Lead singers, Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad, accompanied by their chorus singers and percussionists, weave together devotional and secular traditions for a transcendent evening of music. Gradually the troupe started garnering acclaim as listeners began appreciating both the depth of their kalaams and their remarkable skill. Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal & Brothers' musical roots go back 700 years in the tradition of Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana of Delhi.
The early years were not easy, but they persevered, combining their integrity to the art form with sheer hard work. In 1973 when Fareed Ayaz decided to form his own qawwali troupe, his father Munshi Raziuddin left his partner Manzoor Niazi and joined his son’s party along with Abu Muhammed. This school, approzimately 705 years old, was started by Saamat bin lbrahim, the principal student of Hazrat Amir Khusrau. Centuries later, these brothers are still proudly rendering the ancient art form and are widely considered to be one of the best qawwal troupes in the world.įareed Ayaz and Abu Mohammed have worked hard to win the respect of listeners both young and old alike. Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal & Bros belongs to the best known gharana of Qawwali, namely: Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana of Delhi. Their lineage descends directly from that of Mian Samat Ibrahim, a disciple of Amir Khusro, the renowned 13thcentury poet and musician. Weaving together devotional and secular traditions, Ayaz and company have been bringing South Asian music to international audiences for over 30 years. To learn more about Qawwali visit this and this.įareed Ayaz and Abu Mohammed belong to the Qawwal Bachchon ka Gharana. Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers are masters of Qawwali Sufi music as well as classical genres such as tarana, thumri, and khayal. Amir Khusro Dehelvi of the Chisti order of Sufis is credited with fusing the Persian and Indian musical traditions to create Qawwali as we know it today in the late 13th century in India. During the first major migration from Persia, in the 11th century, the musical tradition of Sema migrated to South Asia, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
The roots of Qawwali can be traced back to 8th century Persia (today’s Iran and Afghanistan). Qawwali is a Sufi musical tradition that stretches back more than 700 years. Fareed Ayaz Abu Muhammad Qawwal & Brothers. Here come two intoxicating and mesmerising Qawwali tracks from Rohail Hayat’s Coke Studio. Piya Ghar Aaya (Coke Studio Season 11) Piya Ghar Aaya (Coke Studio Season 11) Fareed Ayaz Abu Muhammad Qawwal & Brothers.