![]() ![]() Raaz Allahabadi’s ghazal Aashiyan jal gaya was popularised by Habib Wali when he sang it for the first time at the conference. He was invited to perform at concerts and the prestigious All-Pakistan Music Conference organized by Hayat Ahmad Khan in Lahore. ![]() Orange-coloured evening: Sindhi poet, singer captivate audienceĪfter migration to Pakistan, Habib Wali Mohammad’s recorded geets and ghazals were broadcasted by all radio stations in the country. The tune of this ghazal was composed by Habib Wali himself. In 1941, he won the first prize in a music competition held in Bombay when he sang Lagta nahi amongst 1,200 contestants which included the late Mukesh Ji, who later became one of the most famous playback singers in Bollywood. The late singer achieved instant fame when two of his ghazals, emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar’s Lagta nahi hai dil mera and Mirza Ghalib’s Yeh na thi hamari qismat gained popularity and were played repeatedly on the radio by his fan - famous Bollywood actor Meena Kumari. Pakistani musical maestro Habib Wali Mohammad may have died in 2014, but his musical legacy lives on. The late singer's beautiful ghazals were recently reprised by his son at an event in Karachi. ![]()
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