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Sher Miandad Khan (Urdu: شیر میانداد خان) (born 1968), is a Pakistani qawwal and a folk singer.




Early life


He was born in Pakpattan, Pakistan and started his qawwali group in 1996. He adopted qawwali singing as his family tradition and belongs to Qawwal Bacchon gharana (School of Music). His grandfather Din Mohammad Qawwal (Dina Qawwal) was a renowned qawwal of India and Pakistan. He learned music from his father Ustad Miandad Khan.
He is a cousin of renowned qawwal Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Sher Miandad is the younger brother of another popular Pakistani qawwal Badar Miandad also known as Badar Ali Khan Qawwal.




Career


He has given his qawwali performances of sufiana kalam at many international music fairs and shows including in the United States, Switzerland, India and Singapore. Sher Miandad and his qawwali group has performed for Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan. His qawwali group has performed in Geneva, Switzerland and Oslo, Norway and have won some international music awards also. Sher Miandad has a keen following in Europe, America and India.
After a live concert in 2016, Sher Miandad is quoted as saying:

"Sufi music can act as a balm to heal the wounds, which our society is suffering from at the moment as a result of extremism and sectarianism".




Naats


Some of his Naats are:

Tu Kuja Man Kuja




Qawwalis


Some of his Qawalis are:

Tajdar-e-Haram
Tum Aik Gorakh Dhanda Ho
Nach Malanga
Baba dey darbar chirryan boldiyan
Assan Tey Fareed Naal Dil Laliya
Jugni (Sakhi Lal Di Jugni)
Yad bhuldi nai teri
Tumhein dillagi bhulani pare gi
Qalandri Gharha
Raaz diyan gallan
Kabootar Daata De
Waqia Karbala
Meray Allah Meinu Maaf Kar Dey




Awards and recognition


Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2023.




References






External links


Qawwali is here to stay Dawn newspaper
Bushra Alvi (7 March 2013). "Aaj rang hai - Qawwali revisited (History of Qawwali)". TwoCircles.net newspaper. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sher Miandad Khan
• Badar Miandad
• Javed Miandad
• Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
• Shakir Shuja Abadi
• Jawed Sheikh
• Mera Piya Ghar Aaya
• Fateh Ali Khan (Qawwali singer)
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
• Ibn-e-Insha