Nagree Wassay Shala, performed by Subhan Ahmed Nizami and brothers at a private mehfil in Karachi, in December 2021.

Recorded by Ahmed Hasan
Image courtesy Shahrez Syed

Nagri Wassay Shala

Allah Jilai Bai (1 February 1902 – 3 November 1992) was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India.
Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and later on from Achhan Maharaj. She was well versed in Maand, Thumri, Khayal and Dadra. Perhaps her best known piece is Kesaria Balam. In 1982, the Indian Government awarded her the Padma Shri in Arts field [1], one of the highest civilian awards. She has been also awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988 for Folk Music.

Kesariya Balam- Allah jillai Bai

Zindagi Kuchh Bhee Nahiin - Begum Akhtar

Begum Akhtar - Tabiyat In Dinon (Jigar Muradabadi)

while performance it was record at sahiwal

Teri yaad hai man ka chain piya at Sahiwal

Begum Akhtar: Notes for audio tracks by Shubha Mudgal, available on 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/261333035/Begum-Akhtar  

DONO JAHAN TERI, live concert recording at the resident of Khatau Vallabhdas in  Mumbai(1957)

Kishori Amonkar sings Raag Haunsadhwani (Tarana)

'Thumri is a light form of Indian classical music. The text is romantic and devotional in nature, and usually revolves around a girl's love for Lord Krishna. The language is a dialect of Hindi called Brij bhasha.'

Its a lyrical ode to love and its various moods, experienced in a lifetime.

Nagri Wassay Shala

Sadia Khatri

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