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Tag: Pakistan

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali

Angel Romero November 19, 2018 No Comments PakistanPakistani musicqawwaliRizwan-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…

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Artist Profiles: Salamat Ali Khan

Angel Romero November 19, 2018 No Comments PakistanPakistani musicSalamat 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…

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Artist Profiles: Shafqat Ali Khan

Angel Romero November 19, 2018 No Comments PakistanPakistani musicShafqat 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…

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Artist Profiles: Sukhawat Ali Khan

Angel Romero November 19, 2018 No Comments PakistanPakistani musicSukhawat Ali Khanworld fusion

Sukhawat Ali Khan is the son of the legendary Indian-Pakistani Vocalist Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. Sukhawat belongs to the school called Sham Chorasi which was…

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Pakistan’s Sachal Ensemble Announces First North American Tour

World Music Central News Room September 18, 2017 No Comments JazzPakistanPakistani musicSachal Ensembleworld jazz

Pakistani 10-piece Sachal Ensemble will be touring the United States for the first time during October and November 2017. The group, formed by philanthropist and…

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Artist Profiles: Ferhan Qureshi

Angel Romero June 18, 2017 No Comments Ferhan QureshiIndian classical musicPakistanPakistani musictabla

Ferhan Najeeb Qureshi has been a student of tabla and traditional Pakistani/Indian music for many years. He is a senior disciple of the tabla maestro…

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The Rough Guide To The Music Of Pakistan cover artwork. A collage of photos of artists and a Pakistani scenic landscape.
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Ancient and Modern

Paul Donnelly August 10, 2003 PakistanPakistani musicworld music

Various Artists – The Rough Guide To The Music Of Pakistan (World Music Network RGNET 1116CD, 2003) This comparatively young country has musical roots and traditions…

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