Jhule Lal, a revered spiritual figure for Sindhi Hindus frequently figures in Muslim songs, just as Shahbaz Qalandar, an equally revered Sufi saint, is honoured in Hindu bhajans. The song Dama Dam Mast Kalandar, popularized by Bangladeshi singer Runa Laila, has made Jhule Lal and Shahbaz Qalandar household names in the entire Indian subcontinent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhule_lal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lal_Shahbaz_Qalander
* Duma Dum Mast Qalandar sung so wonderfully by Runa Laila
* And Dum Mast Qalander from the one and only, the Quwwal great, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
The Qalandariyya (reflections on an excellent video by Filip Holm, which I
saw just two weeks after the Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar)
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Close to a month ago – between February 29 and March 3 – the annual
celebrations of the Urs of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar were held in Sehwan, Sindh,
Pakistan. I...
6 days ago
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