Asaan Ohda Mukh Vekhna Wadali Brothers

Asaan Ohda Mukh Vekhna Wadali Brothers
The Wadali Brothers (Puranchand Wadali & Pyarelal Wadali) are Sufi singers and musicians from Guru ki Wadali in the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. Born into the fifth generation of musicians given to singing the messages of Sufi saints, the Wadali brothers dabbled in the most unexpected of professions before swaras (Music notes) became their religion. While Puranchand Wadali, the elder brother, was a regular in an akharas(wresting houses) for a good 25 years, Pyarelal, the younger one, contributed to the meager family income by playing the role of Krishna in the village rasleela.

Wadlali's father Thakur Das forced Puranchand in to music and later Puranchand went to pick up his music lessons from celebrated masters like Pt Durga Das and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Saheb of Patiala Gharana. Payarelal was trained by his elder brother whom he considers his mentor and guru even today.

Their first musical performance outside their village was in Harballabh Temple in Jalandhar. The duo went to Jalandhar to perform in Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan but was not allowed to sing due to their appearance. Disappointed they decided to make a musical offering at the Harballabh temple, where an executive of All India Radio, Jalandhar, spotted them and recorded their first song.