They have never indulged commercially, and they have only a handful of recordings to their name (mostly from live concerts). They consider themselves as a medium through which the preaching of great saints is passed on to others. They believe in the Sufi tradition deeply. They do not charge their disciples, and lead a very simple life devoted to the divine one. They live in their ancestral house in Guru Ki Wadali, and teach music to those who promise to preserve it. The Wadali Brothers sing in the gurbani, kafi, ghazal and bhajan genres of music. Disappointed, they decided to make a musical offering at the Harballabh temple, where an executive of All India Radio, Jalandhar, spotted them and recorded their first song. In 1975, the duo went to Jalandhar to perform at the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan but was not allowed to sing because their appearance did not pass muster.
Their first musical performance outside their village was in Harballabh Temple in Jalandhar. Pyarelal was trained by his elder brother, who he considered his guru and mentor up till his death. Puranchand studied music from celebrated masters like Pandit Durga Das and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan of the Patiala Gharana. Their father, Thakur Das Wadali, compelled Puranchand to learn music. While Puranchand Wadali, the elder brother, was a regular in an akhara (wrestling ring) for 25 years, Pyarelal (died in 2018) contributed to the meager family income by playing the role of Krishna in the village Raasleela (classical Indian dance).
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While Puranchand Wadali, the elder brother, was a regular in an akhara (wrestling ring) for 25 years, Pyarelal (died Read Full Bio The Wadali Brothers (Puranchand Wadali and Pyarelal Wadali) were a Sufi singing duo from Guru Ki Wadali in the Amritsar District in Punjab, India.īorn into the fifth generation of musicians given to singing the messages of Sufi saints, the Wadali brothers dabbled in the most unexpected of professions before they became Sufi singers.
The Wadali Brothers (Puranchand Wadali and Pyarelal Wadali) were a Sufi singing duo from Guru Ki Wadali in the Amritsar District in Punjab, India.īorn into the fifth generation of musicians given to singing the messages of Sufi saints, the Wadali brothers dabbled in the most unexpected of professions before they became Sufi singers. Suggest a correction in the comments below.