Abu Muhammad Qawwal


Abu Muhammad Qawwal is a Pakistani Sufi and Hindustani classical musician, primarily focusing on Qawwali. He belongs to the Qawwal Bachchon [ka Gharana] of Delhi. He is a brother of Fareed Ayaz. The duo is known as Fareed Ayaz-Abu Muhammad Qawwal.

Life and family

Abu Muhammad was born on 13 September 1960 in Karachi to Munshi Raziuddin. He has an elder brother Fareed Ayaz, the duo together being known as Farid Ayaz Abu Muhammad Qawwal. They both were trained in Qawwali by their father.
They belong to the Qawwal Bacchon ka Gharana, their ancestor, Mian Samat Bin Ibrahim was a disciple of Amir Khusrau, the inventor of Qawwali.
Muhammad, his brother Farid and their father Raziuddin all received Pride of Performance, the highest literary award of Pakistan.
Muhammad did his schooling at the Grand Folks School in Karachi and graduated from Islamia College, University of Karachi.

Career

He along with his brother Fareed Ayaz has performed worldwide including Lahore [Literary Festival] in New [York City] and Concordia University in Montreal.

Awards