Rizwan-Muazzam
Rizwan-Muazzam (
Early life and education
Brothers Rizwan and Muazzam come from a direct family line of Qawwali music that spans over five centuries. Their grandfather, Mubarak Ali Khan, was an uncle of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and taught Nusrat the art of qawwali vocal music. The brothers studied under the supervision of their father, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, who died in 1996, and were then tutored by their uncle Nusrat.[1][2]
Career
Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group is made up of the two
The brothers, sons of Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, have been performing together as Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group since the late 1990s.
They have given many joint performances at the
Their music was showcased to the world at the annual world music festival
Discography
Day Of Colours (Real World Records, 2004) is an album of traditional qawwali, recorded in four days in a tiny studio in Lahore, with songs in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi languages.[4] "Sayyedo-Sarwer Muhammad" (light of my life) was written by the 13th century Persian poet and mystic, Rumi.[1]
Other albums include:[4]
- Attish: The Hidden Fire (WOMAD Select, 1998)
- Sacrifice To Love (Narada, 1999)
- A Better Destiny (Real World Records, 2001)
- People’s Colony No I (Real World Records, 2001)
- Sufi Sama (Tabaruq Records, 2007)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Rizwan & Muazzam Mujahid Ali Khan-Qawwal"Retrieved 19 May 2018. Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-1-85828-636-5., Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group
- ^ a b Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwal performance at the Coke Studio (Pakistan), Retrieved 19 May 2018
- ^ a b c "Artist Profiles: Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali". World Music Central. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- InDaily. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
External links
- Website, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group (Internet Archive, Jan. 2022)
- An interview with Muazzam Fateh Ali Khan (Internet Archive, June 2018)