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Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali

Pakistani qawwali ensemble led by brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Ali Khan, carrying their family’s Sufi singing tradition into albums, filmed sessions and concerts around the world.

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Overview

From: Pakistan
Led by: Brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Mujahid Ali Khan
Musical family: Nephews and students of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Breakout: WOMAD, Reading, July 1998
Sound: Qawwali vocals, harmonium, tabla and handclaps
Languages: Farsi, Urdu and Punjabi

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How it started.

Rizwan and Muazzam grew up in a Pakistani family of qawwali singers. Their father, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan, initially wanted them to concentrate on school. After a school music competition win and an invitation to sing at a Sufi shrine, he heard them perform and began teaching them. Their uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan also mentored them.

Finding their audience.

Their performance at WOMAD in Reading in July 1998 introduced the young ensemble to UK listeners. Attish: The Hidden Fire arrived that year, followed by Sacrifice to Love in 1999, produced by John Leckie. A Better Destiny and Day of Colours helped build a catalogue rooted in devotional singing and poetry.

Carrying the music forward.

Their performances build through repeated phrases, answering voices, handclaps, harmonium and tabla. They sing in Farsi, Urdu and Punjabi, drawing on the qawwali tradition’s use of romantic language for spiritual love. In 2025 they released At the Feet of the Beloved, followed by an autumn UK tour and performances in Singapore and Scandinavia in 2026.

Creditschronological, newest first

2025At the Feet of the BelovedLead vocals and harmonium
2004Day of ColoursLead vocals
2001A Better DestinyLead vocals
1999Sacrifice to LoveLead vocals
1998Attish: The Hidden FireLead vocals

Quotes

The songs connect to the human spirit and freshen the human soul.Rizwan Mujahid Ali Khan, Day of Colours liner notes, Real World Records

Speaking about qawwali’s message of love and the intention behind Day of Colours.

Trivia

Muazzam remembers that their father first watched them sing from the audience at the Urs for Baba Lasoori Shah Sahib.
Day of Colours was recorded in four days in a small studio in Lahore.
They recorded At the Feet of the Beloved in March 2020 at RMAK Studio in Faisalabad, five years before its release.