Life without Music
Marasim - Memories woven in melody’’. Jagjit Singh’s Jagjit Singh with his better , Good half, is single handedly responsible for changing the course of this genre of music known as Ghazals making it more ear friendly, melodic and mass oriented without poaching on the purity, which he has remarkably maintained.
Like a true genius, Jagjit Singh did not restrict himself to Ghazals and has also cut a few albums of Bhajans. ’Maa’, ’Hare Krishna’, ’Hey Ram...Hey Ram’, ’Ichhabal’ and also ’Man Jeetai Jagjeet’ in Punjabi, put him in the league of Bhajan singers that has a restricted membership and the prominent members of which are Mukesh, Hari Om Sharan, Yesudas, Anup Jalota and Nitin Mukesh. The soothing effect, his voice has on frayed nerves has prompted psychiatrists in metros to prescribe them to stressed out souls.
The towering persona of Jagjit Singh braved the tragedy and continued alone treating the listeners with gems like ’Hope’, ’In Search’, ’Insight’, ’Mirage’, ’Visions’, ’Kahkashan’, ’Love Is Blind’, ’Chirag’ and a few others. ’Sajda’ in collaboration with Lata Mangeshkar was another brilliant release and made its mark as a classic Ghazal album.
The Ghazal King Jagjit Singh is undoubtedly one of the most well known Ghazal Singer in the world today. Jagjit Singh is one of the foremost Ghazal singers and Chitra Singh had been a perfect foil for him till the cruel hands of fate snatched away their teenage son Vivek. Jagjit Singh rose above his grief by immersing himself into music while Chitra Singh retired into seclusion after a memorial album titled ‘Someone Somewhere’.
Jagjit Singh is one of those entertainers who never pause, who never goes stale. For four decades now he has been conjuring up magic with his music and enthralling audiences. He has come out with innumerable collections of Ghazals and Bhajans, all of them winners. Jagjit Singh sings Ghazals like a human breathes. It comes so naturally to him that one could not be thought of, without the other. His voice is so mystical, full of infinite possibilities. His Ghazals bring out his elegant, urbane, quiet, and educated, yet impressive personality.
Jagjit Singh has made a name for himself by simplifying Ghazals for people who don’t understand the traditional https://lyrics. Today the audience for Ghazals has become worldwide. In addition to listening, his fans have started to learn the Urdu language as well. This only happened because of the simplification of the languages of Ghazals. The credit goes to Jagjit Singh. His voice, a true gift of God, has the pain that an ’’Ashiq’’ feels after loosing his beloved, the love that a mother seeks for her child, the tranquility that a ’’Saaqi’’ delivers, the willing fear that a boy has when she walks in the room. There is absolutely no doubt that Jagjit Singh with his unique composing and singing style is the torchbearer of the survival of Ghazals in India.
The world of music would not be complete without Ghazals. The world of Ghazals would not be complete without Jagjit Singh. Jagjit Singh’s contribution to the world of music is unique. He is indisputably one of the most talented Ghazal Singers of India.
Millions of music connoisseurs and Jagjit Singh fans have been longing to learn more personally and intimately about the man who revolutionized Ghazal (romantic Urdu poetry) composition and singing. What is the story of his rise? What are the trials and tribulations he faced? What is the secret of his longevity at the summit of the Ghazal rendition genre for more than 25 years? How do his peers rate him? What kind of musical and human qualities have made him a household name and such a revered figure all over the Indian subcontinent?
Jagjit listened intently to classical singers of that time on radio - Talat Mehmood, Abdul Karim Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan et al. Being fond of Urdu poetry, Jagjit developed a preference for bol-pradaan music, where emphasis is on words and expression rather than the instruments.
This pictorial semi-autobiography comes like deliverance to the endless litany of questions and curiosity. It takes readers on a soulful life journey of the ultimate exponent of melody.