(headline image: Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad – Photo by Jack Vartoogian Front Row Photos)
Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwals are set to perform on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at 7:30pm at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space.
Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwals, one of Pakistan’s most popular qawwali ensembles, are masters of the ecstatic improvisational Sufi vocal tradition that aims to transport the musicians and audience closer to the divine. Qawwali songs use call-and-response and spiritual fervor. They are accompanied by percussive hand clapping, harmonium, tabla (drums), and a chorus.
Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad, who studied with their distinguished father, Munshi Raziuddin, belong to the best-known gharana (tradition) today (Qawwal Backon ka Gharana of Delhi) which is over 700 years old. They have enraptured international audiences for over 40 years with their renditions of both the popular traditional form and the more introspective ancient classical qawwali that is seldom heard today.
Presented by Robert Browning Associates and Hamad S. Haider
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC
Box office: 212-864-5400
More details at symphonyspace.org
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