Munshi Raziuddin

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British India
Died2003 (aged 90–91)
Occupation(s)Qawwal
musician of Qawwali
Known forDelhi gharana of Qawwali musicians
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1967

Munshi Raziuddin Ahmed Khan (1912 – 2003) was a

Pakistani Qawwali singer, a classical musician and a researcher and scholar of music. He belongs to the well-known Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana of Delhi.[1][2]

Career

Initially, he performed in the court of the

This ensemble or group lasted until 1966.

After 1966, Munshi Raziuddin turned to solo work, forming his own Qawwali party, and was a successful qawwal until his death in 2003. Traditional Qawwali singing heritage of the city of Karachi can still be felt and seen in a small neighborhood in Karachi named Qawwali Gali (Qawwali Street) in the Saddar Town area of Karachi city, where a street is named after Munshi Raziuddin Qawwal.[3][2]

He trained his sons Farid Ayaz & Abu Muhammad, Ghulam Akram and Ali Akbar. He also trained his nephews Qawwal Najmuddin - Saifuddin & Brothers (Sons Of Bahauddin Qawwal), and his other nephews Abdullah Manzoor Niazi & Masroor Ahmed Niazi (sons Of Manzoor Niazi).

Munshi Raziuddin was succeeded by his sons, Fareed Ayaz and

Abu Muhammad, who perform as Fareed Ayaz Qawwal in 2022.[1][2][4]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b Peerzada Salman (13 August 2018). "Farid Ayaz & Abu Mohammed pay tribute to their father Munshi Raziuddin". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Karach's heritage: Qawwali gali The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 29 June 2014, Retrieved 22 March 2022
  3. ^ a b 'This way to Qawwali Gali' (Qawwal Street) in Saddar Town, Karachi Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 Oct 2015, Retrieved 22 March 2022
  4. ^ KARACHI: Homage paid to Qawwal Munshi Raziuddin Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 July 2007, Retrieved 22 March 2022

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