It brought back so many memories of my teenage years when I travelled to Pakistan in 1997 for my aunt’s wedding. My elder brother, a big fan of the Urdu singer, requested I bring back, as a gift, the ...

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is widely credited for bringing global attention to Qawwali music, extending the 600yr old Qawwali tradition of his family. By the time of his death following a heart attack ...

The art is usually credited to Amir Khusraw (1244-1325), called the “Nightingale of India” for his contribution to South Asian music and literature. As a devotee of the the great Chishti master Nizam ...

Qawwali is a form of devotional music that expresses the mystical Sufi practice of Islam in South Asia, mainly in areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The term qawwali comes from the Arabic word ...

Once again, Glasgow’s annual winter festival of traditional music from all parts of the world is formed of an astonishingly ...

The critically acclaimed Pakistani documentary ‘Songs of the Sufi’ was screened at the Theatre Of Digital Art (TODA) at Souk ...

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is popularly known as 'The King of Kings' of Qawwali. His impact has led to him being honoured in 2017 with a BBC Music Day Blue Plaque in Birmingham. As a singer he gave ...

During a Qawwali night on campus, the popular pop song was blended with the deep, spiritual tones of traditional Sufi music. The video has since gone viral, getting people talking all over.

In an unexpected fusion of modern pop and traditional Sufi music, Justin Bieber's iconic hit song "Baby" was recently performed as a qawwali at a special event at University in Lahore. The ...

At an event held in Mumbai, Javed Ali, the celebrated singer known for several hit films, including the latest, Pushpa 2, unveiled a beautiful qawwali song from the film. The song prominently ...