Nizami Bandhu ( hi, निजामी बंधु, ur, نظامی بندھو) are an

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musical group composed of Ustad Chand Nizami,

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and Sohrab Faridi Nizami and . They perform

Qawaali Qawwali (Punjabi language, Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali language, Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali alphabet, Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Isl ...

written by the poet

Amir Khusro Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253–1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar who lived under the Delhi Sultanate. He is an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian s ...

in honour of

Nizamuddin Auliya Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya (sometimes spelled Awliya; 1238 – 3 April 1325), also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, and Mahbub-e-Ilahi () was an Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order, and is one of the most famous Sufis from the India ...

Filmography

Band gained fame after featured in song Kun Faya Kun directed by music director and composer

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from movie

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in 2011 after that band was sung and featured in movie

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where band seen performing at Hazrat

Nizamuddin Dargah Nizamuddin Dargah is the dargah (mausoleum) of the Sufi saint Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya (1238–1325 CE). Situated in the Nizamuddin West area of Delhi, the dargah is visited by thousands of pilgrims every week. The site is also known for its e ...

History

The families of the group members have sung at Indian shrines for centuries. In the Nineteenth century the families expanded their performances to events such as weddings, private mehfils, and movies. In 2011, the current group appeared in the song '' Kun Fayakun'' in the film ''

'', performing at the

, along with actor

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. In 2015 they appeared in the movie ''

'' which was directed by Kabir Khan, and performed the song "

Aaj Rang Hai ''Aaj Rang Hai'' (; ) also known as Rang or Rung () is a Qawwali written by the 13th-century Sufi poet, Amir Khusrau in Hindavi and Braj Bhasha dialects. In the song, Khusrau describes to his mother his ecstasy upon finding his ''murshid'' (spiri ...

" which was written by poet

. The group is directed and promoted by Akshay KR Singh.

Past qawwals in this tradition

'' Aashaq Khan'' (1865-1946) ''

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'' (1887-1965) ''

Mahmood Nizami Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''. Siam Mahmud *Mahmood (singer) (born 19 ...

'' (1909-1992) '' Ghulam Farid Nizami'' (1965-2003)

References

External links

Official Website
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