Sufi singer Pyarelal Wadali passes away

New Delhi, Mar 09: Famous Sufi singer Pyarelal Wadali, the younger of the singers of legendary Sufi set Wadali Brothers, passed away in Amritsar today after suffering from cardiac arrest.

He was the younger brother of Ustad Puran Chand Wadali.

The Wadali Brothers, adept in various styles of singing including Kaafian, ghazal and bhajan, had their first musical performance outside their village in Harballabh Temple in Jalandhar.

Wadali Brothers, who are famous for their Punjabi Sufi music, hail from a village near Amritsar. The duo started off as bhajan singers at Harballah temple in Jalandhar. They were known for their various styles of singing such as Kaafian, ghazal and bhajan.

Some of the popular Bollywood numbers by Wadali Brothers were 'Aye Rangrez Mere' (Tanu Weds Manu; 2011) and Ik Tu Hi Tu Hi (Mausam; 2011), 'Tu maane ya na maane' among others.