Qawwali

Qawwali is seen as a key part of the journey to the divine, what Sufis call the continual remembrance of God.

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Qawwali is the staple diet of the devotees who come to pay their salutations to the Dargahs during the annual Urus ..

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Pakistan has a rich musical tradition, including the performance of Urdu-language love poems called ghazals and mystical Sufi music called Qawwali.

StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

Pakistan has a rich musical tradition, including the performance of Urdu-language love poems called ghazals and mystical Sufi music called Qawwali.

The Seattle Times 2011

The music is called Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music that originated in Pakistan.

NPR Topics: News 2010

The music is called Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music that originated in Pakistan.

NPR Topics: News 2010

That band used a tinny sounding drum machine to produce handclaps, which is perhaps the closest thing to blasphemy you'll find in Qawwali.

Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Desert Blues and a Sufi Muse Derek Beres 2011

Yet it is the handclaps that draw an intriguing parallel between Qawwali and Tuareg music, and it was the 'instrument' that molded these two sounds together.

Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Desert Blues and a Sufi Muse Derek Beres 2011

That band used a tinny sounding drum machine to produce handclaps, which is perhaps the closest thing to blasphemy you'll find in Qawwali.

Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Desert Blues and a Sufi Muse Derek Beres 2011

Yet it is the handclaps that draw an intriguing parallel between Qawwali and Tuareg music, and it was the 'instrument' that molded these two sounds together.

Derek Beres: Global Beat Fusion: Desert Blues and a Sufi Muse Derek Beres 2011