Ghulam Ali

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Ghulam Ali (1940-) is a famous Pakistani ghazal singer of Patiala Gharana. Ghulam Ali was born in the village of Kaleke, Sialkot, that time in India, now in Pakistan. He belonged to a musical family, his father was a vocalist and sarangi player who gave him early training. 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. His training was provided mainly by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan's three brothers: Barqat Ali Khan, Mubarak Ali Khan, and Amanat Ali Khan, in Lahore. All these great teachers of classical music taught him the finer details of classical music and his solid foundation of classical music included studying Thumri and learning to sing raagas.

He started singing for Radio Lahore in 1960. Ghulam Ali's father named him "Ghulam Ali" after Bade Ghulam Ali. Along with singing ghazals, Ghulam Ali composes music for his ghazals too. His compositions are raaga-based and sometimes include a scientific mixture of raagas. A raaga is a scientific, precise, subtle and aesthetic melodic form with its own peculiar ascending and descending movement consisting of either a full seven note octave, or a series of six or five notes (or a combination of any of these) in a rising or falling structure called the Arohana and Avarohana. He is known for blending gharana-gaayaki into ghazal and this gives his singing the capability to touch hearts. He beautifully sings Punjabi geets too. Most of his Punjabi geets have been extremely popular. Though from Pakistan, Ghulam Ali remains as popular in India as in Pakistan. On being questioned about Pakistani pop groups, Ghulam Ali replied, "Frankly, I am really bewildered at their style of singing. How can you sing a song by running and jumping around the stage? The stage is meant for performing not for acrobatics."

He is not to be confused with Chote Gulam Ali, who was a classical singer from Pakistan hailing from the qawaal bachha ka gharana.

Ghulam Ali has also sung some beautiful ghazals like Kina Kina Timro Tasveer, Gajalu Tee Thula Thula Aankha, Lolaaeka Tee Thula and Ke Chha Ra Diun in Nepali language with Narayan Gopal, the greatest Nepali singer, and composer Deepak Jangam. Those songs were compiled in an album entitled Narayan Gopal, Ghulam Ali Ra Ma, and are equally popular among Nepali music lovers to this day.

  • Narayan Gopal, Ghulam Ali Ra Ma (Nepali Ghazals)
  • Suraag - In Concert
  • With Love
  • Mast Nazren -Ecstatic Glances Live in London, 1984
  • Ghazalain - Live at Islamabad
  • Passions
  • Hungama Live In Concert Vol.1
  • Poems of Love
  • Tere Shahar Mein
  • Saadgee
  • Haseen Lamhen
  • Ghazals
  • Anjuman Behtareen Ghazlen
  • Soulful
  • Once More
  • The Golden Moments - Patta Patta Boota Boota
  • Live in USA Vol 2 - Private Mehfil Series
  • Suno
  • Live in USA Vol 1 - Private Mehfil Series
  • Saugaat
  • Khwahish
  • At His Very Best
  • Aawargee
  • The Finest Recordings Of Ghulam Ali
  • Great Ghazals
  • The Golden Collection
  • Geet Aur Ghazals
  • Dillagee
  • Kalaam-E-Mohabbat
  • Chupke Chupke - Live In Concert, England
  • Rang Tarang vol 1,2
  • Janay Walay
  • Heer
  • With Love
  • Khushboo
  • Ghulam Ali - The Very Best
  • Ghulam Ali - Mehfil - Collection From Live Concerts
  • The Best Of Ghulam Ali
  • Lag Gaya Nain
  • Awargi -- Ghulam Ali - Vocal CDNF418/419 Live. Vol.3 & 4.
  • Aitbaar
  • Aadaab Ustad (Ghazals)
  • Mahtab
  • Ghulam Ali Vol.1 and 2
  • A Ghazal Treat - Ghulam Ali In Concert
  • Ghulam Ali In Concert
  • Khushboo
  • Awargi (Live) Vol 1 and 2
  • Moods and Emotions
  • Ek Ehsaas - A Confluence Of The Finest Ghazal Voices
  • Best Of Ghulam Ali
  • Greatest Hits Of
  • The Golden Moments Ghulam Ali Vol.1
  • A Live Concert
  • The Best of Ghulam Ali
  • Aabshaar
  • Lamha Lamha
  • Once More
  • Parchhaiyan
  • Mehrab
  • Ghulam Ali Live At India Gate - Swar Utsav 2001 - Songs Of The Wandering Soul
  • Ghalib - Ghazals - Ghulam Ali - Mehdi Hassan


Ali also plays cricket for New Edinburgh cricket club , ottawa

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