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The songs which constitute the qawwali repertoire are primarily in Persian, Urdu, and Hindi, [13] [14] although Sufi poetry appears in local languages as well (including Punjabi, Saraiki, and dialects of northern India like Braj Bhasha and Awadhi.) [15] [16] The sound of regional language qawwali can be totally different from that of mainstream ...
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.
[1] [2] His father Ustad Rasheed Miandad and grandfather Ustad Din Muhammad Qawwal were reputed qawwals in Punjabi language. He was a cousin and brother-in-law of the late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. [1] [2] [3] Badar Miandad started his qawwali career in 1975, and by the mid 1980s, he had become one of the famous qawwals of Pakistan.
[56] Widely acclaimed for his spiritual charisma and distinctive exuberance, he was one of the first and most important artists to popularize qawwali, then considered an "arcane religious tradition", to Western audiences. [56] His powerful vocal presentations, which could last up to 10 hours, brought forth a craze for his music all over Europe.
Qawwali is the best-known form of Sufi music and is most commonly found in the Sufi culture in South Asia. However, music is also central to the Sema ceremony of the whirling dervishes , which is set to a form of music called Ayin, a vocal and instrumental piece featuring Turkish classical instruments such as the ney (a reed flute).
His family claims direct descent from Mian Tansen, the musician of the court of Akbar the Great, the Mughal emperor. Mehboob Baksh Ranji Ali Rang, his paternal grandfather, was a musician; Baqar Hussein Khan, his maternal grandfather, was a sitarist. His family belongs to the Sabriyya order of Sufism; hence, the surname Sabri was adopted by them.
Aziz Naza (born Abdul Aziz Kunji Markar; 7 May 1938 – 8 October 1992), was an Indian playback singer, live performer and music director known for Chadhta Sooraj Dheere Dheere and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Sharabi.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Pakistani musician (born 1974) For the Pakistani cricketer, see Rahat Ali (cricketer). Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan PP راحت فتح علی خان Rahat at the 15th IIFA Awards in 2014 Born Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (1974-12-09) 9 December 1974 (age 50) Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan ...