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: Riffat Sultana
Tag: Pakistani music
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…
Artist Profiles: Sukhawat Ali Khan
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…
Artist Profiles: Sachal Ensemble
The Sachal Ensemble was formed by Izzat Majeed, a Pakistani investor and hedge fund manager who became a philanthropist and music producer. Born in Lahore…
Pakistan’s Sachal Ensemble Announces First North American Tour
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…
Artist Profiles: Ferhan Qureshi
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…
Celebrated Qawwali Singer Amjad Sabri Assassinated in Pakistan
News reports from Pakistan indicate that renowned Qawwali musician Amjad Sabri, one of Pakistan’s most well-known Sufi musicians, was shot and killed on Wednesday, June…
Pakistan-Brooklyn Connection
The sounds of various regions of Pakistan and klezmer come together in the new project called Sandaraa. The debut album incorporates the impressive vocals…