Hamid Ali Khan
Pakistani singer
Ustad Hamid Ali Khan (Urdu: استاد حامِد علی خان;
born 1953) is a Pakistani classical singer. He belongs to the Patiala gharana, and as such is an exponent of ghazal and classical singing. He has released several records and performed with many famous artists, including some from India. He has also collaborated with many UK-based artists, some of the recent ones being Partha Sarathi Mukherjee (tabla) and Fida Hussain (harmonium).
Early life and career
He is the son of Ustad Akhtar Hussein Khan and the youngest brother of famous Pakistani classical singers Bade Fateh Ali Khan and Amanat Ali Khan. Hamid Ali Khan has three sons – Nayab Ali Khan, Wali Hamid Ali Khan and Inam Ali Khan – who follow in his footsteps and have created their own band called RagaBoyz. One of his sons, Wali Hamid Ali Khan, apart from singing, has stepped into acting with his first serial Kaisi Aurat Hoon Main.
"Since most of the newer singers like Shafqat Amanat Ali have moved away from classical Patiala style singing, this leaves Amanat's only brother Hamid Ali Khan, as the last of the Patiala legends."
"He inherits the unrestrained style of singing from his father, the late Ustad Akhtar Hussain Khan and shares the flair with his brothers, Bade Fateh Ali Khan and Amanat Ali Khan. An authentic moving portrait of the Patiala gharana. Hamid Ali Khan creates his own world.
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