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 SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

THE SABRI BROS: Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

1) BALAGHAL ULLAH BE KAMALAHE

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

THE VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVHbh05h4mY

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

2) TAJ-E-DARE HARAM HO

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

THE VIDEO:

TAJ-E-DARE HARAM HO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFMLmCs19Gk

 

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The Song that constitues the Qawallis

 

The songs which constitute the qawwali repertoire are mostly in Urdu and Punjabi (almost equally divided between the two), although there are several songs in Persian, Brajbhasha, and Saraiki. There is also qawwali in some regional languages (e.g., Chhote Babu Qawwal sings in Bengali), but the regional language tradition is relatively obscure. Also, the sound of the regional language qawwali can be totally different from that of mainstream qawwali. This is certainly true of Chhote Babu Qawwal, whose sound is much closer to Baul music than to the qawwali of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, for example.

 

The poetry is implicitly understood to be spiritual in its meaning, even though the lyrics can sometimes sound wildly secular, or outright hedonistic. The central themes of qawwali are love, devotion and longing (of man for the Divine).

 

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

Qawwalis are classified by their content into several categories:

• A Hamd, Arabic for praise, is a song in praise of Allah. Traditionally, a qawwali performance starts with a hamd.
• A Naat, Arabic for description, is a song in praise of the Prophet
• Muhammad(SAW). The opening hamd is traditionally followed by a naat.
• A Manqabat plural (manaqib, which means characteristics) is a song in praise of either Imam Ali or one of the Sufi saints. Manaqib in praise of Ali are sung at both Sunni and Shi'a gatherings. If one is sung, it will follow right after the naat. There is usually at least one manqabat in a traditional programme.</address>
• A Marsiya Arabic for lamentation for a dead person, is a lamentation over the death of much of Imam Husayn's family in the Battle of Karbala. This would typically be sung only at a Shi'a concert.
• Will get to the Ghazal later on

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

3) BHAR DO JOLI YA MOHAMAD saw

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

THE VIDEO:

3) BHAR DO JOLI YA MOHAMAD saw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek14PfQ8ziI

 

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

4) DAM ALI ALI

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

THE VIDEO:

4) DAM ALI ALI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfKJXL7QHaE

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

Much Thanks to Fatima Sultana (based in California) 

who has contributed so many useful information of which

we will use later, information that I found interestingly

connected to Qawallis in its earlier stages. She  as

a grand child has witnessed some of the spectacles of

Qawallis singing.

 

Quote " AOA, AASARE MUBARAK WAS HELD ONCE A YEAR I REMEMBER AS BEING CELEBRATED DURING THE TIME OF OUR HOLY PROPHETS BIRTHDAY MONTH.  I WILL FIND OUT MORE FROM DAD AND WILL LET YOU KNOW INSHALLAH.  

 

IMPORTANT

THE STATE IN WHICH MY UNCLE AND OTHER MEN WOULD GET (LIKE A DRUNKEN STATE FEELING,) AFTER HEARING THE QAWWALIS IN PRAISE OF OUR HOLY PROPHET, THEY SAY LIKE I AM DEAD, I AM DEAD, IN URDU THEY USED TO SAY, MEIN MUR GAYA, MEIN MUR GAYA   AND THEN PEOPLE WILL CALL THAT STATE IN URDU AS " DEKHO USKO HAAL CHAD GAYA,  OR. USKO HAAL. AA GAYA"  HAAL. is the key word here. Means the mental state

After hearing the qawwalis, they would lost control of themselves and sometimes try to run etc., and People would have to hold them down.

 

More later

 

Please continue this I am loving it, I am sure many of your readers are.

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

5) DAMA DAM MAST QALANDAR

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

THE VIDEO:

5) DAMA DAM MAST QALANDAR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhJcEKSViRc

 

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

6) SAVERE SAVERE

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

The crowd anticipates the qawwali at dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya.

 

The dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is the shrine to visit in New Delhi. It is a pilgrimage site for Sufi devotees from around the world.

The shrine is home to one of the most famous qawwali families, the Nizami Bandhu, who have been singing at dargah Nizamuddin Auliya for hundreds of years. See a video of the qawwali on vimeo.

The "father of qawwali" Amir Khusrow was also a disciple of the saint Nizamuddin Auliya. Khusrow, who died six months after his teacher, has his tomb next to the saint's. 

The surrounding Nizamuddin Basti neighborhood is a destination in its own right. The area is a labyrinth of lanes filled with kebab shops, flower sellers and religious knick knack stalls and is where daily life takes place for many of India's muslims.

It is also rich with relics. Visit a baoli (stepwell) or the tomb of the revered Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib. The main shrine of Nizamuddin Auliya is also flanked by Jamaat Khana mosque, which is said to be the oldest building in Nizamuddin.

Thursday and Friday evenings are a sure bet for experiencing qawwali at dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. Performance times are 6-7:30 p.m. and 9-10:30 p.m. Read more on

 

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

The World Sufi Spirit Festival in India showcases the convergence of religious ceremony and performing arts.

 

It is just another Thursday evening at the dargah (shrine) of one of the world's most famous Sufi saints, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, situated in the heart of New Delhi.

The air is heavy with the scent of rose water and incense. The marble courtyard is awash in the golden light of a fading sun. A constant trickle of devotees pass through. 

But as the evening matures into night, the shrine takes on a magical quality. 

It is a highly interactive art form in which audience's display of emotion is part of the whole experience

Sufi devotional singers begin to perform qawwalis in praise of Allah in a trance-like state. As their tempo increases, an enraptured crowd of devotees increasingly respond with unabashed displays of emotion until everyone in the room is moved to a state of fana -- spiritual ecstasy.

This is the other side of Islam; the mystical face of Sufism. 

"Sufism is an antidote to all the negative stereotypes of Islam," says historian William Dalrymple who made the documentary "Sufi Soul."

"Since the earliest days of the faith, the Sufis have produced some of the most beautiful art, poetry and music."

Sufism, a more tolerant version of Islam that allows freedom of expression through performance arts and poetry as a means of reaching Allah, is growing in popularity amongst young people in India who are seeking an alternative spiritual experience

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

 

Chand Nizami, Shadab Nizami and their group of Qawwals have a special gift from God, or Allah. When the start singing their Qawwalis, the gathered audience cannot help but losing themselves in the melodies. They perform daily at Nizamuddin Dargah from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. and then again from 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. in the courtyard under the open skies. (However, there is a possibility of a cancellation without notice on some days other than Thursdays). You can feel their passion coming across, from the pit of their stomach with vocal cords tested just short of coming apart. Playing their tablas and harmoniums, unplugged, the music reverberates within the closed compound tugging at something in your own heart. Your faith does not matter, their music is for everyone.

 

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

 

Audience listening to qawwali at Tomb of the Sufi Nizam ud din Delhi

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7) MAIN KYA CHAHATA HOON

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THE VIDEO:

7) MAIN KYA CHAHATA HOON

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

HAJI GHULAM FARID SABRI

 

Haji Ghulam Farid Sabri was raised in Gwallor. In his youth, he wanted to turn away from the world and live in the wilderness. However, his mother's stern rebuke turned him back to his responsibilities. At the age of six, Ghulam Farid commenced his formal instruction in music under his father, Inayat Sen Sabri. Ghulam Farid Sabri was instructed in North Indian Classical Music and Qawalli. He was also instructed in the playing of the harmonium. His first public performance was at the annual Urs festival of the Sufi saint Mubarak Shah in Kalyana in 1946. Following the Partition of India in 1947, his family was uprooted from their native town and was transported to a refugee camp in Karachi, Pakistan. Conditions in the camp were woeful, food was scarce and expensive, and the rewards for hard work were barely enough to sustain life. Malnutrition was rife and brought with it scourges of tuberculosis and dysentery. Ghulam Farid found a job by carrying hods of bricks for the government house building or by breaking rocks to build roads. At night, almost single-handedly, he built his own house, brick by brick, to shelter his family. Eventually, he became ill. Worn out, he was told by a physician that due to the condition of his lungs, he would never again have the strength to sing. In despair, he went to his father for advice and the advice he was given was uncompromisingly tough. Every night for the next two years, he would have to sit in the middle of the camp for four to five hours making zikr. All those days he bore the scars of beatings with wood and stones thrown by his tired, sleepless neighbours and brawls he was in when they were determined to stop him; but he would not be deterred and, as time went by, his lungs grew stronger and his magnificent voice was formed. Soon, Ghulam Farid started to mix with a small group of people who appreciated Qawwali. He then joined Ustad Kahhah Khan's Qawwali party. Soon after, a wealthy businessman approached him and offered him a partnership in a nightclub, yet Ghulam Farid's reply was that he only wanted to sing Qawwali, and he rejected the offer.

Courtesy: Wikipedia 

 

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

HAJI GHULAM FARID SABRI

 

Shortly after, in 1956, Ghulam Farid joined his brother Maqbool Ahmed Sabri's Qawwali ensemble, and they came to be known as THE SABRI BROTHERS. They became widely acclaimed for their singing. Their first recording, released in 1958 under the EMI Pakistan label, was a popular hit called Mera Koi Nahin Hai. Their Qawwalis are very popular even till today. The most listened Qawwalis are Bhardo Jholi Meri Ya Muhammad, Sarela Makan Se Talab Hui, Taajdar-e-Haram, Saqiya Aur Pila. There are numerous Qawwalis to be listed. They have sung many Qawwalis in Persian like Nami Danam Che Manzil Boodh, Chashm-e-Mast-e-Ajabe, etc. of Hazrat Amir Khusro and also Man Kunto Maula and Rang of Hazrat Amir Khusro. They have also sung a Kalaam of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan which is in four languages—Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Hindi. The kalaam is Lam Yaati Nazeeruka Fee Nazarin. This can be read in the website:

The group became the first exponents of Qawwali to the West in 1975, when it performed at New York's Carnegie Hall. Their career was marked by brotherly squabbles which led to periods of solo work by each, but they always reconciled and reunited. Ghulam Farid Sabri died on April 5, 1994 in Liaquatabad, following a massive heart attack. He died en route to a hospital and beside him was his beloved brother, Maqbool Ahmed. His funeral was attended by approximately 40,000 mourners. He was buried at Paposh Qabristan, in nearby Nizamabad. His humble white grave is situated near his father's grave in a peaceful courtyard. Ghulam Farid Sabri was survived by his wife, five sons, three of whom are Amjad Farid Sabri, Azmat Farid Sabri, and Sarawat Farid Sabri, and six daughters

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

8) CHALO MADINE GHAM KE MARO

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers

(Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

THE VIDEO: 

8) CHALO MADINE GHAM KE MARO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ_b5HkaTBQ

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers

(Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

9) CHAAP TILAK SUB CHEEN LI

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers

(Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

THE VIDEO:

9) CHAAP TILAK SUB CHEEN LI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVIUAKHoM8c

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

Recited By: Sabri Brothers

(Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri)

 

10) KIS HAAL MAIN HAI KAUN

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SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

The Sabri Brothers’ spellbinding performances are musical experiences which transcend all cultural barriers. Qawali is a popular form of what might be called gospel music in the Muslim tradition wherein a group of men sing and are backed by a rhythmic chorus, using the music to "transport themselves to union with God." Originating from Persian Sufi chants and influenced by Hindu bhajans, Qawali has a strong following among the poor of North India and Pakistan. The Sabri Brothers, one of the most celebrated groups of Qawals, were recorded live at a concert in Karachi, Pakistan in March, 1986 for this film.

About Qawwali

Qawwali grew out of what are generally considered to be the efforts of one man, Amir Khusrau.The blog features the well known qawwals of all times with an English translation of the Urdu and Persian poetry alongwith available audios and visuals.Over the years several qawwalis have been featured in films across the Urdu-Persian known nations.Qawwali speaks on life, love and divinity.Speaking of the Wedding day, of ishq, and rather famously, of intoxication, the narration is in a style which is characteristically the domain of the sufi. The poetry is saturated with rustic and earthy symbols tied together in a language that is effortlessly simple.

 

The demise of Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri brings more Sabris

on the musical stage in terms of Aftab and Hashmi Sabri

 

SUFI DEVOTIONAL MUSIC: QAWALLIS

 

THE SABRI BROS:

FILM: MAIN HOON NA

 

TUMSE MILKE DIL KA 

http://link.songspk.info/india.../download.php?id=144

 

Saqia Aur Pila (FULL) Sabri Bros

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPg2cwOlDPU&feature=player_embedded

Quite enjoyable to listen to ASJ