"Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" Aziz Mian Qawwal | |
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Birth name | Abdul Aziz |
Also known as | Shahenshah-e-Qawwali Aziz Mian Meeruthi |
Born | [1] Delhi, British India | 17 April 1942
Died | 6 December 2000[1] Tehran, Iran - (buried in Multan, Pakistan) | (aged 58)
Genres | Qawwali, Ghazal |
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Instrument | Harmonium |
Years active | 1966 – 2000 |
Labels | EMI Pakistan, Oriental Star Agencies, Columbia Records |
Aziz Mian Qawwal (Urdu: عزیز میاں قوال) (17 April 1942 – 6 December 2000) was a Pakistani traditional qawwal famous for singing ghazals in his own style of qawwali and is considered one of the greatest qawwals in South Asia.[2][3][4] He holds the record for singing the longest commercially released qawwali, Hashr Ke Roz Yeh Poochhunga, which runs slightly over 150 minutes and.[4] Aziz is known by sobriquets — "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" (King of qawwali), "Fauji Qawwal"(Military Singer)[5] since his early performances were often in army barracks, and "the Nietzschean qawwal".[6]
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