Ahmed Hussain and Mohammed Hussain are ghazal singers from

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, capital of

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state in

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. They are two brothers who sing classical ghazals. Born in

as sons of the famous ghazal and thumri singer Ustad Afzal Hussain, the duo touches genres like Indian classical music and bhajan as well as ghazal. They started their singing career in 1958Hussain brothers to regale Patiala audience
The Tribune, Chandigarh (newspaper), Published 22 October 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2018 as classical and

thumri Thumri () is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. The term "thumri" is derived from the Hindi verb ''thumuknaa'', which means "to walk with a dancing gait in such a way that the ankle-bells tinkle." The form is, thus, connected with dance, dr ...

artists belonging to

Jaipur Gharana The Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana (also known as Jaipur Gharana, Atrauli-Jaipur Gharana, and Alladiyakhani Gayaki) is an Hindustani music apprenticeship fraternity ('' gharana''), founded by Alladiya Khan in the late-19th century. Evolved from the dhru ...

. Their first album ''Guldasta'' was released in 1980 and was successful. Since then they have released about 50 albums. They attempted popularizing their music by turning to tempo music in Maan bhi ja. Ustad Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain are notable personalities in the world of

ghazals The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a p ...

. They are two brothers who sing ghazals together. They sing ghazals in classical style.Ustad Ahmed Hussain & Ustad Mohammad Hussain (Classical Bhajans uploaded)
newsgroups.com website, Published 30 September 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2018 Their sons Javed Hussain, Mazzam Hussain and Imran Hussain are also singers. In 2010, they have released a new album ''Khwab Basera'' under Saregama label. Album contains selected Ghazals from Dr. Hariom's "Dhoop Ka Parcham" as well as some new ghazals.

Award

* They received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2000.
Retrieved 2 December 2018

Albums

# ''Naat'' # ''Rifaaqat'' # ''Mukhatib'' # ''Shamakhana'' # ''Kabhi Kabhi'' # ''Noor-E-Islam'' # ''Khayal-E-Yaar'' # ''Pyar Ka Jazba'' # ''Greatest Hits'' – two discs (HMV) # ''Rahnuma'' # ''Zindagi'' # ''Guldasta'' (first album)Wah Ustads Wah (profile of Ahmed and Mohammad Hussain)
The Tribune, Chandigarh (newspaper), Published 2 October 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2018 # ''Nissar'' # ''Shraddha'' (Bhajan) # ''Bhavna'' (Bhajan) # ''Anupam Vani'' (Bhajan) # ''Re-Man'' # ''Sarmaya'' (released 19 September 2006 on Fontana India) # ''Aagosh'' # ''Safaq'' # ''Dil Ki baat'' # ''Raaz-E-ulfat'' # ''Dasam Granth'' # ''Aah'' # ''Kashish'' # ''Meri Mohabbat'' # ''Izhaar'' # ''Humkhayal'' # ''Veer-Zara'' # ''Ghazals & Geet'' # ''Ai-Saba'' # ''Khayaal – Geets & Ghazals'' (live) # ''Kah Kashan Vol. 1'' (live) # ''Shamakhana Vol. 2: A Live Mehfil Of Ghazals'' # ''The Golden Moments – Ahmed Hussain – Mohammed Hussain'' (SAREGAMA) # ''The Golden Moments – Purkaif Hawayen Hain'' # ''The Golden Moments – Pyar Ka Jazba'' # ''The Golden Moments – Mausam Aayenge – Jaayenge'' # ''Kabhi Kabhi'' # ''Alad Ballad Bawe Da-Satrangi'' (Punjabi) # ''The Great Ghazals'' # ''Dhola Vasda Raven'' (Punjabi) # ''Ek Hi Saroop'' (Punjabi) # ''Tasveer'' # ''Khwab Basera'' (Nov 2010) # ''Anurodher Asar – Vol. 2'' (January 1994) (Bengali) # ''Maan Bhi Ja''

Films

Veer-Zaara ''Veer-Zaara'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra, who co-produced it with his son Aditya Chopra. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the eponymous star-crossed lovers: Veer Pratap Singh (K ...

(2004)

Charity concerts

Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain have performed in concerts all over the world to help raise funds for cancer patients, the blind and the physically challenged people.

References

Sibling musical duos Indian musical duos Indian male ghazal singers Indian Muslims Musicians from Jaipur Jaipur gharana Musical groups established in 1958 1951 births Living people Indian performers of Islamic music 20th-century Indian male classical singers Singers from Rajasthan 21st-century Indian male classical singers Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award {{India-singer-stub