This opening song is called the qaul, meaning “saying” or “utterance,” and shares the same Arabic root as qawwali. The insertion of an Arabic phrase into a South Asian art form attests to the the ...

A translation of a qawwali text by an unknown Urdu poet for the song “Allah Hu” (“God Is!”) is given below: When there was nothing, there was only you. A typical traditional place of performance is at ...

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The critically acclaimed Pakistani documentary ‘Songs of the Sufi’ was screened at the Theatre Of Digital Art (TODA) at Souk ...

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 ...

Khan Asfandyar Shairani will permanently serve as the Muslim Chaplain,the Tufts University Chaplaincy announced onJan. 16.Previously serving as the Muslim Chaplain ad interim, Shairani will continue ...

Composer Rushil Ranjan gave a passionate performance on piano, while singer Abi Sampa (pictured below) had a real magnetism as she led a group of singers in their Qawwali: a form of Sufi Muslim ...