The singers in Pakistani ensemble the Saami Brothers like to take their time onstage—each vocal step moves the performance upward gradually toward a collective sense of ecstasy. That deliberate pacing ...
The Al Qurum Natural Park venue of the ongoing Muscat Nights witnessed dews of Qawwali music being showered on the packed ...
HOUSTON, April 16, 2024— In the concert "Improvisation Across Cultures," Houston-based groups Riyaaz Qawwali and the Jalen Baker Ensemble came together at Asia Society Texas for a thrilling and unique ...
Born in lockdown and watched by millions, the Orchestral Qawwali Project is transforming a 700-year-old sacred tradition for a global stage. Led by singer Abi Sampa and composer Rushil Ranjan, the ...
Blending the rich traditions of qawwali and jazz, this unique collaboration between Riyaaz Qawwali and the Jalen Baker Ensemble brings together musicians from two distinct types of music based in ...
“Chain of Light,” an album of four qawwalis the Pakistani singer recorded in 1990, are arriving after being discovered in the vaults of Peter Gabriel’s label. By Adwait Patil On Oct. 27, 2022, the ...
The Pakistani qawwali icon sang words written centuries ago and died decades ago. He’s got a new album out. In June 2021, in a Nissen hut in the middle of Wiltshire, England, less than 30 miles from ...
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Carrying the torch forward

Rizwan-Meuzzam Qawwali Group is a Pakistani Qawwali ensemble led by brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Ali Khan. The duo performs with their seven-member party, who provide harmonium, percussion and ...
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Qawwali night moves hearts, inspires joy

The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture organised a soulful Qawwali Night on Wednesday evening at the PNCA Auditorium, Islamabad, where renowned Mustafa Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers ...