Qawwali is
generally, serious business. One need but listen to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or Aziz
Mian for a few minutes to understand from how deep in their souls came
their singing. If that doesn’t convince you spend some time at a live qawwali performance to experience the
intensity and spiritual lightening that comes with this music.
But there is also a strain of qawwali that is quite light-hearted and even cheeky. It deals with the joys and dangers of human
relationships often in ways that make you laugh and roll your eyes at the
imagery. The instrumentation is less classical and more jaunty with high
spirited shenais, western orchestra
instruments and even guitars. This sort
of qawwali is heard most often in
films but also at marriages and public fairs.
Qawwals like Aziz Nazan and Yusuf Azad Qawwal are masters of this genre which also includes a
few female (Shock! Horror!! Tauba tauba!!!) qawwals
like Rashida Khatoon. There is really nothing like this music.
We talk of classical and light classical music. But secular qawwali is not really light classical qawwali. It is its own beast. It is
really only the male chorus and hand claps that tie the two forms together.
Track
Listing:
01 Chadhta
Sooraj [Aziz Nazan]
02 Ud Jayega Ek Din Panchhi
[Prahlad Singh]
03 Aye Akele Aanewale [Talib
Hussain Warsi Qawwal]
04 Hamen To Loot Liya [Ismail
Azad Qawwal and Party]
05 Malan Dil Mein Baasale [Yusuf
Azad Qawwal]
06 Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Sharabi
[Aziz Nazan]
07 Maati Ke Putale Kitna Guman
Hai [Abdul Rahman Kanchwala and Party]
08 Kaise Beasharam Aashiq [Yusuf
Azad Qawwal and Rashida Khatoon and Party]
09 Dekha Tamasha Lakdi ka [Yusuf
Azad Qawwal and Talib Hussain Warsi Qawwal and Chorus]
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Thank you Ajnabi. Apurva from Pune, India.
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