The most common poetic form to appear in qawwali is the ghazal, composed of several couplets in the rhyme scheme aa, ba, ca, da, etc., and dealing with unrequited love. Like all poetry appearing in ...

A typical qawwali group is all male, and consists of a lead singer, one or two other soloists, a chorus of five or six singers accompanied by harmonium (a small keyboard instrument), tabla (a pair of ...

It’s all about the build-up, so Qawwali songs are rarely short - there are no radio edits here. They can be anywhere between 15 and 30 minutes long, with one of the longest known Qawwali songs ...

Rizwan-Meuzzam Qawwali Group is a Pakistani Qawwali ensemble led by brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Ali Khan. The duo performs ...

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.

The Malayalam film 'Besty,' featuring Ashkar Saudan--nephew of South Indian superstar Mammootty--and produced by KV Abdul ...

marking the annual milad and dua mahfil held for Sama Qawwali. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The musical event started at 9:30pm and had been going on at a ...

For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. According to witnesses, a group of madrasa students foiled the Qawwali performance on Wednesday night and later vandalised the ...

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 ...

In a unique cultural fusion, Justin Bieber's global pop hit Baby was transformed into a qawwali performance during a university event in Lahore, Pakistan. In a captivating blend of East meets West ...