Badar Miandad

Badar Miandad
Also known as	Badar Ali Khan
Born	(1962-02-17)17 February 1962 Pak Pattan, Pakistan
Died	2 March 2007(2007-03-02) (aged 45) Lahore, Pakistan
Genres	Qawwali, Ghazal
Occupation	Qawwal
Instrument	Harmonium
Years active	1974–2007

Badar Miandad (17 February 1962 – 2 March 2007), also known as Badar Ali Khan, was a Pakistani singer and Qawwal. He released 200 albums in Pakistan. Several albums were also released under U.K. and Indian labels.

Early life and career

Ustad Badar Miandad was born in 1962 in a noted family of qawwals in Pak Pattan. His father Ustad Miandad and grandfather Ustad Din Muhammad were reputed qawwals. He was a cousin & brother in law of the late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

Badar Miandad started his qawwali career in 1975, and by the mid 80s he had earned fame. He composed the music for Bollywood films, including Virod, starring Salman Khan. He also composed the music for several Pakistani films, including Chupkay Chupkay, Lahoria Ibraa Janat Ki Talash and But Shikan.

His famous qawwalis include: Dam Dam Hussain Maula Hussain, Jashan-e-Aamad-e-Rasool, Tu Nahi Tay Tairiyan Yadan Sahi and Ganj Shakar Walian Da Raja.Husan Walo Khuda K Liy Chordo. Angraiyaan

Like his famous cousin,Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Badar Miandad Khan experimented with qawwali remix projects, in which traditional qawwali lyrics were performed to non-traditional instruments and contemporary beats. Working with producer/arranger/composer Suresh "Baba" Varma, Badar produced a best-selling qawwali fusion album, Good Karma 1.

Badar Ali Khan died on 2 March 2007 in Lahore of a heart attack, after two years of heart trouble.

References

• Badar Miandad at IMDb, Biography of Badar Ali Khan (Badar Miandad), Retrieved 11 Feb 2016