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Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Qawwali (Urdu: قوّالی; Hindi: क़व्वाली; Bengali: ক়াওয়ালী; Punjabiਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ; ) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in South Asia. Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia,[1] it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has also gained mainstream popularity and an international audience as of the late 20th century.
While hereditary performers continue to perform Qawwali music in traditional and devotional contexts,[2] Qawwali has received international exposure through the work of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Aziz Mian and Sabri Brothers largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Other famous Qawwali singers include Fareed Ayyaz & Abu Muhammad, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Badar Miandad, Rizwan & Moazzam Duo, Qutbi Brothers, the late Amjad Sabri, Wadali Brothers, Nizami Bandhu, Bahauddin Qutbuddin, Aziz Naza, among others. Most modern Qawwali singers belong to the famed 'Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana' school of Qawwali, which was based in Delhi before 1947 and migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of British India.
^Neubauer, Eckhard; Doubleday, Veronica (2001). Islamic religious music. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.52787.
^Qureshi, Regula (2001). Pakistan, Islamic Republic of. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.20726.
Qawwali (Urdu: قوّالی; Hindi: क़व्वाली; Bengali: ক়াওয়ালী; Punjabiਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ; ) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in South Asia....
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