{"id":165713,"date":"2026-06-03T14:41:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/programm\/termin\/other-en\/muslim-shaggan-pakistan-165713\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:46:19","slug":"muslim-shaggan-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/concert\/muslim-shaggan-pakistan-165713\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Shaggan (Pakistan)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year at DURCHL\u00dcFTEN we invite the independent label honiunhoni<\/a>, and the work of Daniyal Ahmed, the Karachi-based musician, ethnomusicologist and founder of the label. The label\u2019s name loosely translates as \u201cimpossible possibilities\u201d \u2014 unexpected musical encounters that open new worlds of listening.<\/p>\n

Muslim Shaggan is a Lahore-based vocalist carrying a rare and living lineage. A descendant of Bhai Mardana \u2014 the Muslim musician companion of Guru Nanak \u2014 he comes from a family of Rababi musicians who embraced the Gwalior tradition of Hindustani classical music. Trained from the age of seven by his grandfather, Pakistani classical music singer Ustad Ghulam Hassan Shaggan, Muslim embodies a centuries-old vocal legacy with a delivery that is both technically refined and deeply tender. One of Pakistan\u2019s leading classical voices of his generation, he performs widely across major festivals, radio, and television, moving fluidly between khayal, ghazal, thumri, kafi, and contemporary forms. His debut album Asar captures him in intimate, raw recordings \u2014 voice, harmonium, tanpura, and the natural ambience of Karachi\u2019s evening air \u2014 revealing the emotional depth and subtle mastery he brings to every note, as if singing directly to the listener.<\/p>\n

Muslim Shaggan (@muslimshaggan) \u2022 Instagram profile<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Asar, by Muslim Shaggan on Bandcamp<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Muslim Shaggan – Asr Us on YouTube<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Muslim Shaggan – Rooth Gayay Moray Baankay on YouTube<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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