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Pyarelal Wadali, younger of the Wadali Brothers passes away in Amritsar

Speed News Desk 9 March 2018, 11:59 IST

Pyarelal Wadali, younger of the Wadali Brothers passes away in Amritsar

Pyarelal Wadali, the younger brother of Ustad Puran Chand Wadali died in Amritsar on Friday morning. He was 75.

Wadali Brothers, who hail from a village near Amritsar, are famous for their Punjabi Sufi music. The duo began performing at Harballah temple in Jalandhar.

The Wadali Brothers, famous for their Bollywood songs such as Aye Rangrez Mere (Tanu Weds Manu; 2011) and Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi (Mausam; 2011), have carried on the legacy of famous saint poets such as Bulle Shah, Kabir, Amir Khusro and Surdas for years.

They were adept in various styles of singing including Kaafian, ghazal and bhajan.

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Wadali Brothers during a performance

The Wadali Brothers were considered as musical royalty of Punjab, being the musical gurus of some of the biggest singers to come out the land of the fiver rivers.

Reactions and tributes have been pouring in on Twitter after the qawwali singer's demise.

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