Qawwal Bacchay Gharana

Founder: Mian Saamat bin Ibrahim

Essential Features: Systematic elaboration of alaap.

Emphasisis on the bandish and an exquisite manner of presenting the asthayi and antara of each bandish.

Vast repertoire of traditional bandishes. Employ embellishments such as murkis and lehaks.

Common use of various taan patterns, namely gamak and bol taan. Practitioners well versed in singing other classical genres such as Tirvat, Sadra, Thumri, Dadra, Naqsh, Gul, Ghazal and Qawwali.

Famous Musicians

Mian Achpal Khan	Mian Tanras Khan	Ustad Umrao Khan	Baba Naseer Khan
Ustad Ghulam Ghous Khan	Ustad Sardar Khan	Ustad Suleman Khan	Munshi Raziuddin
Ustad Chotay Ghulam Ali Khan	Ustad Fateh Ali Khan- Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan	Ustad Sadiq Ali Khan Mando	Ustad Bahauddin Khan
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Ustad Ghulam Haider Khan	Ustad Manzoor Ahmed Khan Niazi	Ustad Naseeruddin Saami

Sound Archive

Artiste	Raag	Duration	Source
Chotay Ghulam Ali Khan	Bageshri	06:12	Radio Pakistan
Chotay Ghulam Ali Khan	Devgiri Bilawal	04:26	Radio Pakistan
Naseeruddin Saami	Khambawati	03:43	PTV
Sardar Khan	Multani	08:56	Radio Pakistan

Qasur - Patiala Gharana

Qasur Patiala

Founder: Ustad Fazal Pirdad

Essential Features: Full throated voice reproduction. Emphasis on both melody and rhythm.

Different styles of sargam patterns. Taan patterns dominated by sapaat, satta, gamak, boltaan and teen saptak ki taan.

Layakari in the form of tihaees. Embellishments using behlawas, zamzama and murkis. Poetic text of compositions discernable.

Many exponents renowned for their sweet voices and mastery over sur.

Genres of thumri and ghazal have a special place in this gharana.

Famous Musicians

Ustad Ali Bukhsh Khan	Ustad Kale Khan	Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan	Ustad Barkat Ali Khan
Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan	Ustad Aman Ali Khan	Ustad Munawar Ali Khan	Ustad Ali Bukhsh Qasuri
Bashir Ali Mahi	Ghulam Ali	Noor Jehan	Parveen Sultana

Sound Archive

Artiste	Raag	Duration	Source
Ajoy Chakraborthy	Rageshri	06:51	Music Today
Amanat Ali Khan Ghulam Abbas	Megh	05:05	Lok Virsa
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan	Gujri Todi	03:13	HMV
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan	Thumri Bhairvi	03:28	HMV
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan	Chayanat	05:17	Live
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan	Basant	04:15	Live
Barkat Ali Khan	Bhairvin	03:29	Radio Pakistan
Barkat Ali Khan	Pahadi Mahiya	02:47	EMI
Bashir Ali Mahi	Jangla Bhairvin	08:58	Shalimar
Ghulam Ali	Khamaj	11:00	EMI
Jagdish Prasad	Aiman	11:05	Swarshree
Jawwad Ali Khan Mazhar Ali Khan	Malkauns	06:52	Live
Kale Khan	Tilak Kamod	02:37	HMV
Mubarak Ali Khan	Barwa	01:53	Radio Pakistan
Munawar Ali Khan	Behaag	06:53	HMV
Munawar Ali Khan	Kafi Sindhi Bhairvin	06:30	HMV
Parveen Sultana	Din Todi	06:53	HMV
Raza Ali Khan	Jaijaiwanti	06:57	Live