In
south
Asia, the classical gharanas of Agra, Gwaliar, Dilli, Rampur-Seheswan and
many more pride themselves to have inherited the styles of Qawwal Bachche.
Over the years many old compositions may have got altered, or possibly new
ones added to the list of Khusro’s repertoire by the artists in admiration.
But the legend lives on.
(Seen above is qawwal Hayat Nizami rehearsing a Qalbana song, near
the tomb of Hazrat Amir Khusro in New Delhi. April 1996)
