Qavvaali: a tribute to Ustad Manzoor Niazi

Ustad Manzoor Niazi of the Dehli Bachcha Gharana came to Pakistan and started his Qavvaali group here. He was joined by his cousins Ustad Bahaduddin, Ustad Iftikhar Nizami, and later by Munshi Raziuddudin. The group has spread a lot, with each Qavvaal and their children forming separate groups. Habib Niazi is the grandson of Manzoor Niazi and will perform an evening of Qavvaalis that his grandfather was known for. His renditions are remarkably like the great Usta