In addition, a qawwali may also praise important religious figures. Perhaps the most important figure the Chishti Order, as well as for many other Sufis, is Ali ibn Abi Talib (599-661). The cousin and ...
Qawwali is performed by soloists who specialize in singing these songs with the accompaniment of a chorus and instrumentalists. For example, the famous qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born ...
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 ...
Malayalam film 'Besty' featuring Ashkar Saudan, the nephew of South superstar Mammootty and produced by KV Abdul Nazar's Malayalam film is all set to release in theaters on 24 January 2025. At an ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Iconic Pakistani singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has a message for his fans in Dubai. "I am going to wow you with the purest form of Qawwali. No Bollywood songs, or any other popular songs.