For example, the famous qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born into a family of qawwali singers, and most in his troupe were closely related to him (brother, nephew, brother-in-law and cousins) ...
Qawwali is a musical form associated with the sama’, spiritual concert, of the Chishti Sufi Order. In its religious context it functions as a way to bring members of the order into a trance-like state ...
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is widely credited for bringing global attention to Qawwali music ... Typically, there are a lot of people involved in a performance, with eight or nine players making ...
From Qawwali performances to theatre festivals ... "Through art, we want to create a space for critical questioning and engage people in shaping a new vision for Bangladesh." ...
Warsi Brothers from Rampur, the popular Sufi Qawwali group, will perform at a series of concerts in the capital from November 4 to 7. The group led by Mohammad Khan Warsi and Mohammad Ahmad Khan ...