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Description Najma Akhtar's second album, Qareeb (Close) was released in 1987 on the Triple Earth label. The album explored ghazals with subtle jazz instrumentation in addition to the traditonal line up of Indian classical instruments such as tabla and sarangi to create a unique brand of popular music. Akhtar became interested in ghazals while studying Urdu in school and favoured poets such as Daag Dehlvi, Ahmed Faraz and Qateel Shafai. Akhtar wrote the music for all the songs on Qareeb which are based on Urdu poems. |
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Recordings Najma Akhtar has released six albums to date, including: Ghazals by Najma in 1988, Qareeb in 1989, Atish in 1990, Pukar in 1992, Forbidden Kiss: the Songs of S.D. Burman in 1996, and her latest release, Vivid in 2002. |