Qawwal Aslam Sabri

When Priya Nath was in Nainital, he learnt that a famous qawwaal had come to the Metropole hotel, and he asked the qawwaal to come and meet Shri Nathji in his room. Priya Nath wanted him to sing a qawwaalli for Shri Nathji on the 23rd of June. The qawwaal, a young man by the name of Aslam Sabri, came to Shri Nathji. He was struck by the Divine Glory, noor, on Shri Nathji's face. As he listened to Shri Nathji's words, tears came into his eyes, and he bowed before Shri Nathji and kissed his hands. He said to Shri Nathji: “Hazrat! I would have loved to sing for you on the 23rd of June, but, unfortunately, I have been booked to sing for these businessmen. But when I sing my qawwaalis for them on the 23rd, my words shall be meant only for thee!” Shri Nathji was immensely pleased with the man’s devotion and blessed him. Unknown to the man, it was a measure of Shri Nathji's blessings that the man became a very famous qawwaali singer afterwards.

 Haji Aslam Sabri is one of the foremost representatives of a legendary musical heritage and torchbearer of the esteemed Ustad Sufi Abdul Subhan Sabri & Ustad Ghafoor Shakoor Sabri, which is 100 years old. He is internationally recognized as on of the greatest Qawwal. Haji Aslam Saabri has thorough knowledge of Sufi Qawwali in many languages such as Persian, Urdu, Brij & Punjabi. Haji Aslam Sabri is a top Graded Artist in All India Radio, New Delhi since 1980. Aslam Sabri is a Singer, Composer & Poet of Sufiana Kalam. Having emerged as a child prodigy, Aslam Sabri gave his first public performance at the age of seven. His International Debut was at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, England when he was only 19. At 21, He made history by becoming the youngest soloist to perform at one of the most prestigious international music festivals held in London, known as the Indian All Night Sufi concert at the Proms. Since then he has performed in over 40 nations that include performances in various music festivals and conferences throughout India, Europe, Middle East, Russia and far East & North America. He got several awards like Sangeet Natak Academy Award (U.P. Govt.); Indo-Pak Peace Award (Pakistan Govt.); Sangeet Ratan Award (Mumbai Govt.); Khusrou Raagi Award (Rajasthan Govt.); Qalandar Qawwali Award (Kala Darpan Society, Punjab); India Milestone Award (U.S.S.R.) and  Sahitya Kala Parishad Award (Delhi Govt.) One can hear one of his famous Qawwali "Ye To Khwaja Karam Hai" at the following link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpy_chrsZHc