When world renowned Ghazal singer, Talat Aziz took over the stage for his performance at the historic Gagan Mahal, the atmosphere turned blissful.
“Ghazal, in a poets view, is a way of expressing love in a poetic manner,” said the veteran Ghazal singer, briefly explaining what Ghazal means.
The pin-drop silence during the Ghazal session was in appreciation of Mr. Aziz’s soulful voice.
Mr. Aziz performed in the city on Saturday after a gap of twelve years, for the ongoing Navaraspura Utsav.
Recalling the time when he had come for similar performance twelve years ago, he said, “Although twelve years have passed, after today I feel as if I have come only yesterday”.
In his nearly threehour performance, which started in the evening and lasted till post midnight, the veteran singer sung his best Ghazals including, ‘Khoobsurat hain aankhen teri, Kaise sukoon paun tujhe dekhne ke baad’ and ‘Aaina Mujhse meri pehlisi surat mange’.
Apart from his own Ghazals, Mr. Aziz sang a couple of popular songs of Ghazal maestro late Jagjit Singh. His popular Ghazal, ‘Ye doulat bhi lelo, Ye shohrat bhi lelo’ drew the audience crazy.
After every couplet of the Ghazal, the audience cheered, urging him to repeat and the singer did not disappoint his fans.
Sharing his information about the history of some of the monuments including Gol Gumbaz and Ibrahim Roza with the audience, he said that the dome of the Gol Gumbaz is the second largest in the world after St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. “And I have even heard that Shah Jahan copied the structure of Ibrahim Roza for constructing Taj Mahal at Agra in the memory of is beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal,” he said.