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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Fans of the King of Ghazals Jagjit Singh are eagerly awaiting his arrival in Auckland as the day of his concert arrives.
The living legend, who has a cult following for two generations across the globe, pioneered the modern ghazal bringing it not only to the concert stage but also developing into a genre.
The once hallowed performing art practiced in aristocratic drawing rooms of the 19th and early 20th centuries has now become a favourite in Indian households everywhere.
Jagjit Singh pioneered the revival that spawned dozens of both male and female ghazal singers, taking the format also into Indian languages other than Hindi and Urdu -- the traditional language in which ghazal poetry has been written.
Seats for Jagjit Singh's Auckland concert are fast filling up and the few remaning tickets are being lapped up fast. So if you're a ghazal fan and haven't got a ticket yet, now's the time to do it. For missing a night of ghazals from the King's mellifluoius voice and perfect rendition would be a thing to regret for a long tiome to come.
Indian Weekender is a proud co-presenter of the Jagjit Singh concert.
Jagjit Singh, Live in Concert
Friday 15 April, 7.30pm
ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre
Fans of the King of Ghazals Jagjit Singh are eagerly awaiting his arrival in Auckland as the day of his concert arrives. The living legend, who has a cult following for two generations across the globe, pioneered the modern ghazal bringing it not only to the concert stage but also developing into...
Fans of the King of Ghazals Jagjit Singh are eagerly awaiting his arrival in Auckland as the day of his concert arrives.
The living legend, who has a cult following for two generations across the globe, pioneered the modern ghazal bringing it not only to the concert stage but also developing into a genre.
The once hallowed performing art practiced in aristocratic drawing rooms of the 19th and early 20th centuries has now become a favourite in Indian households everywhere.
Jagjit Singh pioneered the revival that spawned dozens of both male and female ghazal singers, taking the format also into Indian languages other than Hindi and Urdu -- the traditional language in which ghazal poetry has been written.
Seats for Jagjit Singh's Auckland concert are fast filling up and the few remaning tickets are being lapped up fast. So if you're a ghazal fan and haven't got a ticket yet, now's the time to do it. For missing a night of ghazals from the King's mellifluoius voice and perfect rendition would be a thing to regret for a long tiome to come.
Indian Weekender is a proud co-presenter of the Jagjit Singh concert.
Jagjit Singh, Live in Concert
Friday 15 April, 7.30pm
ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre
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