Warsi Brothers
Warsi Brothers
Shahid Ahmed Warsi and Maqsood Ahmed Warsi are the sons of the late Aziz Ahmed Khan Warsi of Hyderabad. Their family traces origins to the Mughal courts and specifically to Tanras Khan, the musicians at the court of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Steeped in the classical influence of the Delhi and the Agra styles of khayal and tarana, they are the foremost representatives of the Amir Khusrau tradition of Qawwali. They have performed widely in the subcontinent and in the west.
The Warsi Brothers sing the classical Qawwalis of the Chistia Sufi repertoire, which was spread in the Delhi region and plains of northern India by the followers of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and his noble pupil, the poet Amir Khusrau. Khusrau made a pointed use of metaphors from the Hindu Bhakti tradition and composed in a dialect that is a delightful mix of Brij Bhasha, Urdu and Persian. Khusrau was an accomplished classical musician and also revelled in the folk forms of the Ganga-Jamuna area. In rendering his Qawwali compositions Shahid and Maqsoor Ahmed Warsi bring that panoramic musical vision. One can discernable hear the incorporation of khayal, tarana, hori and dadra in their singing of this repertoire. Their sophisticated use of ragas, solfaggio and rhythmic play is interspersed and juxtaposed with the Persian poetical influences of lyrical allegory.
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