Sabri Brothers

The Sabri Brothers

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Top: Ghulam Farid Sabri , Maqbool Ahmed Sabri
Bottom: Kamal Sabri , Mehmood Sabri
Background information
Origin Kalyana, East Punjab
Genres Qawwali
Years active 1956–present
Labels
Members Mehmood Ghaznavi Sabri
(1975 – present)
Past members Ghulam Farid Sabri (1930–94)
Kamal Sabri (died 2001)
Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (1945–2011)

The Sabri Brothers (Punjabi, Urdu: صابری برادران‎) are a Sufi Qawwali party from Pakistan, closely connected to the Chishti Order. Sometimes, referred to as Roving Ambassadors for Pakistan. Sabri Brothers were originally led by the soaring voice of the late Haji Ghulam Farid Sabri, whose periodic repeat use of 'Allah' during songs has become a Sabri signature, and his younger brother late Haji Maqbool Ahmed Sabri.[1][2] They were the first exponents of Qawwali to the West, when they performed at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1975.[3] Many people consider the Sabris instrumentally more adventurous, rougher and more soulful than Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Party, Sabri Brothers have given a number of soulful qawwali performances globally with beautiful Qawwali hits.[4] Their stature in Pakistan is colossal.[1]

Original members

The Sabri Brothers originally consisted of

Early life

The Sabri brothers learned music from their father, Ustad Inayat Hussain Sabri. He trained his sons in Qawwali and North Indian classical music. Their first public performance was at the annual Urs festival of Hazrat Peer Mubarak Shah in Kalyana in 1946. The family moved from Kalyana India to Karachi, Pakistan following the Partition of India in 1947. Maqbool furthered his knowledge of music under Ustad Fatehdin Khan, Ustad Ramzan Khan, and Ustad Latafat Hussein Khan Bareilly Sharif. With the help of his father, Maqbool formed a Qawwali group at the age of eleven. Soon afterwards, Ghulam Farid, who was then performing with Ustad Kallan Khan's Qawwali party, joined him and became the leader of the party, which soon came to be known as Sabri Brothers.

Career

Their first recording, released in 1958 under the EMI Pakistan label, was the Urdu Qawwali, Mera Koi Nahin Hai Teray Siwa. Their later hits included Tajdaar-E-Haram (King of the Kaaba, 1975), O Sharabi Chorr De Peena (Hey, Alcoholic, Stop Drinking, 1976) and [6]Balaghal Ula Be Kamalehi (Reaching the Highest Heights Through Perfection, 1977). They were the first exponents of Qawwali to the West, when they performed at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1975. They again perormed in Carneige Hall in 1978.[7] They played the Womad festival in the UK in 1989 – one of a series of appearances there – and released the album Ya Habib (O Beloved) on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records label the following year.[3] The Sabri Brothers is the only qawwali troupe which has a "first class" status on the Pakistan Television Corporation. Popular film and recording artists in Pakistan, the Sabri Brothers troupe has toured Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In 1970 the Government of Pakistan sent them to Nepal as representatives for a royal wedding. In 1975 they performed in the United States and Canada under the auspices of The Performing Arts Program of The Asia Society. In June 1981, they performed at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam.[8] The group is now led by Mehmood Ghaznavi Sabri.

In April 1978, the album Qawwali was recorded in the United States, while the Sabri Brothers were on tour. The New York Times review described the album as, "The Aural Equivalent of Dancing Dervishes" and the, "Music of Feeling."[9] In 1983 they recorded the album Nazre Shah Karim to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of His Highness Prince Aga Khan,sponsored by Tajico Group. The income of this album was donated to Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi.[10] To devote an album entirely to the Persian poetry of Jami, a luminary of the Sufi Tradition, was an ambition they had always cherished. Ghulam Farid Sabri did the recordings of Kalam By Maulana Abdul Rehman Jami in July 1991 at the SFB studios in Berlin, but the CD sadly was not released until 1995 whereas Ghulam Farid Sabri had passed away in 1994. Thus, ''Jami'' becomes a memorial not only to the Persian poet, but also to the Pakistani "Qawwal."[11] In 1996, they performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music- Next Wave Festival, as part of a double-bill with alternate-rockers Corner Shop.[12] On 17 November 2001 they performed in DOM at 'ON THE CARPET Oriental Culture Festival'.

Qawwalis featured in Pakistani films

Several of their qawwalis have featured in films. Mera Koi Nahin Hai Teray Siwa appeared in the 1965 Pakistani film Ishq-e-Habib, Mohabbat Karne Walo Hum Mohabbat Iss Ko Kehtain Hain in the 1970 film Chand Suraj, Aaye Hain Tere Dar Pe Tau Kucch Lay Ke Jaen Gay in the 1972 film Ilzam, Bhar Do Johli Meri Ya Muhammad in the 1975 film Bin Badal Barsaat, Teri Nazr-e-Karam Ka Sahara Milay in the 1976 film Sachaii, Tajdar-e-Haram in the 1982 film Sahaaray, and Aftab-e-Risalat in the 1977 Indian film Sultan-e-Hind.

Legacy

The Sabri brothers were quite revolutionary as they performed at a diverse array of venues and extensively used mass media to get their music across to thousands of people. This was highly unorthodox as Qawwali music is historically performed only at divine occasions.[13] In March 2008 an underpass near Liaquatabad was named after Ghulam Farid Sabri.[14] Coke Studio Season 8 paid a special tribute to the Sabri Brothers by Atif Aslam performing the all-time hit Tajdar-e-Haram.[15]

Discography

Concert films

Albums

Contributing artist

Awards and recognition

References

  1. 1 2 https://realworldrecords.com/release/33/ya-habib/
  2. ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/The+Sabri+Brothers
  3. 1 2 Chris Menist (12 October 2011). "Maqbool Sabri obituary | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  4. ↑ On Hai, Scene (29 October 2015). "All Time Greatest Qawwali Hits". Scene On Hai. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  5. ↑ The Nation – Obituary
  6. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/790958/crazy-diamonds-v
  7. ↑ http://www.carnegiehall.org/PerformanceHistorySearch/#!search=Sabri%20Brothers
  8. 1 2 "KIT Publication: Tasleem". Kit.nl. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Qawwali: Sufi Music of Pakistan | Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  10. ↑ http://firozjuma.com/post/72334705089/sabri-brothers-nazr-e-shah-karim-volume-one-ripped
  11. ↑ piranha. "Piranha MusicScout". Musicscout.piranha.de. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  12. ↑ JON PARELESPublished: 5 November 1996 (5 November 1996). "Scaling Mystic Heights on a Driving Sufi Beat – New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  13. ↑ Radia, Adi (November 13, 2014). "Why Sufi Is The Best Genre Of Music". neontommy.com. USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ "New names for three underpasses". thenews.com.pk. Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. March 31, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ Fatima, Sana (September 14, 2015). "Coke Studio has hit home in the first four episodes". nation.com.pk. NawaiWaqt Group. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ http://www.osa.co.uk/search.asp?c=20&search=Sabri%20Brothers&products=0&pagecountf=3&sort1=6&sort2=0&curr=&cmbsearch=6&searchart=true
  17. ↑ http://www.osa.co.uk/newprdtls.asp?prid=2634&curr=
  18. ↑ "Qawali-The-Sabri-Brothers - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  19. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Deewani-Kawaja-Sharabi-Chod-Peena/dp/B000V8MRSY/ref=sr_1_73?ie=UTF8&qid=1386872619&sr=8-73&keywords=Sabri+Brothers
  20. ↑ http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUSIC-OF-PAKISTAN-QAWWALI-LIVE-IN-CONCERT-RARE-BOLLYWOOD-OST-LP-INDIA-/281091287007?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item417258a7df
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  22. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shikwa-jawab-e-shikwa/id259799054
  23. ↑ "Greatest Qawwali's of Sabri Brothers : Sabri Brothers". Rhapsody. 1 February 1980. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  24. ↑ "Sabri Brothers in Concert – Vol-1 : Sabri Brothers". Rhapsody. 1 March 1980. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  25. ↑ "Sabri Brothers Live Concert Vol −16 : Sabri Brothers". Rhapsody. 1 July 1980. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  26. ↑ "Sabri Brothers – Mehfil-E-Programme Vol −17 : Sabri Brothers". Rhapsody. 1 October 1980. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  27. ↑ "Jhoot Ke Paon Nahin Hain : Sabri Brothers". Rhapsody. 1 September 1982. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  28. ↑ "Maqbool Ahmed Sabri – Urdu Ghazal (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  29. ↑ "Maqbool Ahmed Sabri Composed & Sun By Awargi (2LP Set) – IND 1132 1133 (Ghazals) vinyl lp record". Ngh.co.in. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  30. ↑ "Awargi Maqbool Ahmed Sabri Gazals 2 LP Record Bollywood India NM 640". eBay. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  31. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sur-bahar-amir-khusro/id282134025
  32. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Shan-E-Aulia-Sabri-Brothers/dp/B000V8J1XS/ref=sr_1_90?ie=UTF8&qid=1386872669&sr=8-90&keywords=Sabri+Brothers
  33. ↑ "Vol 2.Allah Ditta Hall Birming". Osa.co.uk. 30 October 1988. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  34. ↑ "Sabri Brothers New Qawwali's 1990 : Sabri Brothers". Rhapsody. 1 July 1990. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  35. ↑ http://www.saavn.com/s/album/urdu/Shehanshah-e-Qawwali-Ki-Yaad-Mein-Vol.2-1994/HhhIo8G,BEE_
  36. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yaron-kisi-katil-se-kabhi/id894904365
  37. ↑ "CDDOMA 03011". Avantart.com. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  38. ↑ "Jogan Daata Di : Sabri Brothers". Rhapsody. 1 March 1984. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  39. ↑ http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/sabri-brothers/album/ya-raematal-lilalmin
  40. ↑ http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/sabri-brothers/album/posheeda-posheeda---live-in-concert-uk
  41. ↑ http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/sabri-brothers/album/piya-ghar-aya
  42. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shikva-javab-e-shikvah-vol.-17/id373465219
  43. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/259417/maqbool-ahmed-sabris-body-reaches-karachi/, Obituary and Pride of Performance Award info for Maqbool Ahmed Sabri on The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 24 Sep 2011, Retrieved 11 April 2016
  44. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Ol9C3lhd01QC&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&dq=pride+of+performance+ghulam+farid+sabri&source=bl&ots=qpo5x-wcV6&sig=3zRFG_Fk73F9IiAUtW5AQGExWec&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwils4TCmIfMAhUQyGMKHdhdDWwQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&q=pride%20of%20performance%20ghulam%20farid%20sabri&f=false, Ghulam Farid Sabri's Pride of Performance Award in 1978 on Google Books website, Retrieved 11 April 2016
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