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Ghulam Ali (born 5 December 1940) is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer. Ali was born in the village of Kaleke, Sialkot, Pakistan in 1940. He belonged to a musical family, his father was a classical singer and sarangi player who trained him to successfully use, interpret and improvise on vocal tone and modality. At the age of 15, Ghulam Ali became a disciple of the legendary classical singer Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who was a master of the Patiala Gharana to which Ghulam Ali also belongs. His training was provided mainly by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's three brothers: Barqat Ali...

Ustad bade ghulam ali khan belongs to what is called patiala gharana (gharana being a certain flavor/grammar of ragas in Indian classical music) He was born in Kasur, Punjab in 1901. Being a muslim, he is said to have moved to Pakistan after India was partitioned in 1947 but then he decided to move back to India. He is considered to be one of the greatest classical music singers. Some consider him the Tansen of the 20th century (Tansen was a 16th century Hindustani classical music composer considered to be the most prolific and adept musician in the Hindustani classical...