Rais Anis Sabri
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25 September 1993
Rais Anis Sabri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rais Anees Sabri 25 September 1993 |
| Occupation(s) | Qawwal; Singer |
| Years active | 2000 - Present |
| Website | raisanissabri |
Rais Anis Sabri from Najibabad, Uttar Pradesh,[1] India is one of the youngest performing Sufiana Qawwals. He is the son and disciple of Rais Sabri, who in turn is a disciple of the famous Qawwal Aslam Sabri.[2]
Rais Anis Sabri started learning the intricacies of Sufi Qawwali from the age of four and gave his first performance at seven.
He sings mainly in the Chisti Rang, of the Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti of Ajmer, India, following the tradition of Sufi saint Nizamuddin and Amir Khusro, the 13th century Sufi poet. At the age of 12, he gave a performance in the Amir Khusro Sangeet Academy and Friends of Dakshinchitra, in Chennai.[3]
Rais Anis Sabri was born on 25 September 1993 at Jalalabad (Najibabad), Uttar Pradesh in Dist. Bijnor. He began to learn the intricacies of this genre of performing arts from his father, Rais Sabri[4] at the age of four and at six gave his first performance. He has several CDs to his credit and one of his albums ‘Chisti Rang[5]’ His YouTube channel has amassed over 15 million total views.[6]