Talat Aziz celebrates 40 years in the industry

Talat Aziz, whose music has found space in everyones heart across generations celebrated his four-decades long musical journey at The Royal Opera House in Mumbai on Tuesday. He presented his unique blend of powerful vocals, verses and soothing melodies in an auditorium packed with his fans, family, well wishers and friends Sanjay Khan, Zarine Khan, Ustad Rashid Khan, Madhu Chopra, Prem Kishan, Abha Singh, Shekhar and Manish Goswami.

Ustad Rashid Khan specially flew in to be with the Aziz and joined him in a jugalbandi, giving the evening a unique dimension.

Speaking on the ocassion, Aziz said, "It has been quite a journey of 40 years. I can never thank God first, and Bina my wife who has been with me throughout this journey. And of course my fans and well wishers from all over the world."

Hailing from Hyderabad, Aziz was trained in music by Ustad Samad Khan and Ustad Fayaz Ahmed of the Kirana Gharana.

He released his first album, an instant success in 1980, under the aegis of Jagjit Singh, which is still considered a timeless classic. His music has sound tracked a number of tele-serials and Bollywood films over the years, the most notable being Umrao Jaan , Bazaar and ‘Daddy', to name just a few.-IANS