires to continue singing as long as he can and contribute to the world of Bangla version of ghazals, bringing in a shift in its ‘gaayaki’ (rendition) altogether. Despite the fact that Ghazals have passed many evolutionary stages through many maestros in the field, it was usually confined to the niche of audiences of the society, who understood the technicalities of classical singing and the finer forms of Urdu poetry. Manzurul Isalm Khan believes that he is able to contribute in perceiving form where the lyrical Ghazal can emerge with a retable profoundness.

Manzurul mesmerises audience with ghazals

Around town

Noted classical singer Manzurul Islam Khan mesmerised the audience at an evening of Ghazal at Alliance Franaise de Dhaka (AFD) on Friday. Organised by AFD, eminent journalist and columnist Kamal Lohani, among others, was present at the programme as chief guest. Manzurul Islam rendered a total of 23 ghazals of renowned ghazal singers, including Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Mehedi Hasan, Ghulam Ali, Jagjit Singh, Pankaj Udhas. Besides, he presented the Urdhu ghazal of Noushad Nabi and Bangla ghazals of Kazi Nazrul Islam, Shahidullah Farazi, Pulak Bandyopadhyay and Ali Hossain Khan. To note, Manzurul Islam Khan has been performing solos at some selected places of Bangladesh and India since 1994, enthralling and captivating the audience to the heights of spiritual yearnings and ecstasy. He aspires to continue singing as long as he can and contribute to the world of Bangla version of ghazals, bringing in a shift in its gaayaki (rendition) altogether. Despite the fact that Ghazals have passed many evolutionary stages through many maestros in the field, it was usually confined to the niche of audiences of the society, who understood the technicalities of classical singing and the finer forms of Urdu poetry. Manzurul Isalm Khan believes that he is able to contribute in perceiving form where the lyrical Ghazal can emerge with a retable profoundness.