Hari Haran on Muzigle

Hari Haran is an established Ghazal singer and playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Telugu movies, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. Born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Hari haran is son of renowned Carnatic vocalists, Shrimati Alamelu and the late H.A.S. Mani. He took major inspiration from the songs of Ghazal singers "Mehdi Hassan" and "Jagjit Singh" and developed a passion for ghazals and started training in Hindustani music from "Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan".

In 1977 Hari haran bagged the top prize in the All-India Sur Singaar competition and was promptly signed on by the music director "Jaidev" to sing for the Hindi film "Gaman". His debut song "Ajeeb Saaneha Mujh Par Guzar Gaya Yaaron" in that movie he won an Uttar Pradesh State Award, as well as a Best Singer National Award nomination, and Hari haran's playback singing career took off. Hari haran's first ghazal album was "Abshaar-e-Ghazal" with Asha Bhonsle, which went gold in sales. Another outstanding ghazal album was "Gulfam", which hit double platinum in sales and fetched Hari haran the "Diva Award" for the Best Album of the Year in 1994.

In 1998 Hari haran won the "National Award" for the best playback singer for the soulful rendition of the song "Mere dushman mere bhai" from the Hindi movie "Border" composed by Anu Malik. He has sung more than 500 Tamil songs which is his highest in his career and also sung many successful songs in other languages. The year 1996 was a career milestone he released the fusion album "Colonial Cousins" with Bombay-based composer/singer Leslie Lewis. This was the first Indian act to be featured on MTV Unplugged. It won a string of awards including the "MTV Indian Viewers' Choice Award". Hari haran also collaborated with Pakistan based band Strings for a track called "Bolo Bolo". Hari haran released an album called destiny with Punjabi / bhangra artist "Daler Mehndi". His newest Ghazal album "Lahore ke rang, Hari ke sang" with renowned ghazal composers from Pakistan won him rave reviews and acclaim inside and outside India. He also coined the terminology "Urdu Blues" with his immensely successful album "Kaash" which featured musicians like "Anandan Sivamani" the percussion maestro, "Ustaad Rashid Mustafa" on Tabla, "Ustad Liyaqat Ali Khan" on Sitar and "Ustad Sultan Khan" on Sarangi. Hari haran also worked with Tabla maestro "Ustad Zakir Hussain" on his ghazal album "Haazir". In 2004 he was awarded the prestigious "Padma Shri" and "Yesudas Award" for his outstanding performance in music.

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