i video taped a night of urdu ghazal at a house party in benjara hills. the songs are structured by the lyrics of mah laqa bai (d. 1824), one of the first women poets to compile a full divan of Urdu, and a powerful political figure in the courts of the 2nd & 3rd Nizams of Hyderabad. from what i understand, the music is mostly improvised.
you can read more about the role of gender in her political and creative life here:http://cssaame.dukejournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/30/3/365
you can read more about the role of gender in her political and creative life here:http://cssaame.dukejournals.org/cgi/content/abstra
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