मुझे ख़ुदा ने ग़ज़ल का दयार बख़्शा है,ये सल्तनत मैं मोहब्बत के नाम करता हूँ।
God granted me the realm of the ghazal — this kingdom I dedicate to love.
Ghazal · Sufi · Playback · Music Director
SanjayBanubakode
Forty years of ghazal, sung as the poet meant it. Since 1985 · Nashik, India · formerly performing as Sanjaye Vatsal.
Now playing · live sessions, August 2026
Kal chaudhavin ki raat thi — live, with guitar.
New sessions recorded in Nashik with Arshad Ahmed on guitar and Aqid Hussain Niyazi: Jagjit Singh ghazals, sufi renditions and a few surprises, released weekly on the channel.
Subscribe on YouTubeThe mehfil, city after city
Forty years of wah-wah.
Conference halls, hotel lawns, club evenings, wedding nights, medical conventions — the stage changes, the harmonium doesn't. Read the banners.
Repertoire
One voice, five rooms.
- Ghazal Jagjit Singh, Mehdi Hassan, Ghulam Ali — and his own compositions to Bashir Badr and Shahid Kabir.
- Sufi Kalaam and qawwali repertoire: Mast Qalandar, Piya Re, Rashke Qamar, Chhaap Tilak.
- Bhajan & Bhakti Sai, Krishna and Ganpati bhajans, Marathi abhang and aartis, Sikh shabad.
- Bollywood retro Mukesh, Kishore, Rafi — the songs a room sings along to.
- Playback & music direction Film playback (Summer Camp), original compositions, arrangements and productions.
Discography
Saregama HMV to self-released — 26 records.
About the name
Sanjaye Vatsal is Sanjay Banubakode.
For most of his career he sang as Sanjaye Vatsal — the name on Aameen, Huzoor, the singles and the YouTube channel. Sanjay Banubakode is the name he was born with, and the one he performs under now. Same voice, same harmonium, same man.
Bookings
Bring the mehfil to you.
Ghazal evenings, sufi nights, corporate and private events, cultural programmes, playback and music direction — solo, as a duo with Sanjyot Banubakode, or with the full ensemble.