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: Farid Ayaz Qawwal and Brothers
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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: 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: Shabaz
Shabaz combined eleven generations of vocal history with a modern global sensibility and the wicked rhythms of the dance floor. Shabaz featured the voices of…
Riyaaz Qawwali to present the Sufi Music of Pakistan & India at ‘A World In Trance’ Music Series
American qawwali music ensemble Riyaaz Qawwali is set to perform on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 7:00 pm at Roulette in New York City. Riyaaz…
Artist Profiles: Babu Fakir
Babu Fakir specializes in Qawwali and Baul/Fakiri songs and is an extremely powerful singer in Fakiri music. Through Qawwali repertoire, he maitains a hundred year…
Artist Profiles: Golam Fakir
Golam Fakir is an acclaimed singer and Dotara player (an instrument much associated with the musical culture of the Bengali people and highly favored by…
Artist Profiles: Noor Alam
Noor Alam, from Gorbhanga village in Nadia district in West Bengal, is a skilled Baul, Fakiri and Qawwali singer. Noor is also an outstanding dotara…
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…
Timeless Cross-cultural Qawwals
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express – Junun (Nonesuch, 2015) Junun is a spectacular two-disc album that brings together Indian musical traditions,…