Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal
The internationally acclaimed Sufi singers Wadali Brothers gave a soulful performance in concert at a spiritual musical event ‘Naad Swaram-6’ in the city on Friday.
Keeping the string of Sufiyana-Tehzeeb alive in their voice, the duo performed with deep divine resonance.With harmonium and tabla in sync with their voices, they built a connection with the audiences who immersed in their soulful performances.
Naad Swaram-6 was held at open air auditorium of Karunadham Ashram. Notably, Wadali Brothers need no introduction as they have made it big in Sufi music in across the world.
The Wadali Brothers is renowned duo of two brothers Puranchand Wadali and Pyarelal Wadali. They are Sufi singers and musicians from Guru Ki Wadali in the Amritsar District in Punjab.
Born into the fifth generation of musicians given to singing the messages of Sufi saints, the Wadali brothers dabbled in the most unexpected of professions before they became Sufi singers.
While Puranchand Wadali, the elder brother, was a regular in an akhara i.e. the wrestling ring for 25 years, Pyarelal contributed to the meager family income by playing the role of Krishna in the village rasleela. Their first musical performance outside their village was in Harballabh Temple in Jalandhar.
In 1975, the duo went to Jalandhar to perform at the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan but was not allowed to sing because their appearance did not pass muster.
Disappointed, they decided to make a musical offering at the Harballabh temple, where an executive of All India Radio, Jalandhar, spotted them and recorded their first song.
The Wadali Brothers sing in the gurbani, kafi, ghazal and bhajan genres of music.They live in their ancestral house in Guru Ki Wadali, and teach music to those who promise to preserve it. They do not charge their disciples, and lead a very simple life devoted to the divine one.
