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The living legend becomes a legend: a tribute

Author: Surya, Rekha

Keywords: Urdu ghazals
Ghazals, Urdu
Begum Akhtar

Issue Date: 1975

Publisher: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi

Description: Begum Akhtar has been called a phenomenon. Her voice-production contained fullness as well as delicacy. Here was a concentrated voice and a concentrated style. She used this voice and this style to render Thumri, Dadra, and Ghazal. Thumri is essentially lyrical. Dadra is one of the classical, stylized forms of folk-music and Ghazal indicates a conversation between a lover and his beloved.

Source: Sangeet Natak Akademi

Type: Article

Received From: Sangeet Natak Akademi


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Surya, Rekha
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-19T10:29:53Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-19T10:29:53Z
dc.date.issued 1975
dc.description.abstract Begum Akhtar has been called a phenomenon. Her voice-production contained fullness as well as delicacy. Here was a concentrated voice and a concentrated style. She used this voice and this style to render Thumri, Dadra, and Ghazal. Thumri is essentially lyrical. Dadra is one of the classical, stylized forms of folk-music and Ghazal indicates a conversation between a lover and his beloved.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 21-24 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Urdu ghazals
Ghazals, Urdu
Begum Akhtar
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 37
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Surya, Rekha
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-19T10:29:53Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-19T10:29:53Z
dc.date.issued 1975
dc.description.abstract Begum Akhtar has been called a phenomenon. Her voice-production contained fullness as well as delicacy. Here was a concentrated voice and a concentrated style. She used this voice and this style to render Thumri, Dadra, and Ghazal. Thumri is essentially lyrical. Dadra is one of the classical, stylized forms of folk-music and Ghazal indicates a conversation between a lover and his beloved.
dc.source Sangeet Natak Akademi
dc.format.extent 21-24 p.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
dc.subject Urdu ghazals
Ghazals, Urdu
Begum Akhtar
dc.type Article
dc.identifier.issuenumber 37
dc.format.medium text