Aziz Naza

Aziz Naza
Aziz Naza performing at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Born
Abdul Aziz Kunji Markar

(1938-05-07)7 May 1938
Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Died8 October 1992(1992-10-08) (aged 54)
Bombay, India (present-day Mumbai)
Burial placeBada Qabrastan Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other namesBaaghi Qawwal
King of Qawwal
Occupations
  • Playback Singer
  • composer
  • music director
Spouse
Zubeda Aziz Naza (1954-1978)
Mumtaz Aziz Naza (1985-present)
Children
  • Abdul Razzak Naza
  • Abdul Salaam Naza
  • Safiya Iqbal Ahmed
  • Abdul Gafoor Naza
  • Mujtaba Aziz Naza
  • Munir Aziz Naza
Parents
  • Kunji Markar (Father)
  • Khadija Kunji Markar (Mother)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active1958 – 1992
Labels

Aziz Naza (born Abdul Aziz Kunji Markar; 7 May 1938 – 8 October 1992), was an Indian playback singer, live performer and music director known for Chadhta Sooraj Dheere Dheere and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Sharabi.[1][2] Gifted with an extraordinary range of vocal abilities, he is widely regarded as the veteran and one of the greatest qawwali singers.[3][4]

Biography

He sang duets alongside playback singers Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle under music directors Madan Mohan, Rajesh Roshan, R D Burman, Khayyam, Laxmikant Pyarelal, Kalyanji Anandji, Ravindra Jain.[5]

Naza was one of the most famous Qawwali playback singers in Indian cinema. In the year 1975 his qawwali single Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Sharabi dominated the top 10 List of Binaca geetmala for 20 consecutive weeks.[6] His other notable songs as a playback singer are Hoke Mayoos Tere Dar Se for movie Laila Majnu, Qurbani Qurbani title song for Qurbani, Bhajan Bina Chain Na Aaye for Rafoo Chakkar Sunle Tu Binati Meri Haji Ali for Nehle Pe Dehla considered as an all-time hit. Aziz Naza received a special award for the Movie Qurbani. He was signed by Gramophone Company Calcutta, India in the early 1960s. Naza composed the musical score for the movie Pyaar Ke Raahi directed by Atma Ram.[7]

References

  1. ^ Nair, Jyoti (4 January 2018). "A style as intriguing as the name". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "The importance of sustaining Sufi music". The Hindu. 30 June 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ Mithawala, Rizwan (23 March 2015). "Dongri dargah observes 100th death anniversary of Sufi saint". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ Kohli, Diya (26 May 2019). "A 'mohalla' of yesterday and tomorrow". mint. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. ^ Nehle Pe Dehlaa (1976) - IMDb, retrieved 15 January 2021
  6. ^ HindiGeetMala. "Binaca Geetmala Annual List for Year 1975 - Page 1 of 4". HindiGeetMala. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. ^ Ram, Atma, Pyaar Ke Rahi (Romance), Kanwaljit Singh, Padmini Kapila, Suresh Chatwal, Sudhir Dalvi, Guru Dutt Films Pvt. Ltd., retrieved 15 January 2021