‘Sufisaints bring people together. And so do the musicians and singers who sing Qawwali, an Indian localised form of Sufimusic,’ said Haji Mohammed Idris of the Qutbi Brothers, one of India’s most ...

‘Sar-i-Lamakaan se talab hui’, crooned the Sabri Brothers at their best. Yes, he’s been summoned by the Lamakaan, ‘One with no fixed abode’. And with this comes to an end a glorious chapter in ...

Far away from south Asia, a US based qawwali group has vowed to change the outlook of qawwali in the country. While most of them are skilled in Hindustani classical music, some are also trained in ...

Are newer incarnations of qawwali straying away from traditions of this revered musical form and, even if they are, does it matter? I only have qawwali to blame for my first and solitary act of ...

The Niazi brothers have not only preserved the traditional essence of Qawwali but have also managed to infuse it with contemporary relevance, writes GYANESHWAR DAYAL Immersed in the mysticism of Sufi ...

A celebration of the depth of the world’s music. North Indian Classical, live concerts of all genres of music, from African acoustic to Gnawa, American bluegrass to Mexican traditional, electronica to ...

The Pakistani qawwali icon sang words written centuries ago and died decades ago. He’s got a new album out. In June 2021, in a Nissen hut in the middle of Wiltshire, England, less than 30 miles from ...

Fresh from their performance at this year’s WOMAD festival, The Saami Brothers performed to a full house amongst the historic vaults and arches of St Ethelburga’s — a church in the City of London and ...

"My sasural is there," says Shye Ben Tsur of Ajmer, almost shyly, of where he lives when in India. Ajmer, says the 42-year-old Israeli musician, changed the course of his life when he arrived there ...

Pakistani classical singer Akbar Ali talked to Team Viva about his work in a forthcoming Bollywood film and appearing on TV Akbar Ali’s maternal grandfather was a classical singer. His paternal ...

From Celtic Connections this January, British Indian composer and sitar player Anoushka Shankar joins the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to perform Ravi Shankar’s Sitar Concerto No.3, written for Anoushka ...