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 ...

There is probably no Sufi practice that has historically been more evident and more controversial than sama’, or listening to music as a means of altering one’s state of consciousness. Sama’ ...

Jameela Siddiqi presents two Sony Award-winning programmes, first broadcast on BBC World Service. A mahfil, a late-night Sufi gathering in a private home in Karachi.

1/2. In the first of two award-winning programmes, first broadcast on BBC World Service, Jameela Siddiqi attends the all-night festival at the cradle of Sufi music, the Nizamuddin shrine in Delhi.

Evenings at the Sufi shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi are magical moments as the air is thick with the sounds of devotional Qawwali music. As the sun sets, musicians gather to perform ...

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With the advent of smartphones, MP3 players pretty much went extinct. However, in recent years we've seen these devices make a comeback, fueled by a wave of early 2000s nostalgia. These music ...

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A native of San Diego, Gonjasufi is an experimental music producer whose lo-fi electronic work falls somewhere between the ... Gonjasufi’s debut album, 2010’s “A Sufi and a Killer” garnered ...

During the event, Farah Deeba highlighted the role of Sufi music in spreading peace and unity across the Indian subcontinent, and reiterated the government's commitment to preserving Pakistan's ...

Historian William Dalrymple journeys to Morocco, Turkey, Syria and Pakistan to explore whirling dervishes, Qawwali singing and other forms of music sacred in Sufism, the branch of Islam that ...

KARACHI: Pakistani music documentary film Songs of the Sufi (SOTS) has won the Best Documentary — Audience Choice Award at the 15th Chicago South Asian Film Festival. The feature documentary ...