While the music is the most recognizable part of a qawwali, the music only exists to emphasize and intensify the words. The text is what Sufis rely on to open their minds and bring them to an ecstatic ...

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is widely credited for bringing global attention to Qawwali music, extending the 600yr old Qawwali tradition of his family. By the time of his death following a heart attack ...

Qawwali is a form of devotional music that expresses the mystical Sufi practice of Islam in South Asia, mainly in areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The term qawwali comes from the Arabic word ...

Meet Vandana Sharma, an integral force behind the success of Sagar Wali Qawwali - an impeccable blend of business acumen, ...

Qawwali is a style of Muslim devotional music, now associated particularly with Sufis. Produced by Kamran Anwar and directed by Shahrukh Waheed and organised by Poetic Strokes, ‘Songs of the Sufi’ ...

Rizwan-Meuzzam Qawwali Group is a Pakistani Qawwali ensemble led by brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Ali Khan. The duo performs ...

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is popularly known as 'The King of Kings' of Qawwali. His impact has led to him being honoured in 2017 with a BBC Music Day Blue Plaque in Birmingham. As a singer he gave ...

For many younger international audiences, qawwali is more familiar as a concert on stage, or heard on recordings more like pop music. But in fact the real qawwali is far away from this.

Returning to the Celtic Connections stage on Friday evening was Orchestral Qawwali Project with their signature blend of Sufi, Indian classical and western classical music. The two soloists – and the ...

K OCHI: The renowned Rampur Warsi Brothers will bring their soulful Sufi Qawwali music to Kochi from November 11 to 15, staging performances across various school and college campuses. Led by the ...