Afzaal Ali Khan Qawwal is a renowned Qawwali artist hailing from Lahore, Pakistan. He is a proud representative of the Begumkot gharana, an illustrious lineage…
Afzaal Ali Khan Qawwal: Preserving Pakistan’s Qawwal Musical Heritage
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Imran Shaukat Ali: A Qawwali Maestro Hailing from Ksowal
Imran Shaukat Ali (sometimes spelled Shoukat) is a highly esteemed Qawwali artist, who has been mesmerizing audiences with his soulful performances for the past six…
Artist Profiles: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Shahen-Shah-e-Qawwali (The Brightest Star in Qawwali) is a title reserved for the leading voice and spirit of qawwali, the devotional music…
Artist Profiles: The Sabri Brothers
The Sabri Brothers are Pakistan’s best known, phenomenally successful family of devotional singers, hailing from Kalyana in the East Punjab and with over 30 years…
Artist Profiles: Farid Ayaz Qawwal and Brothers
Farid (also spelled Fareed) Uddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini belongs to the best known gharana (ancient tradition) of qawwali, Qawwal Bachon Ka Gharana’ of Delhi. This gharana,…
Artist Profiles: Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
“It’s totally soul music, and I think we can call it devotional music,” said Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. “It’s spiritual music from the soul.”…
Artist Profiles: Riffat Sultana
Riffat Sultana channels the musical wisdom of 500 years and eleven generations of master musicians in her family in India and Pakistan. But in all…
Artist Profiles: Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
Pakistan’s fresh young ensemble, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, though still in their teens, are already proving to be masters of the Sufis’ devotional music. The two young…
Artist Profiles: Salamat Ali Khan
Ustad Salamat Ali Khan was born in 1934 in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab in what was then the British colony of India. He is…
Artist Profiles: Shafqat Ali Khan
As heir to a singing dynasty, Shafqat Ali Khan is one of the master classical vocalists of India and Pakistan. Shafqat Ali Khan was born…