One of the prominent vocalists, Ghulam Abbas Khan belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana which owes its allegiance to Tansen’s tradition. He was initiated into music at a tender age by his grandfather, the late Ustad Ghulam Jafar Khan, a well known sarangi player of India. Later he continued his training under the guidance of his father Padma Shri Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan, a classical vocalist of international repute. Ghulam Abbas Khan hails from the renowned family of musicians, his maternal grandfather being one of the great classical vocalists of India, late Ustad Mushtaq Husain Khan, who was the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award. Gifted with a sonorous and mellifluous voice, Ghulam Abbas Khan sings classical khayal, ghazals, thumri, dadra, Sufi, folk, and bhajans with equal ease. He is popular not only for his phenomenal performances at music festivals and concerts in India but also in countries like UK, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Thailand, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., and Oman.
The photograph and biography above were obtained from the following source https://www.mysticamusic.com/artists/ghulam-abbas-khan-gazals-sufiana
Prior to recording the Shabads below, I was not familiar with Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan. One day, I received a call from a friend of mine who informed me that he was playing tabla that evening with Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan in Gurdwara Sahib Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. At his request, I rushed home to pick up my recording equipment before heading to the Gurdwara. I’m very glad to have received his call, as the evening was one of pure bliss. I came to know that it was Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan’s wish to perform in the ‘Darbar of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’ for quite some time and he finally got his wish on that day. Since then, I have followed his musical journey very closely. His son, Ghulam Hassan Khan is another fine addition to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana’s legacy.
The following Shabads were recorded in Gurdwara Sahib Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on 20th December 2017. Please ‘right click’ and ‘save link as’ to download audio files. Enjoy!
Ghulam Abbas Khan – 01 Kahe Re Ban Khojan Jayi
Ghulam Abbas Khan – 02 Tere Gun Gaavan
Ghulam Abbas Khan – 03 Mitar Piare Nu
Ghulam Abbas Khan – 04 Tohi Mohi Mohi Tohi
Ghulam Abbas Khan – 05 Jhooti Dekhi Preet