qawwal

qawwal
A person who performs qawwali music or song.

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  • qawwal — qawwalˈ noun A male singer of this music • • • Main Entry: ↑qawwali …   Useful english dictionary

  • Qawwal Bahauddin — Ustad Bahauddin Khan Qawwal (1934 February 3 2006) ( ur. أستاذ قوّال بهاءالدين) was an Pakistani Qawwali musician of the Shudh tradition. He fathered five sons: Muhammad Najmuddin (b. 1967), Saifuddin Mehmood (b. 1971), Zafeeruddin Ahmed (b.… …   Wikipedia

  • Qawwal Shahid Ali Khan — Shahid Ali Khan (Urdu: شاہد علی خان) is a Canada based singer of Qawwali genre, who is popular North America and worldwide.Born in Lahore, Pakistan to a family of Qawwal masters and musicians, Shahid Ali Khan studied and performed with Nusrat… …   Wikipedia

  • Qawwali — (Urdu/Persian: قوٌالی; Punjabi/Multani: ਖ਼ਵ੍ਵਾਲੀ, قوٌالی; Brajbhasha/Hindi: क़व्वाली) is a form of Sufi devotional music popular on the Indian subcontinent. It s a vibrant musical tradition that stretches back more than 700 years. Originally… …   Wikipedia

  • Aziz Mian — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Aziz Mian Qawwal Img capt = Aziz Mian Qawwal Background = solo singer Birth name = Abdul Aziz Alias = Aziz Mian Mairthi Born = birth date|1942|4|17|mf=y in Delhi, British India Died = death date and… …   Wikipedia

  • Fareed Ayaz — Infobox Musical artist Name = Fareed Ayaz Qawwal Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Pakistan Instrument = harmonium Voice type = Genre = Qawwali Occupation = Years active = Label …   Wikipedia

  • Qamar ul Islam — Infobox Politician (general) imagesize = 150px name= Qamar ul Islam image width= title= Karnataka Legislative Assembly term start= 1989 term end= 1996 predecessor= successor= title2= Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha term start2= 1996 term end2=… …   Wikipedia

  • Music of Pakistan — Genres Classical Ghazal Sufi Folk Qawwali Pop (Filmi …   Wikipedia

  • Munshi Raziuddin — Ahmed Khan (1912 2003) was a renowned Pakistani Qawwal and classical musician in India and Pakistan and a researcher of music. He belongs to the best known gharana of Qawwali, Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana of Delhi. Initially, he performed in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali — ▪ 1998       Pakistani singer considered one of the greatest performers of the Sufi Muslim devotional music known as qawwali; he was heard on the sound tracks of such films as Natural Born Killers and Dead Man Walking (b. Oct. 13, 1948 d. Aug. 16 …   Universalium

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