Ateeq Hussain Khan Bandanawazi is a classical sufiana qawwal from Hyderabad. He was born in 1980 in Hyderabad. He started learning Qawwali from his father from the early age of five years and participated along with him in Qawwali programs. He learned various forms of classical singing like Dhrupad, Khyal, Thumri, Dadra, Tarana, and so on from his father Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi

Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi

Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi was a Sufi qawwal from Hyderabad India. He was born in Gwalior and died in Hyderabad in 2010. He had worked as a top artist in All India Radio Akashwani for many years...

. His voice and style have a striking resemblance to his father. Several news papers in English

English language

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, Hindi

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, Urdu

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 and Bengali

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 in India and Bangladesh

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  has Praised his Talent. He has toured all over the world for Sufi Qawwali Programs. His Qawwali group is known as Bandanawazi Qawwal Recently he has Performed at the Delhi Common Wealth games Program JASHN-E-DILLI which was organized by Delhi Govt. His Memorable Performances are at Ruhaniyat The Sufi Festival of India and at Sacred Music Festival Organized by Dalai Lama

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 Organization. Bandanawazi Qawwal received Central Zone Award from Mahrashtra Art & Culture Department in 1998 presented by Sushil Kumar Shinde Chief Minister of Maharashtra

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Family Background

He is the grandson of Qurban Hussain Khan, who was titled Faqhr-e-Hind by Nizam

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 of Hyderabad and was Gwalior's Raj Durbari Gayak. Ateeq's maternal grandfather is Aziz Ahmed Khan Warsi Qawwal from the Delhi Gharana. Ateeq Hussain Khan Bandanawazi's father is Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi

Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi

Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi was a Sufi qawwal from Hyderabad India. He was born in Gwalior and died in Hyderabad in 2010. He had worked as a top artist in All India Radio Akashwani for many years...

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Performances

He has Performed Qawwali all over India in Ruhaniyat the sufi festival of India and at Sacred Music Festivals.
He has also performed Qawwali in countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar, & the U.K.

External links

• Bandanawazi Qawwal website
• http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/16215559/8216The-future-of-Sufi-musi.html ‘The future of Sufi music is bright’
• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-07/delhi/28226860_1_cultural-festival-cultural-extravaganza-classical-music-festival
• http://delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/delhi_celebrates/jashn_e_dilli.jsp
• http://flashnewstoday.com/index.php/calender-of-cultural-events-for-games-released/
• http://www.mangaloretoday.com/mt/index.php?action=news_briefs&type=2039
• http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20100907/1581808.html
• http://www.liveindia.com/commonwealth/Celebrates.html
• http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/Qawali::sub::Origins
• http://www.newsofdelhi.com/sports/calender-cultural-events-cwg
• http://www.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-celebrates-two-months-of-art-and-culture-to-go-with-games/678142/0
• http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/31/stories/2010083162720300.htm
• http://www.dakshintimes.com/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/news/1008357606/virasat-2010-inaugurated-national-institute-techno.html