Habib Painter
Habib Painter or Habeeb Painter (1915 – February 22, 1987) was a noted Indian Qawwal and a folk singer.[1]
Early life
He was born and brought up in Aligarh. He started his profession as a home painter, hence he became "Habib Painter". Once Rais Mirza saw him singing Qawwali, he brought him to Delhi and introduced him as Qawwal.
Professional life
Habeeb Painter had a good voice as well good command over the language. He died and was buried in Aligarh. Habib Painter is considered as one of the legendary and most inspired artistes ever to have graced the Qawwali platform.[2] Habeeb not only sang qawwalis and about Kaba and sufiana songs. His songs were full of Krishna, satsanga, sidha, yoga, too.
He was a spiritual disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin and Amir Khusro [3]
Awards and honours
During the war between India and china, Indian artists contributed their voice to inspire the nation. And Habeeb, too, sang for the troops. The then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru honoured him with the title "Bulbul-e-Hind" (Bulbul of India) [4]
Notable Qawwali songs
- "Wo har zarre me hai"
- "Nas nas bole nabee nabee"
- "Bahuot Kathin hai dagar pan ghat ki"[5] (Lyrics: Amir Khusro)
- "Fana Itna to ho jaaun"
- "Baap ki naseehat beti ko"
- "Wo sadaa chakkar me rehte haiN"
References
- ^ "Melody and imagery". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "In Praise of The Almighty Sufiana Qawwalis: 100 Years of Recorded Music In India (With Booklet Inside) (Audio CD)". Exotic India. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Habib Painter". Last.fm. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Melody and imagery". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ "Bazm-e-qawwali". Search.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 30 October 2014.