Starting his performance with Shah Abdul Lateef Bhittai’s poetry, he performed ghazals by classical as well as contemporary poets of Sindhi.Įarlier, Lok Virsa Executive Director Dr Fouzia Saeed in her welcome remarks said that Lok Virsa was proud to collaborate with cultural and musical initiatives in Islamabad. Nizamani captivated the audience with his soft and melodious voice. Gul’s recitation was followed by a performance by Aashiq Nizamani, a well-known semi-classical ghazal singer from Sindh. He received rapturous applause as he recited over a dozen of his ghazals, demonstrating the beauty, diversity and delicacy of the modern Sindhi ghazal. He said many poets of Sindh have coloured the ghazal orange, which symbolises the influence of Sufism on Sindhi poetry, and literature in general. Gul said ghazals have become one of the most famous genres among contemporary Sindhi poets. It has since evolved into a Sindhi genre in pre-partition and post partition modern Sindhi poetry,” he said.
“Ghazal was considered to be an alien genre in Sindhi poetry, as it was dominated by Kafi, Wai and Baits in the classical periods. In his keynote speech, Gul, an acclaimed Sindhi ghazal poet, outlined the evolution of Sindhi ghazal from classical to pre-partition periods, and from post-partition to contemporary times. The ‘Sham-e-Ghazal’ with renowned poet Ayaz Gul and singer Ashiq Nizamani was arranged last night by the newly-formed Indus Cultural Forum (ICF) in collaboration with Lok Virsa at the its media centre. Two of Sindh’s most celebrated artists led the audience through the contours of the province’s ghazals through the ages on Saturday. Sufi inspirations were prominent in Gul’s work and Nizamani’s performance.
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