Qawaalis 1959-2008

Photo gifted to us by Anand Bakshi’s bhabhi Mrs Indu (Datta) Bhagvant Mohan; Indu Maami assisted our mother bring us kids up in Bombay in the late 1960s and is the most dynamic aunt we have. (Aradhana 1969 Jubilee trophy in background)

Qawwali – a style and format of writing and music composition that has nearly vanished from Hindi films.

A gift for you fans who keep his name, and name of his co-creators of songs (the singers, composers, musicians, directors, story writers, actors, producers… of his films) ALIVE, by hearing and sharing his songs (and songs of some other as good or even better lyricists) via social media and music platforms etc. – a chronological list of his qawwalis, curated by me:

Thanks also to the songs’ co-creators – music composers, singers, directors, musicians, sound recordists, story writers, producers, cinematographers, actors….. it is always team work, no one is an island.

Qawwali “Mu dho ke aaye aashiq, aur haath dho ke jaye, dono taraf laga hai nalka teri gali mein.”
Singer Ismail Azad qawwal, date of recording 8.08.1959 – Lal Nishan 1959
1. Mu dho ke aaye aashiq
2. Mu dho ke aaye aashiq
3. Mu dho ke aaye aashiq

Qawwali style “Kissi ne ishq waalon ke liye… na inki dosti achi na dushmani achi”
Mubarak Begum 24.08.1960 – Lucky Number 1961 – Inki dost se to inki dushmani
Lucky Number – Kisi Ne Ishq Walon Ke Liye