Qawalis that stirred
GUDIPOODI SRIHARI
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The Hyderabad Qawali Festival was well received.
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SOUL SONGS Rafiq Dildar and his troupe.
The department of culture has been quite active these days with the various programmes it has been conducting Recently, , it featured a Hyderabad Qawali Festival at Ravindra Bharati, close on the heels of a Ghazal festival.
Renditions by local qawali groups of Hyderabad and some from outside the state enthralled the Hyderabadi audience. Reflecting Deccan culture, the qawali programmes attracted the city's music lovers as well as people from far off.
A notable feature was that the fesitval was well attended by the young and old. On the inaugural day, Heena Kausar stole the show. She displayed all the requisites of a Qawali singer — good vocal range, expression, smartness to come out with repartees and above all a sense of music lyrical content.
Evergreen tunes
Kahin Ke Allah Ho Akbar Chaleejan Pawan and the evergreen qawali Dama Dam Mast Kalandar were the most enjoyable numbers. Sultan Khalid, Nazir Ahmed, Yasin Khan and Khalid lent instrumental and vocal support. Later Atik Hussein Khan got up on stage with his party and pleased the audience with a rendition of devotionals like Krupa Karo Maharaj Moinuddin.
The other qawali program that spellbounded the audience on another day was that of Chandrasekhar and Party from Baroda.
They unleashed some of the popular filmy qawalis especially of Rafi and others. E Agar Dushman Jamana from the film Hum Kisise Kum Nahin, Suhanalla Hai Hasin Behira from Kashmir Ke Kali, Parda Pe Parada from Amar, Akbar, Anthony were a treat.
On the same day, the other team was Syed Ahmed Khan and party. They came out with some chosen qawalis . Khan Saheb on tabla and Naseer Mohd. Sharif on dholak lent percussion support.
Hina Kausar present a qawali.
Rafiq Dildar and party of Hyderabad presented some devotionals that carried the popular message that 'service to humans is service to god'. Mere Allah Tu Sabka Waari Hai, Mere Laj Meri Laaj Akhayya, were all mostly devotional pleading for human safety.
Good performance
In the second part of the program, Mohd. Mehboob Bandan Waje and party entertained well. Hamid Khalid and Waheed Niyazi with their respective groups presented qawalis adding familiar songs to their list, like Dama Dum Mast Kalandar and Sab Se Pyara Allah Tero Nam.
The philosophic composition — Madina Me Thodi Jagah Chahta Hun Ya Allah was quite appealing. Fareeduddin, Syed Hussain, Amanullah were in the group, playing different instruments.
Naseer Taj and Nagpur's Anjum Saba Quavvali figured in the end. Allah Hee Dekh Diya Madina and other songs were rendered by qawals Wazir Ahmed, Noorchand and Sayyad Khalid lending support on instruments.
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