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Bahauddin Khan is descended from a family of musicians which traces its lineage back to the days of Amir Khusrow (the father of Qawwali) of the 13th century India. [2] To propagate Islam throughout South Asia, Amir Khusrow banded together twelve youngsters (12 Kids Band), and personally trained them in singing and performing Qawwali, a genre of devotional Sufi music. [2]
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A 25-minutes long qawwali "Haq Ali Ali" begins with a slow introduction and featuring long passages with echoing vocals over minimal instrumentation. This was followed by the more intense "Shahbaaz Qalandar", dedicated to the 13th-century Sufi saint , and "Biba Sada Dil Mor De", where Nusrat repeatedly sang, "Give me my heart back".
Aziz Mian Qawwal (Urdu: عزیز میاں قوال) (17 April 1942 – 6 December 2000) was a Pakistani traditional qawwal famous for singing ghazals in his own style of qawwali and is considered one of the greatest qawwals in South Asia.
Rizwan-Muazzam (Urdu: رضوان ـ معظم) Qawwali is a Pakistani Qawwali group led by Rizwan and Muazzam, the nephews of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. [1] [2] Since 1998, they had stage performances at several World of Music, Arts and Dance Festivals in the United Kingdom and have released multiple albums showcasing their rich musical heritage.
He studied classical music with Ustad Ghulam Shabir Khan and Ustad Jafat Khan, and qawwali music with Muhammad Ali Faridi and Abdur Rahim Faridi Qawwal and he is the sucesor of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Faiz Ali Faiz was nominated for a BBC Radio 3 World Music Award in 2005 and 2006.
He was born in Pakpattan, Pakistan and started his qawwali group in 1996. [2] He adopted qawwali singing as his family tradition and belongs to Qawwal Bacchon gharana (School of Music). His grandfather Din Mohammad Qawwal (Dina Qawwal) was a renowned qawwal of India and Pakistan. [3] He learned music from his father Ustad Miandad Khan. [2]
Abdullah Niazi carries the qawwali performance with a command and virtuosity rarely found in contemporary Qawwals [4] capturing Amir Khusrow's poetry and its musical emotionality in all its subtlety and intensity. Abdullah Niazi Qawwal performs various genres of qawwali music such as Thumri, Khayal, Tarana, Sufism, and Classical.