Mehfil-e-Rose Hill brings back Muslim Shaggan, the raag and ghazal vocalist from Pakistan. A well-known name in a new generation of classical vocalists. Following his sold out show in 2025, The Mehfil Space is over the moon to host him again in Brighton at our beloved venue that is The Rose Hill. If you didn’t manage to see him last time – get moving quick to secure your seat (or a cushion on the luxurious rugs!). For those of you who saw him last time he graced us with his lyrical and romantic voice, you know you need to experience his music again. Muslim Shaggan will be accompanied on tabla by Asher Shezad and this time, he’ll also be joined on the bansuri (flute) by Daniyal Ahmed. Daniyal, some of you may have seen accompanying Ustad Noor Bakhsh last year too is the brainchild of Honiunhoni records.
Muslim Shaggan is the latest addition to Honiunhoni’s ever-emerging roster of fantastic traditional and classical artists from Pakistan – brought to you by the same folks who brought us the treasure that is the 80-year-old legend and world music’s probably most unusual star, Ustad Noor Bakhsh.
The recent, first UK appearances of the mesmerizing singer, Muslim Shaggan, who accompanies himself on the harmonium, were hits, and we can’t wait to see again this outstanding performer, who can trace his musical legacy back to the 1500s, on the European continent. Muslim Shaggan will tour as a trio, featuring Asher Shezad on tabla and his producer, Daniyal Ahmed, on flute.
His album “Asar” was digitally released at the beginning of 2025; a vinyl version is set to come out later this year in 2026. Asar is a collection of raw recordings made in three different acoustic environments: a room, a courtyard, and a park. Muslim sings solely to the accompaniment of his harmonium and tanpura, and the sound of Karachi’s evening breeze and birds. Muslim’s debut album explores the intricacies that a thoroughly trained classical singer brings to other forms. The seven songs on this release span a variety of South Asian musical genres: geet, ghazal, thumri, and kafi. Asar intends to take you to the moment it was recorded — as if you were sitting across him, and Muslim was singing only for you.
Muslim Shaggan is a vocalist from Lahore, Pakistan. His vocal delivery is technically sophisticated, yet tender. Muslim’s versatile musicality is rooted in a convergence of histories. He descends from Bhai Mardana (1459-1534), the muslim musician companion of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. This lineage of Rababi musicians eventually adopted the Gwalior style of Hindustani vocal music. Muslim was trained by one of its finest exponents, his grandfather, Ustad Ghulam Hassan Shaggan, who carefully prepared him to carry on this centuries old legacy from the young age of 7.
Today, Muslim is one of the most accomplished classical vocalists of his generation in Pakistan. He regularly performs at all major classical music festivals and venues in the country, as well as radio and television. Beyond Muslim’s prowess in the Khayal genre, he is equally adept at a variety of other South Asian musical forms, including contemporary and folk styles. His musical experiments are rooted in traditional knowledge, yet unconstrained by its rigorous methodologies.