Asad Amanat Ali dies of heart attack

[Neo]

April 09, 2007
Asad Amanat Ali dies of heart attack

LAHORE, April 8: Semi-classical singer Asad Amanat Ali Khan died of heart attack in London on Sunday, TV channels reported.

Hailing from famous Patiala Gharana, Asad was son of famous musician Ustad Amanat Ali Khan.

His great-grandfather, Ali Bux Khan, was the founder of the Patiala Gharana. His grandfather, Akhtar Hussain, was a prominent musician of his time who added to his repute by coaching two of his sons into becoming a formidable singing duo.

Of the duo Amanat Ali Khan, Asad's father, died in 1974.

Feteh Ali Khan continues to enthral music-lovers in Pakistan and abroad, even though he had to make certain adjustments to his style after the loss of his partner and elder brother Amanat.

Asad owed much of his early recognition to his late father's famous numbers.

Quite often his concert would round off with Insha'a Jee utho, abb cooch karo — a song that finds another ironic reference in Asad's death.

Three famous people associated with the ghazal -- Ibne Insha’a as the poet who created it and Amanat Ali and Asad Amanat who sang it — all died relatively young..

Other than music and the family name, Asad inherited from his father a passion to act in films. But the affair was cut short after an unsuccessful attempt.

Asad was given the president’s award for Pride of Performance just two weeks ago, on March 23.

http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/09/top6.htm

 

[Neo]

We lose another great singer...I loved his music, specially the repro's of his fathers collection.
Sad day for the country.

R.I.P.

 

[Cheetah786]

i loved his music.
INNHA LILLHA EH WA INNAHA ELHE RAJAOON

 

[Adux]

RIP,

My prayers for his soul, may god give his family strength to go thru these very difficult times

 

[Spring Onion]

RIP

A great classical singer.

i like his Umran Langian a punjabi ghazal May his sould rest in peace

 

[genmirajborgza786]

may ALLAH give him jannat . amin

he was a very good singer :army: (my good prayer's are with his family)
nafees

 

[Janbaz]

Very sad day for our indeginous music industry. My father was deeply saddened and so was i. First Ustad Khan then Noor Jehan and now Sir Asad. Very sad times indeed.