Haji Mehr Ali

Mehr Ali (1952-) and Sher Ali (1948-) were born in Qasur and were mainly taught classical singing by their father Badaruddin Khan, who was a court singer of Patiala and learned classical singing from Ghulam Rasool of Talwandi Gharana. Qawwali started in the family with these brothers as Mehr Ali became the disciple of Muhammad Ali Faridi, while, Sher Ali learned from Bakhshi Salamat Qawwals. Both of the brothers belong to Faridi Order and are spiritual followers of Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Nazuk Faridi of Rahim Yar Khan. Sher Ali and Mehr Ali fuse two styles as they learned qawwali from different teachers. They have been greatly admired by the masses and are quite popular among the listeners of qawwal especially in Faisalabad where they shifted from Multan in 1980. They have performed in USA, Europe and Middle East and all over Pakistan. Both were awarded Pride of Performance by Government of Pakistan. Abid Mehr Ali, son of Mehr Ali, also perform qawwali as a separate party and are very famous in Pakistan.