KARACHI: Thriving for almost 32 centuries, the rich historical tradition of Qawwali was the topic of a workshop at the National Academy of Performing Arts on Sunday. From Vedic chants to becoming a ...

CHENNAI : Yet again, qawwali renditions, completely engrossed all at a concert by the Warsi Brothers from Uttar Pradesh at the Central Lecture Theatre at IIT Madras on Monday. The show was organised ...

LAHORE: Qawwali performance does not have to be religiously motivated or oriented towards the divine. It is an expression of love and can be addressed to the divine in any of its multiple conceptions ...

After the love song Chitta Haravlay from the film Itemgiri, yet another song that revels the feeling of lost love is out now. And what’s the better way to portray this feeling than a Qawwali. The song ...

The qawwali, a musical genre closely associated with Islamic Sufi tradition, has evolved over the generations to include not just devotion, but romance, comedy and even social commentary in its fold.

Ernakulam-based qawwali music group Hazrath mesmerised the assembled with their recitals and transformed the evening into a melodious one, rich in poetic expressions. Lovers of music were in for a ...

KARACHI: The 26th generation of the Qawwal Bachon Ka Gharana of Delhi, Hamza Akram and Brothers, performed at T2F for an intimate gathering comprising the Ahl-i-Zauq on Sunday. The potency of this ...

The makers of the Akshay Kumar and Radhikka Madan-starrer 'Sarfira' unveiled an evocative qawwali titled 'Khudaya' on Thursday, delving into the struggles of love and relationships. The three-minute, ...

One of the characteristics of the modern weltanschauung (worldview) is to identify religion as distinct from culture. Islam, and Islam in Pakistan, doesn’t escape this bifurcation either. One popular ...