Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi
Ustad Iqbal Hussain Khan Bandanawazi Qawwal (Urdu: ٱستاد اقبال حسن قان بنره نواذى) [1][2] was a Sufi qawwal of Hyderabad India. He was born in 1942 at Badaun and died in Hyderabad in 2010. He had worked as a top artist in All India Radio Akashwani for many years. His Qawwali group is known as Bandanawazi Qawwal he learned indian classical music from his father Ustad Qurban Hussain Khan.
Family background
Ustad Iqbal Hussain Khan belongs to Gwalior Gharana and his father Ustad Qurban Hussain Khan. He was well-versed in several forms of classical singing. He has four daughters and one son Ateeq Hussain Khan Bandanawazi who has learnt Qawwali since childhood from his father and resembles his voice and style. Ateeq Hussain Khan Qawwal is currently carrying the legacy of his father and heading the Sufi qawwali group Bandanawazi Qawwal.
Achievements
He received Sangeet Prabhakar Award From Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy. He also received Life Time Achievement Award From Urdu Academy Andhra Pradesh. in 1982 his also received Sahitya Kala Parishad Samman Award From Government of Delhi