Ustad Rais Khan is another prominent sitar player of Pakistan. The legendary sitar player Mohammad Sharif Khan Poonchwaley belongs to Poonch gharana of sitar. Some classical musicians like Ustad Badar uz Zaman do not belong to any famous gharana but has served classical music enormously. Number of other gharanas are present in Pakistan which serve classical music. Some famous gharanas are: Qwaal Bacha gharana ( Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan belong to this gharana), and Patiala Gharana ( Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan belongs to this gharana).Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami a prominent sitar player and a Sufi singer belongs to the Senia Gharana. There are many families from gharanas of classical music who inherited the music from their forefathers and are still performing. Improvisation plays a major role during a performance. The arrangement of rhythm (lai) in a cycle is known as taal. The systematic organization of musical notes into a scale is known as a raag. The classical music of Pakistan has two main principles, ‘sur’ (musical note) and ‘lai’ (rhythm). The classical music of Pakistan is based on the traditional music that was patronized by various empires that ruled the region and gave birth to several genres of classic music including the Klasik. ĮMI Pakistan is the country's biggest record label, as of 2015 holding the licenses of some 60,000 Pakistani artists and around 70% of the total music of the country, while streaming service Patari has the largest independent digital collection, with some 3,000 artists and 50,000 songs. With these multiple influences, a distinctive Pakistani music has emerged. The Music of Pakistan ( Urdu: پاکستانی موسیقی, lit.'pákistáni mosíqi') includes diverse elements ranging from music from various parts of South Asia as well as Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and modern-day Western popular music influences.
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