Birthday ghazal maestro Bade Ghulam Ali Khan

Bade Ghulam was born on 02nd April, 1902 in Kasur, a village in Punjab. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan belonged to a family of hereditary musicians. His father Ali Baksh was a court musician in Kashmir. Ghulam Ali was initiated into vocal music as well as the sarangi at a very early age, mainly by his uncle Kale Khan. He initially earned his living by playing sarangi before becoming a full-fledged singer. Countrywide publicity came to him soon after his debut concert in Kolkata and by the mid-40s he was a much-reputed singer. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, musicologists say, was the Tansen of the 20th century.