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Friends and family having fun for 14th August Pakistan Independence day 2022. JUST FOR FUN! #PakistanIndependenceday #14august2022 #pakistanimusic ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og_D0EqmntU

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Support INSAAN MUSIC with paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=N4ULJYTPY49PW¤cy_code=GBP&source=url Our Gharana is a Classical Music Gharana. We were not allowed to sing Ghazals. I was learning Classical but my interest in Ghazals was increasing and my Father was concerned. Artists such as Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali, Pervaiz Mehdi were changing the musical landscape then. The Musical landscape is ever changing. Dhrupad (musical tradition) was followed by Khyal, followed by Thumri and many other styles and genres as we see them today. But they all stem from Classical music. Now I got into Cricket in those days. I loved Cricket but it was a good excuse to move away from Classical singing, which I was still finding a bit intimidating. So, I played Cricket and even reached State level. I used to be a all rounder I also got selected to play for the Radio Pakistan Cricket Team. At the time the radio producer was Mr Khalid Asghar and the radio controller was Mr Saleem Gillani. My uncle Ustad Sadat Ali Khan was also on the team and Mr Joseph Gill was the captain. I was chosen from an number of artists who worked at the Station. We played against many celebrity teams at FC College, Aitchison College, Government college (Lahore) and many other places. I used to play well and even Father saw one of my matches. Many old cricketers attended that match including Mohammed Nazir. There were some selectors there as well, who was also the selector for the Under 19s cricket team. It was a FC college match and I scored 52 runs scored against a very tough fast baller. I played stroke point shots in all directions, cover drives, square-cuts, 3-4 good straight drives on side and offside. I even played mid-wicket. The selector was impressed and wanted to select me for the under 19s. At the time Waqar Tony was the captain and was also my friend from Government College Lahore. We even played a match together at a large stadium in Chauburji. He was happy and thought I was a good player as well. So, Mr. Nazir was very happy to meet my Father as he was a huge music fan. He then asked him if he can select me for the under 19s. Father said, “we will decide by tomorrow”. So, when we got home, he saw how ecstatic I was for getting selected for the under 19s, because that could lead to a National Team selection. Back in those days they selected talent over politics. So, we got home, and he said, “Son, if I allow you something will you leave cricket for it”. I said, “I’m not sure what you mean. You’re my Father, feel free to ask anything”. He said, “I’ll allow you to sing Ghazals, if you leave cricket. You are a good singer, but what if a ball hits you in the chest or neck. You could lose your voice”. He said, “there will ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ToJbylJHec