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    Qawwali (Urdu: قوّالی; Hindi: क़व्वाली; Bengali: ক়াওয়ালী; Punjabiਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ; ) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in South Asia....
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  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (category Pakistani qawwali singers)
    primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Often called the "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" (the King of Kings of Qawwali), he is considered...
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  • qawwali musician in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Jullundur, Punjab, British India in 1901. Fateh Ali Khan was the father of Pakistani Qawwali musicians...
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  • Rizwan-Muazzam (Urdu: رضوان ـ معظم) Qawwali is a Pakistani Qawwali group, headed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's nephews, Rizwan and Muazzam. They have performed...
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    Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (category Pakistani qawwali singers)
    fəte(ɦ) əliː xɑːn]; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani singer, primarily Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the most popular and highest...
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    the "father of Urdu literature." Khusrau is regarded as the "father of qawwali" (a devotional form of singing of the Sufis in the Indian subcontinent)...
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    Indian classical tradition. She appeared in The Voice UK in 2013. She sings Qawwali, Carnatic and Western music. She was the first singer from an Asian tradition...
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  • Filmi qawwali (Urdu: فلمی قوٌالی. Bengali: ফিল্মি কাওয়ালি, Hindi: फ़िल्मी क़व्वाली) is a form of qawwali music found in the Lollywood, Dhallywood, Tollywood...
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    Sabri Brothers (category Pakistani qawwali groups)
    performers of Sufi qawwali music and were closely connected to the Chishti Order. They are considered one of the greatest Sufi qawwali singers of all times...
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  • very similar to Qawwali while in Pakistan, the formal name used for a session of Qawwali is "Mehfil-e-Sama". Instruments used in qawwali include: Algoza...
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  • Allah Hoo (redirect from Allahu (qawwali))
    "Allah Hoo" is also a popular title for Urdu-language Sufi devotional qawwalis. The "Hoo" is due to the nominative suffix (i`rab) -u (ḍamma) being pronounced...
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  • She lives just long enough to hear her daughter call her ‘Mother’. The qawwali "Aahein Na Bhari Shikve Na Kiye" sung by Zohrabai Ambalewali, Noor Jehan...
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  • Urban Qawwali (Urban Quwali)(Urban Quwalli) is a genre of music that fuses Sufi devotional music popular from South Asia mixed with Urban beats from the...
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    list of past and present Qawwali singers that are based in Pakistan & India. Following are the most popular Pakistani Qawwali singers of all times. Contents...
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    filmi qawwali, there exists a form of qawwali that is infused with modern and Western instruments, usually with techno beats, called techno-qawwali. An...
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    Headbanging (category Qawwali)
    Headbanging is also common in traditional Islamic Sufi music traditions such as Qawwali in the Indian subcontinent and Iran. Headbanging has been common in Islamic...
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    Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan (category Pakistani qawwali singers)
    Pakistani musician, who played the harmonium in Qawwali music. He was also a member of a well-known family of Qawwali musicians, the Qawwal Bacchon gharana (Delhi...
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    Shahzaman Ali Khan (category Pakistani qawwali singers)
    grandnephew of the "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali (the King of Kings of Qawwali)", Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Shahzaman primarily performs Qawwali, but also performs classical...
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    thousands of pilgrims every week. The site is also known for its evening qawwali devotional music sessions. The tombs of Amir Khusrau, Nizamuddin's disciple...
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  • צור) is an Israeli musician who lives in India and Israel. He composes Qawwalis, instrumental and devotional music in Hebrew, Urdu and Hindi. Ben Tzur...
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    Jain. Naza was one of the most famous Qawwali playback singers in Indian cinema. In the year 1975 his qawwali single Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Sharabi dominated...
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    psychology Salik Tazkiah Wali Yaqeen Practices Anasheed Dhikr Haḍra Muraqabah Qawwali Sama Whirling Ziyarat Sufi orders Alians Ba 'Alawi Bektashi Qadiri Chishti...
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    from Anokhi Ada (1973), a semi qawwali "Jab Se Sarkar Ne Nashabandi Tod Di" from 5 Rifles (1974), the chart buster qawwali "Qurbani Qurbani Qurbani" from...
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    today by Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists for devotional genres like qawwali, ghazal, kirtan and bhajan. In South Asia, the harmonium is most widely...
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  • Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni (category Qawwali songs)
    resonance of its melody and mystical lyrics, it is frequently heard in Qawwali concerts across Indian Subcontinent. Chaapp Tilak Sab Chheeni is considered...
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  • Aslam Sabri. Rais Anis Sabri started learning the intricacies of Sufi Qawwali from the age of four and gave his first performance at seven. He sings...
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  • Kashvi and Sohail. 1992 Heer Ranjha 1988 Tamacha 1970 Veer Ghatotkach 1964 Qawwali Ki Raat 1964 Shagoon 1964 Vidyapati 1962 Sher Khan 1962 Son of India 1961...
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    diverse forms, from provincial folk music and traditional styles like Qawwali and Ghazal Gayaki to modern fusions of traditional and western music. Pakistan...
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  • Aziz Mian (category Pakistani qawwali singers)
    of qawwali and is considered one of the greatest qawwals in South Asia. He holds the record for singing the longest commercially released qawwali, Hashr...
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    the society." On 17 January 2020, Manjari Chaturvedi claimed that her qawwali performance was “deliberately” stopped midway by officials of the Uttar...
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