The 51st death anniversary of renowned classical Singer Ustad Baray Ghulam Ali Khan was observed on Saturday.

Bare Ghulam Ali Khan was born in Kasur into a family with a great musical lineage.

He gave rise to the fusion of four traditional styles –Patiala-Kasur, elements of Dhrupad, embellishments of Gwalior and the convolutions of Jaipur. He excelled at more light-hearted ragas such as Adana, Bhupali, Hameer, Jaijaiwanti and Jaunpuri.

Renowned classical Singer was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1962.

He died on April 23, 1968, in Bashir Bagh Palace in Hyderabad after a prolonged illness had left him partially paralyzed in the last few years of his life.