Qawwali - Chandi Ka Badan Sone Ki Nazar - Taj Mahal [1963] Rafi, Manna, Asha & Meena

The singers are Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle and Meena Kapoor.

"Taj Mahal" [1963] is an Indian Hindi film directed by M. Sadiq.
Starring Bina Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Jabeen Jalil, Veena, Jabeen Jalil and Madhumati.
Music is by Roshan.
Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi..........

Qawwali (Urdu/Persian/Pashto/Sindhi: قوٌالی; Punjabi/Saraiki: ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ, قوٌالی; Brajbhasha/Hindi: क़व्वाली; Bangla: কাওয়ালী) is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, particularly in areas with a historically strong Muslim presence, such as Pakistan, especially Punjab and Sindh, and parts of North India.

The style is rare, though not entirely absent, in North and West Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Kashmir. It is a musical tradition that stretches back more than 700 years.

Originally performed mainly at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia, it has also gained mainstream popularity. Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of the late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Other famous Qawwali singers include Pakistan's Sabri Brothers and Aziz Mian.

The roots of Qawwali can be traced back to 8th century Persia (today's Iran and Afghanistan). During the first major migration from Persia, in the 11th century, the musical tradition of Sema migrated to South Asia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Amir Khusro Dehelvi of the Chisti order of Sufis is credited with fusing the Persian and Indian musical traditions to create Qawwali as we know it today in the late 13th century in India (Hindustani classical music is also attributed to him).

The word Sama is often still used in Central Asia and Turkey to refer to forms very similar to Qawwali, and in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the formal name used for a session of Qawwali is Mehfil-e-Sama.

Qaul (Arabic: قَوْل) is an "utterance (of the prophet)", Qawwāl is someone who often repeats (sings) a Qaul, Qawwāli is what a Qawwāl sings.............

A group of qawwali musicians, called a party (or Humnawa in Urdu), typically consists of eight or nine men including a lead singer, one or two side singers, one or two harmoniums (which may be played by the lead singer, side singer or someone else), and percussion. If there is only one percussionist, he plays the tabla and dholak, usually the tabla with the dominant hand and the dholak with the other one (i.e. a left-handed percussionist would play the tabla with his left hand). Often there will be two percussionists, in which case one might play the tabla and the other the dholak. There is also a chorus of four or five men who repeat key verses, and who aid and abet percussion by hand-clapping.

The performers sit cross-legged on the ground in two rows — the lead singer, side singers and harmonium players in the front row, and the chorus and percussionists in the back row.

Before the fairly recent introduction of the harmonium, qawwalis were usually accompanied by the sarangi............
[Wikipedia]

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[RealMusicKing]

Hello Yuan and Wow! I mentioned it and here have it. Thank you very much. This qawwali in my opinion is better than Na To Carvaan Ki Talash Hai. Sahir's solid words and Roshan's superb music, not to mention the main vocals of Rafi make it a complete "Deal of a Meal" of entertainment. Thank you again.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@RealMusicKing - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

Thank you for inspiring me to post this nice video.

I forgot mention it earlier.

Thank you again.

[shekarman]

Brilliant. The usual suspects in this Qawalli as in the movie Barsaat Ki Raat. Of course the main male singer is Rafi but who are the others -- do you know?

Thanks for the post.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@shekarman - I am sorry, my dear friend. I forgot to write the names and now they all are written above.

The singers are Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle and Meena Kapoor.

Thank you for mentioning that.

[ghatamsuresh]

brilliant!. Especially the end getting back to the original qawwali tempo. thank you ji.

[yuanyuanyuanyin]

@ghatamsuresh - You are most welcome, my dear friend.

[sirmood1]

@RealMusicKing BOTH OF YOU HAVE GOOD TASTE. PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS ONE AS WELL "NIGAHEN NAAZ" AT THE FOLLOWING: youtube.com/watch?v=vIUMtObbOC­0

[RealMusicKing]

@xshopsbi You are still confused and way off the coast.You posted "I wish you have read the description of the video uploader. I clearly says Lyrics by Sahir Ji, and as far as other quawli is concerned I know very well that Sahir Ji Ki kalam se hi nikali hai. Most important: I have said earlier that both quawlis have different and both are great in all respects".What are you trying to say? I have no clue.They are both by Abdul Hayee and Chandi Ka Badan is superior to Na To Carvaan Ki Talash Hai.

[xshopsbi]

@RealMusicKing Did I ever said that this one is best and the other not? all I was trying to say was that both quawli's have independent taste, written composed and sung bay same group. why do I have to care about details you call "microscopic"? "Abdul Hayee wrote these two quwalies" Is this your microscopic analysis?

[RealMusicKing]

@xshopsbi I read well. Thank you very much. Now, am I to be blamed if you don't know the microscopic details? Chandi Ka Badan still stands out.

[xshopsbi]

@RealMusicKing

@xshopsbi @realMusicKing. I wish you have read the description of the video uploader. I clearly says Lyrics by Sahir Ji, and as far as other quawli is concerned I know very well that Sahir Ji Ki kalam se hi nikali hai. Most important: I have said earlier that both quawlis have different taste and both are great in all respects.

[RealMusicKing]

@xshopsbi Both written by Abdul Hayee. Na To Carvaan Ki Talash is a typical "Darbari" Qawwali where failed lovers go to beg for success. This, is "The Most" beautifully written and composed / tuned Qawwali ever. 

[xshopsbi]

@RealMusicKing What do you think who wrote and who sung "na to karvan ki talash ahi"?

These two quawli are of independent taste. This is more romantic type while na to karvan ki talash hai is more eternal.

[asha1053]

beautiful...thanks to Indian Cinema

[SangeeetJ]

Very good song....on the lines of Mughal-E-Azam.... Qawwali

You did very good work my friend..

Qawwalis are one fantastic range of songs to the music lovers.

They are really up in spirit and make people to stay on their toes and very excited...

And if you get in to the lyrics... they impress us a lot...