Lakhwinder Wadali - Topic

Lakhwinder Wadali Born in Guru ki Wadali village of Amritsar (Punjab), Lakhwinder Wadali belongs to the Wadali family (Wadali Brothers) of Patiala Gharana, Punjab. He trained extensively in the art of singing folk music under the guidance of his father Padma Shri Ustad Puran Chand Wadali Ji and uncle Ustad Shri Piyare Lal Wadali Ji (Well Known As Wadali Brothers).

Among the leading folk and Sufi singers of his generation, Lakhwinder Wadali has evolved an individual style in his presentation and has gained wide popularity. His style of singing combines a fine blend of classical and contemporary music. He has performed with many eminent musicians such as Himesh Reshamia, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shanker Mahadevan, Mikka Singh, Shan, Shreya Ghoushal, Ila Arun, Anand Raj Anand and Mohit Chauhan.

Lakhwinder Wadali Ji has been honoured with several awards including the PTC Channel Punjabi Music Award for “Best Debut Album” by PTC Channel Punjabi (2005), the “Best Sufi Singer of India” conferred by Watno Dur Channel in Toronto, Canada (2005), the PTC Channel Punjabi Music Award for “Best Sufi Song” awarded by PTC Channel Punjabi (2007), the Best Singer Award given by Canadian Government in Toronto, Canada (2009), and the Hamdard Award (2013).

Lakhwinder Wadali Ji is awarded the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of Sangeet Natak Akademi (Ministry Of Culture, Govt. Of India) for the year 2012 for his notable talent in the field of folk music of Punjab.