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Haji Mehboob 1914 – 1992

Haji Mahboob Ali Qawwal was born in Pakpattan in 1914 and died at Golra in 1992. Although young Mahboob was trained in manufacturing silver …
Bakhshi Khan 1927 – 1994

“Bakhshi Salamat Qawwal” was the name adopted by a party of Qawwals comprising the three brothers Ustad Bakhshi Khan (1927-1994), Ustad Salamat Khan (1931-1982) …
Molvi Ahmed Hassan 1920 – 1968

The most prominent qawwal after partition from the family of Hussain Bukhsh was Molvi Ahmad Hassan Wairan Wale. Hussain Bukhsh taught his son Ahmad …
Agha Bashir Ahmed Fareedi 1919 – 1992

Agha Bashir Ahmed Fareedi was the brother of Agha Rasheed Ahmed and Majeed Ahmad Fareedi, and a renowned Qawwal of the Rajpoot Kerala gharana. …
Manzoor Ahmed Khan Niazi 1922 – 2013

Manzoor was the disciple of his uncle Suleman Khan. Manzoor Niazi told that Muhammad Ali Khan, Muhammad Hussain, Murlee, and Imam Buksh were his …
Majeed Ahmed Fareedi 1931 – 2000

Majeed Ahmed Fareedi was the nephew of Ustad Muhammad Ali Fareedi and hence a cousin to Abdul Raheem Fareedi. He along with his elder …
Munshi Raziuddin Ahmed Khan

Raziuddin, who was born in Delhi, was a scholar in Persian and Arabic, well read in Hikmat and Mysticism, and became a popular icon.The …
Azeem Prem Ragi 1904 – 1964

Azim Prem Ragi was one of the seminal Qawwals of the first half of the 20th Century. Born in Agra to a family of …
Abdul Raheem Fareedi 1932 – 1996

Ustad Abdul Raheem Fareedi was the eldest son and Shagird of the legendary Muhammad Ali Fareedi Qawwal. Muhammad Ali Fareedi descended from Baba Muhammad …

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Man Kunto Maula

Santoo Khan

Mere nazdeek Qaul ki sab se umda recordings main se ek hai. Iss recording main Baba Santoo Khan Qawwal ki awaz bhi bohat numayaan hai, jo apne bete Manzoor Hussain aur unn ki party ka bakhoobi saath de rahe hain.

Curated by: Musab Bin Noor
این خرقهِ هستی را در میکدهِ وحدت
صد بار گرو کردم عریانِ خراباتم
Kalaam
īn ḳhirqah-e-hastī rā dar mai-kadah-e-vaḥdat
ṣad bār girav kardam ʿuryān-e-ḳharābātam
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Listening Sessions

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10 Oct 2026

Oft Mistranslated, Quite Overrated

The Much Belated, Long Awaited, Loosely Curated, Oft Mistranslated, And Frankly, Quite Overrated Zoom Qavvali Listening Session
Pocket Edition 13 Jun 2026 4th Anniversay 11 Apr 2026 Ghazal Listening Session: Tajurbati Nashriyaat 27 Dec 2025

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