Qawwali

Media and performance Nationalistic and patriotic songs Regional music Azad Kashmir Balochistan Gilgit-Baltistan Islamabad Capital Territory Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Sindh v t e Qawwali ( Urdu / Persian / Pashto / Sindhi : قوٌالی ; Punjabi / Saraiki : ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ, قوٌالی; Brajbhasha / Hindi : क़व्वाली; Bangla : কাওয়ালী) is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia , particularly in areas with a historically strong Muslim presence, such as Pakistan , especially Punjab and Sindh , and parts of North India . The style is rare, though not entirely absent, in North and West Pakistan, Bangladesh , and Kashmir . It is a musical tradition that stretches back more than 700 years. Originally performed mainly at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia , it has also gained mainstream popularity. Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of the late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan , largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Other famous Qawwali singers include Pakistan's Sabri Brothers . Although famous throughout the world, its hub remains the Punjab province of Pakistan from where it gained entry into the mainstream commercial music industry and international fame.

Qawwali ( Nastaʿlīq : قوّالی ; Gurmukhī :ਕਵਾਲੀ Devanāgarī : क़व्वाली; Eastern Nagari : ক়ব্বালী) is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia : in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan ; in Hyderabad , Delhi and other parts of India , especially North India ; as well as Dhaka , Chittagong , Sylhet and many parts of Bangladesh. It is a musical tradition that stretches back for more than 700 years. Originally performed mainly at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia, it has also gained mainstream popularity. Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of the late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan , largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Other famous Qawwali singers include Pakistan's Sabri Brothers , Bahauddin Qutbuddin and Aziz Mian .

Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah Qawwali ( Urdu : قوّالی ( Nasta'liq ) ; Punjabi : ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ ( Gurmukhi ), قوّالی ( Shahmukhi ) ; Hindi : क़व्वाली ( Devanagari ); Bengali : কাওয়ালি ( Bengali-Assamese )) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing , which now includes musical instrument use, originating from the Indian subcontinent , and notably popular in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan ; in Hyderabad , Delhi and other parts of India , especially North India ; as well as the Dhaka and Chittagong Divisions of Bangladesh . It later evolved to include musical instruments, despite the Sufi Saints themselves prohibiting their use. Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia, it gained mainstream popularity and an international audience in late 20th century. Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of the late Pakistani singers Aziz Mian , Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Sabri Brothers largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Most modern Qawwali singers including Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Fareed Ayyaz & Abu Muhammad belong to the famed 'Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana' school of Qawwali, which was based in Delhi.

Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah Qawwali ( Punjabi : قوّالی ( Shahmukhi ) , ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ ( Gurmukhi ) ; Urdu : قوّالی ( Nasta'liq ) ; Hindi : क़व्वाली ( Devanagari ) ; Bengali : কাওয়ালি ( Bengali )) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing , originating in the Indian subcontinent . Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout the Indian subcontinent , it gained mainstream popularity and an international audience in late 20th century. Qawwali music 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 .

Sufi devotional music from South Asia Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in the Indian subcontinent . Originally performed at Sufi shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, 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, 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. Out of these Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Duo , Abdullah Manzoor Niazi and Qawwal Bahauddin Qutbuddin and Najm Saif and Brothers , 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 . Pakistan, Islamic Republic of .