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Maula Bakhsh Khan
Born
Jullunder, Punjab, British India
Died
Jullunder, Punjab, British India
NationalityBritish Indian
Known forFather and teacher of Fateh Ali Khan
SpouseBegum Bakhsh Khan
Children3

Maula Bakhsh Khan, also known as Ali Khan, was a Qawwal from Basti Sheikh, Jullundur, British India. He was the father of Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer), Mubarak Ali Khan, and Salamat Ali Khan. He was also the grandfather of both Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, and great-grandfather of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.[1] Maula Bakhsh Khan was highly experienced in Qawwali, being adept in playing the violin, sitar, and harmonium. Khan was fluent in Urdu and Punjabi, and mastered verses in Persian and Arabic as well.[1]

Family origins and career

Khan was born in 1833, in Jullunder. Khan's family were Behsudi and had emigrated to Jullunder in the 1000s during the reign of Mahmud of Ghazni.[2] His family had an unbroken chain of qawwali playing dating back 600 years as they adopted it as a profession.[3] Maula Bakhsh Khan became a Qawwal and had become adept at playing instruments like the sitar.[1]

Teaching Fateh Ali Khan

In 1901, Fateh Ali Khan, Maula Bakhsh's son was born. Maula Bakhsh personally trained his son in the art of Indian classical music and Qawwali. Maula Bakhsh's two sons Fateh and Salamat blended forms of Indian classical music with Qawwali and popularised it in Punjab, such as Khyal and Dhrupad.[1]

Death

Maula Bakhsh Khan died in Jullunder. His exact date of death is unknown, but it is believed to be 1920.

See Also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chowdhury, Asrar (2022-08-16). "Remembering the heavenly harmonies of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  2. ↑ Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Jalandhari | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Saheb Basti Sheikh Darwesh Jalandhar His ancestors migrated along with ours from Kaniguram, Waziristan (near Afghanistan) to... | By Jalandhar & Bastis Pathans | Facebook, retrieved 2023-12-03
  3. ↑ The Herald. 2007. "Born into a family that has been associated with qawwali for the last 600 years...
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