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Hamza Akram Qawwal
Hamza belongs to the 26th generation of Qawwals from Qawwal Bachon ka Delhi Gharana - an 800-year-old tradition which was founded by Mian Sarmat Bin Ibrahim (the first student of Amir Khusro).

Early Life
Hamza received his early training in eastern classical music from his uncle Ustad and in Qawaali from his paternal uncle Ustad Fareed Ayaz Qawwal. Boasting 2 Pride of Performance awards, this particular gharana includes prominent figures such as Ustad Tanras Khan Sahab (court musician/ teacher of Bahadur Shah Zafar), Ustad Munshi Raziuddin Qawwal (Hamza’s paternal grandfather who was awarded a Pride of Perfromance Award), Ustad Qawwal Bahauddin (maternal grandfather who was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), Ustad Naseeruddin Saami and Ustad Fareed Ayaaz Qawwal.

Career
Qawwal, song writer, producer and composer, Hamza Akram Qawwal is most prominently identified with his contribution within the Qawwali genre.

Awarded the Best Emerging Talent at the 2017 Lux Style Awards, Hamza Akram is the second Qawwal after the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to compose music for films. He shares a keen passion for educating and spreading awareness about the genre of Qawwali to both national and international crowds through workshops, classes and performances.

An international artist in his own right, Hamza’s most famous works include the track, Lover’s Eye (a collaboration with Damien Lazarus also featuring Ustad Fareed Ayaz Qawwal); Rangreza and Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya to name a few.

Collaborations
SUFYSTICAL with Ahsan Bari & Yousuf Bashir Qureshi A project meant to spread awareness of Sufi Qawwali music among the masses.

RAW PEACE with Yousuf Bashir Qureshi

LOVER’S EYE with Damien Lazarus Featuring Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawaal

Note: The track was titled the ‘most essential tune of the week’ by BBC Asian Network

PAKISTANIYAT with Somewhat Super (EDM Musicians from Pakistan) A patriotic project for Habib Metropolitan Bank↵Written by Senator Javed Jabbar, composed by Hamza himself, performed by Hamza and his brother Taimoor Akram

BaroqueStar with legendary Amir Zaki, Music produced by Mubashir Admani, project of Arsalan Iqbal.

Sohna Sajan featuring Kashan Admani, Alfred D'mello and Bradley Dsoza.

(To be released soon)

Original Tracks
Aman Ki Pukaar (2013)

Naino Mein Sajna (2014)

Khudi by Allama Iqbal (2014) (Winner of Lux Style Award)

Balamwa (2017)

Ho Ka Alam (2018)

Albums
Meray Sarkaar Aye (2015)

Ya Rehmatil Alameen (2017)

10 Naats written by non-muslim poets

Sada-e-Sufi (2016)

Produced by Times of India Music Company

Films
Opening Track for Dil Pardesi Hogaya

Song launched by Mahesh Bhatt

Rangreza

Date: 2017 Producer: Munir Hussain Films, Yasir Moihuddin, Usman Malkani

Languages performed in
Persian

Urdu

Arabic

Punjabi

Purvi

English