Description
Rizwan Moazzam Qawal is a Pakistan based Qawali group, headed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s nephews, Rizwan and Moazzam.
Both of them, Rizwan and Moazzam are the sons of Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, they have been performing together as Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group since the late 1990s. They played their first major concert in 1998 at the Womad Rivermead festival in Reading, England.
The two brothers lead singers team come from a direct family line of Qawwali music that spans over five centuries. Their grandfather Mubarak Ali Khan was an uncle of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and taught Nusrat the art of qawwali vocal music. They themselves studied under the supervision of their father, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, who died in 1996, and were then tutored by their uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Rizwan Moazzam Qawal Bio
Rizwan-Muazzam Qawali Group is made up of two lead singing brothers (Rizwan and Muazzam), five secondary singers leading the choral response with vigorous hand clapping, two harmonium players and a tabla player. They perform in traditional Qawwali style – sitting on the ground rather than on seats – which they believe brings them closer to God. They have given many joint performances at the Coke Studio in Pakistan in collaboration with various other fellow musicians including Shazia Manzoor that became very popular in Pakistan.
Big Events of Rizwan Moazzam Qawal
12th September 2010 – The Drum, Birmingham, England
11th September 2010 – Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton, England
4th September 2010 – WOMAD Sicily, Italy
15th August 2010 – The Drum, Birmingham, England
8th August 2010 – Edinburgh Mela, Scotland
8th August 2010 – Edinburgh Mela, Scotland
7th August 2010 – Edinburgh Mela, Scotland
25th July 2010 – WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmsbury, Wilts, England
22nd July 2010 – St Georges, Bristol England
18th July 2010 – Nottingham Mela, England
17th July 2010 – Southampton Mela, England
July 1998 – WOMAD, Reading, England
23rd July 1999 – WOMAD Rivermead, Reading ,England
24th July 1999 – WOMAD Rivermead, Reading ,England
28th July 2001 – WOMAD Rivermead, Reading ,England
29th July 2001 – WOMAD Rivermead, Reading ,England * with Temple of Sound
13th April 2002 – Printemps des Arts in Monte-Carlo
24th July 2004 – Grand Performances, Los Angeles, USA
14th April 2005 – Mershon Auditorium, Wexner Centre, Ohio, USA
15th April 2005 – American Airlines Concert Hall, Chicago, USA
30th April 2005 – iFest, Houston, USA
3rd July 2005 – Harbourfront Centre’s CIBC Stage, Totonto, Canada
31st July 2005 – WOMAD Rivermead, Reading , England
13th August 2005 – Birmingham Library Theatre, Birmingham, England
26th June 2010 – Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, England
6th July 2010 – Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Wales
7th July 2010 – Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Wales
9th July 2010 – “Voices” Royal Opera House, London, England
Nov, Dec 2013 India Tour
April, March 2013 India Tour
July 2013 Turkey Tour
Events with Fankar Online
Rizwan Moazzam Qawals with Performance at peak in Lahore Event
