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Ranchera (pronounced [ranˈtʃeɾa]) or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. Rancheras today are played in the vast majority of regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional folk music, the ranchera developed as a symbol of a new national consciousness in reaction to the aristocratic tastes of the ...
What made Vicente Fernández so consistently spectacular across four decades? Start with these songs.
Film Songs Lyricist, Dialogue and Screenplay Writer. Years active. 1948–1987. Awards. Filmfare Award for 'Best Lyricist' in 1966. Rajinder Krishan Duggal (6 June 1919 – 23 September 1987) also credited as Rajendra Krishan, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter. [1][2] His poems and lyrics were in the Urdu language.
Heer Ranjha (Punjabi: ہیر رانجھا (Shahmukhi), ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ (Gurmukhi)) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Mirza Sahiban, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun. [1][2][3][4][5] There are several poetic narrations of the story; [6] by far the most famous being Heer by Waris Shah written in ...
Sassi Punnu or Sassui Punnhun[a] is a folktale in the Sindhi, Balochi and Punjabi folklore. It is one of the seven popular tragic romances of Sindh. The other six are Umar Marvi, Momal Rano, Sohni Mehar, Lilan Chanesar, Sorath Rai Diyach, and Noori Jam Tamachi. [1] In Punjab, it is four of the most popular romances. The other three are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal and Mirza Sahiban. [2][3][4][5 ...
The constant companion of Pakistani truck drivers is the lilting tunes of Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi. This Mianwali-born vocalist, with his swashbuckler moustache, kameez shalwar, and shawl on one shoulder, became the poster boy for traditional Pakistani music. [1][2] Singing in various Punjabi dialects, his searing, impassioned songs became ...
" Mere Rashke Qamar " (Urdu: میرے رشک قمر; lit. "O Envy of the Moon") is a ghazal - qawwali written by Urdu poet Fana Buland Shehri [ 1 ] and composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It was first performed in 1988 by Khan, and popularized by him and his nephew Rahat Fateh Ali Khan several times in different concerts. [ 2 ][ 3 ]
Mehdi Hassan Khan NI PP TI HI (Urdu: مہدی حسن خاں; 18 July 1927 [ 2 ] – 13 June 2012) [ 3 ][ 4 ] known as Mehdi Hassan was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, [ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ] Hassan is referred to as the "Shahenshah-e ...