Mian Boota Begum Koti (1899-1970) and Hussain Bukhsh (1915-1980) born in Begum Kot,
Shahdara, Lahore, were one of the most renowned qawwals of their time. They were trained
classical singers and performed qawwali in a way that artists like Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
would come to them and in private gatherings sing with them; he used to sing sehra with
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and Chhote Ghulam Ali Khan at Data Darbar.
Boota Begum Koti was also an exceptional sarangi player, while Hussain Bukhsh was a very
good tabla player. They would perform at Data Darbar Lahore. Boota Begum Koti learned
classical music from Gul Muhammad Khan and qawwali from his father Mian Elahi Bukhsh,
who was a very famous qawwal of Lahore and was the darbari qawwal of Data Gunj Bukhsh.
Mian Elahi Bukhsh was famous in Punjabi qawwali and was popular as qutab qawwal. He had
three brothers, Mian Imam Din, Mian Shahab Din, and Mian Charagh Din. From Shahab Din’s
family qawwals like Haji Rehmat (1939-2010) and Faiz Ali Faiz (1961-) came forth, while, from
Charagh Din’s family was a famous qawwal Saeen Muhammad Tufail (1921-2006). These names are required to be given due consideration.
Source
Qawwali Singing in Pakistan: Its Stylistic Diversity & Notable Exponents — Allaudin Chohan (Thesis / Dissertation)