The song is in praise of Khwaja Baba of Ajmer Sharif (the founder of the Chishti Sufi order of India) who, according to common belief, brought the tradition of qawwali to the Indian subcontinent. The above song does not have these features but due to some other characteristics, it cannot be categorized under any other genre of Bengali songs connected to Islamic society or religiosity like Karbala-Jarigan, Muslim marriage songs, Fakiri and Marfati. Apart from musical instruments like the harmonium, tabla and bulbul tarang, clapping is used in qawwali as a rhythm instrument. Traditionally, qawwali comes under the category of semi-classical music where the lead singer improvises the melody in certain ragas supported by an echoing group of singers.
Although this song was not composed by any Sufi master or performed by any traditional qawwali singer, it can be helpful in understanding Bengali qawwali in terms of its lyrical structure, melody and musical accompaniment. Debaprasad Chakraborty was the lyricist of this song and Mrinal Banerjee the music composer. The lines above are translated and quoted from a Bengali qawwali song released in 2004 in the album Bharat Tirtha sung by the late Manna Dey, who made a great contribution to the music of Indian films, in Hindi as well as numerous regional languages. O naive soul, keep chanting the name of Allah’ All the Qawwalis drown a listener within themselves to be brought back to the surface with nothing but the feel of Sufism…Sufism…Sufism.Will bear the same fruit as visiting MeccaĪt the Dargah (mausoleum) of our beloved Khwaja From desertion to devotion welcome to worship dedication to homage, this album demonstrates the multiple dimensions of Sufi culture as well as its music. Melodious as well as rhythmic Qawwalis leave a rich feel of the tremendous devotional power of Sufi singing. With voice and instruments the sympathetic chimes of Sufi Music in this albums are suffused with devotional Qawwalis to Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti. Zakir is a true transported of those precious Sufi music trends which are priceless and a must have from generation to generation.Įditing, Mastering : K. With restless efforts and new experiments, he has enhanced Qawwali singing to its extreme levels. Zakir Ali has defined Qawwali singing in his own manner and of course he has given new dimensions to the same. He has performed not only in India but also in foreign countries. Zakir now holds the top slab among his contemporaries with more than fifteen years of experience as Qawwali singer. Later with long journey of various performance at different levels Zakir secured a unique place among contemporary Qawwali singers. Zakir started to perform and soon he secured a great respect as perfection of Sufi singing. With sincere efforts and countless hours of practice, that trainee child became Ustad Zakir Ali, a maestro of Qawwali singing.Īs the fragrance of a flower can’t be bounded, soon Zakir’s talent and sweet voice started to strike the doors of listeners. Since the early age of life Zakir started to learn different Sufi singing styles from his father but through the various passing stages of training, he developed a special inclination towards Qawwali. It was none but Zakir’s father who introduced him to Sufi singing and trained him up to higher levels of perfection. Sufi Music is a vast sea to be captured within limits but when we talk about Zakir Ali, it seems that this amazing singer has grabbed Sufi Singing to greater depth.īorn on 1st July 1968, Zakir Ali is the son of Mohd Ayub Khan Sahab.
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