Dhurandhar’s hit song Ishq Jalakar – Karvaan is inspired by the iconic 1960 qawwali Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai from Barsaat Ki Raat, a ...

When Dhurandhar hit theatres this month, it quickly became clear that the film was more than just a box office winner. Alongside its high-octane narrative and larger-than-life characters, its ...

Among many other avatars, Delhi is also a city of mystics. It is known as ‘Bais khwaja ki chaukhat’, the threshold of 22 Sufi gurus. This week, and the next, the city celebrates the death anniversary ...

The renowned qawwali ensemble, Ghayoor-Moiz-Mustafa Qawwal & Party has recently completed the recording of a classical qawwali album in the United States. Titled Khusravi Qawwali, the album is a rare ...

Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, has been featured in numerous movies over the years. Since the inception of the talkies, qawwali has been utilised as a musical form to ...

The ongoing Swaralaya Soorya Dance and Music Festival witnessed an effusion of Sufi music in pure Qawwali form at Rapadi open air auditorium here on Friday evening. Sufi musicians Ashraf Hydroz and ...

They said qawwali is actually the hymn-kirtan of Sufis and the aim of qawwali is to create a supernatural feeling of spiritual joy in its listeners. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): “The rhythms and melodies ...

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.

When people think of qawwali, they think of devotional music. But, the Mumbai film industry has given the qawwali a new identity, expanding its scope from Sufism to a song of entertainment in a ...

While Sahir Ludhianvi, the poet, was known for his poetry driven by pain, the lyricist Sahir has written romantic and fun songs that people sing even today Sahir Ludhianvi was known for his sad poetry ...