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  • noun music, uncountable A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
  • noun music, countable A song in this style.

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Examples

  • Also in qawwali, there is no distinction between what is known as the chest voice and the neck voice (the different areas that sound will resonate in depending on the frequency sung).

    The Qawwals and Qawwali « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

  • The singing style of qawwali is different from Western singing styles in many ways.

    The Qawwals and Qawwali « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

  • There, at sundown, a men's choir sings praise songs known as qawwali.

    NYT > Global Home 2011

  • Rajastani collaborators such as qawwali singer Zakir Ali Qawwal lend their distinct sonic palette with rousing potency whether springing into a traditional arc of improvisation, or singing in Hebrew.

    milkriverblog tony gallucci 2010

  • It's the kind of 'qawwali' that can be heard at holy shrines and 'dargahs' by 'majzoobs' and 'fakirs' who frequent them and devote their entire life to God.

    glamsham.com - bollywood updates 2010

  • It's the kind of 'qawwali' that can be heard at holy shrines and 'dargahs' by 'majzoobs' and 'fakirs' who frequent them and devote their entire life to God.

    glamsham.com - bollywood updates 2010

  • S-S up the tempo with a uniquely modern take on the 'qawwali' in Haule Haule.

    NAACHGAANA 2008

  • S-S up the tempo with a uniquely modern take on the 'qawwali' in Haule Haule.

    NAACHGAANA 2008

  • S-S up the tempo with a uniquely modern take on the 'qawwali' in Haule Haule.

    NAACHGAANA 2008

  • 'qawwali' mode, as is the norm with most compositions that are 'sufi' based.

    glamsham.com - bollywood updates 2010

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  • A style of Muslim devotional music.

    December 29, 2007