![]() ![]() ![]() It was Amjad who took the reins from his father Ghulam Farid and Uncle Maqbool Sabri and took the family name forward carving a more popular and less niche identity for himself and his family. The brothers’ rendition of Hazrat Amir Khusrau’s kalam was one of their marked areas of excellence. They were equally well-versed in compositions made in the Persian language and sang Nami Danam Che Manzil Bood with equal ease and facility. They formed a formidable qawwali group in the mid-50s and became known for their soul-stirring renditions of arifana kalam (mystic poetry). ![]() The Sabri family rose to fame in the 1970s when the dynamic duo of Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri went on to redefining the old genre of Qawwali singing. He was not only well-versed with the structure and aesthetics of qawwali but also knew how to make it adaptive to the contemporary music keeping its essence alive. He started to learn to sing qawwali at the age of 9.Īmjad Sabri enthralled music enthusiasts with his brand of spirituality, mysticism and ecstasy for years. Amjad was the son of renowned qawwal Ghulam Fareed Sabri. Descendent of the qawwali icons, great Sabri brothers, who cemented a unique identity in Qawwali singing all around the world. One of the country’s finest qawwals known for his soul-stirring performances of mystic poetry, Amjad Sabri was born on December 23, 1976. ![]()
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