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Khuldabad Qawwals
Khuldabad is a village in the Ahmednagar
District of Maharashtra, India. Located only a few kilometers from the
famous Ellora caves, Khuldabad is home to many Islamic shrines (dargahs),
tombs of Muslim Saints. Qawwali (Islamic devotional music) programs are a
regular feature of life at the Khuldabad dargahs. I made a number of
field recordings of Qawwali performances in Khuldabad in July, 2004. Below are a
few samples.
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This building (above, left) is the tomb of Raju Qattal,
father of the famous saint of Gulbarga, Hazrat Bandanawaz Gisudaraz. At
this dargah I recorded Qawwalis sung by Salimuddin Hafiz Fakruddin
Chishti Nizami Qawwal (above, right). Click here for a sample of
Salim's Qawwali, click here for a sample video. |
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This is the entrance to the tomb of the Khuldabad saint,
Zar Zari Zar Baksh (above, left, and below, right). At this dargah
I recorded Qawwalis by Torab Nizami Qawwal (above, right, playing
harmonium). Click here for a sample of Torab's
Qawwali, click here for a
sample video. |
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At the end of one of the Qawwali programs, Tajmohhamed Qawwal
(above, left) closed the program with a prayer. Click here
for a sample of the recited prayer, click here for a sample
video. |
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