Ahmed Hussain Biography 
Ahmed Hussain is a ghazal singer from Jaipur, Rajasthan. He along with his brother Mohammed Hussain together performs for live concerts. They are the sons of the famous ghazal and thumri singer Ustad Afzal Hussain. The duo mostly sings classical ghazals and has also tried Hindustani music and bhajans – devotional songs. They have released about 50 albums, and have taken many efforts in popularizing music. The brothers have strong base in Hindustani music, yet chose ghazal as the medium to express the poetic singing. Born as the sons of the famous ghazal and thumri singer Ustad Afzal Hussain, the next generation is also into music.
Ustad Ahmed Hussain is the eldest of two brothers and he was born on 3rd February 1951. Mohammed Hussain is more than 2 years younger to him, born in 1953. He hails from Rajasthan, born into a family with strong musical background. His father Ustad Afzal Hussain is a famous ghazal and thumri singer. The brothers received training in music from their father. They started their singing career in 1958. They started with Hindustani singing as well as thumri, and later got into ghazal singing, through which they got immense popularity.
Their first album Guldasta was released in 1980 and their talent got noticed. After that in a career spanning to about 4 decades, they have released about 50 music albums including ghazals and bhajans. The duo was also honoured with Sangeeth Natak Academy award in 2000. Some of their released albums include – Naat, Rifaaqat, Mukhatib, Shamakhana, Kabhi Kabhi,Noor-E-Islam, Khayal-E-Yaar, Pyar Ka Jazba, Rahnuma, Zindagi, Guldasta, Ek Hi Saroop, Nissar, Shraddha, Veer Zaara, Kashish, Mohabbat, Izhaar, Humkhayal etc. The brothers have sung songs in Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali languages.
Published: October 04, 2018
Updated: October 04, 2018
