As the voice of Pakistan’s aching, lovelorn heart since he began his career in 1957, Mehdi Hassan was used to being stopped by fans—at airports, in the marketplace, at weddings. Years ago, he was ...
A soft, aching ghazal from the 1970s is finding an unlikely new audience, not through vinyl records or late-night radio shows, but via Instagram Reels scrolling on Indian smartphones. Sanun Nahar Wale ...
Pakistan’s legendary classical singer Mehdi Hassan, who captivated millions of music fans across South Asia, died yesterday after a long illness, his family said. He was 84. Hassan, known as ...