Mooralala Marwada

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Moorala Marwada
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Mooralala Marwada performing in 2021
Background information
Born1955or1956(age 68–69) [1]
Origin Kutch, Gujarat, India
Genres Sufi folk
OccupationSinger
Years active1963-present [1]

Moorala Marwada (born 1955) [1] is a Sufi folk singer from the Janana village of the Kutch District, Gujarat, India. [2] Marwada hails from 11th-generation of Meghwal singers of the village in Gujarat's Kutch district. He sings the poetry of Kabir, Mirabai, Ravidas and others. [3] [4] Mooralala sings in the Kafi form of music that has evolved and been adopted by the Hindu singers of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. [5] [6]

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Early life

Growing up he used to accompany his father and grandfather to satsangs, and started singing at the age of eight. [1] Today he travels to various cities across India with his group. [1] Currently, his musical group consists of his nephews, Sukhdev and Dekhabhai and his grandson Maheshbhai. [6]

He has also been featured in the Kabir Project [7] and sang "Vari Jaun" in Coke Studio (Season 2, 2012), which got him considerable recognition. [6] In 2019, he featured in Gujarati-language period drama film Hellaro as a playback singer. [8] and in 2021 Hindi film Rashmi Rocket , where he sang, Rann Ma Kutchh with music by Amit Trivedi. [9]

In 2025, he collaborated with Kathak dancer Sanjukta Sinha for choreography at the annual World Sufi Music Festival, Jahan-e-Khusrau . [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Damodaran, Akhila (16 November 2018). "Folk singer brings Kabir poems to city". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 April 2025. The 62-year-old Sufi folk singer
  2. ↑ Ganesh, Deepa (26 November 2010). "Four eyes to see, two to perceive". The Hindu . Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 Rana, Priyamvada (19 February 2025). "Sufinama in Delhi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Music | the Kabir Festival - Mumbai". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Adivarekar, Hari (19 December 2010). "Seeking the Beloved (A Festival of Sindhi Sufi Poetry)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 Mistry, Salonee (13 November 2021). "Bringing Sufi, folk tunes to the city". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "About Us | the Kabir project".
  8. ↑ Mooralala Marwada at IMDb
  9. ↑ Mooralala Marwada discography at Discogs
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