According to Hussain, Rangreza director Amir Mohiuddun was instantly sold after listening to Janasheen. “He immediately took a liking to it and thought it was a perfect choice for Rangreza. That’s how ...

Asif Ali Khan & Party features a chorus of 10 people from Pakistan who are all members of the same family. However, they don't see themselves as simply singing; rather they are listening to "God's ...

Popular Qawwali singer from Hyderabad Ustad Ateeq Hussain Khan Bandanawazi treated the students and teachers of Government College, Chittur, to an electrifying session of Sufi Qawwali on Wednesday.

Some forms of cultural expression defy the need for translation. So it is for the traditional South Asian music qawwali, according to its fans and adherents. Most commonly played at Sufi shrines in ...

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Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, has been featured in numerous movies over the years. Since the inception of the talkies, qawwali has been utilised as a musical form to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over pulsating drums, vigorous handclaps and harmoniums, the voices come in waves, each higher than the last.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Qawwali is the Islamic devotional music of India and Pakistan, poems and praise-songs traditionally ...