Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Qawwali is the Sufi devotional music of India and Pakistan, ecstatic praise-songs traditionally offered ...

Qawwali has long been an art form that transcends borders and generations, drawing audiences into a trance-like state of rhythm and devotion. Think of yesteryear legends like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, ...

Ustad Chand Nizami |The Nizami Bandhu group has been enthralling their audience with sufi qawwalis written by Amir Khusro for decades. They performed at HCL’s Soundscapes recently and wowed their ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Qawwali is the Islamic devotional music of India and Pakistan, poems and praise-songs traditionally ...

Renowned Indian Sarangi maestro Nabeel Khan will headline a major live concert in Dubai on October 26. The event, organized ...

The annual Ramadan Samaa Sufi Festival, which began on 15 August, will see its last performance tonight by a medley of international troupes For the past four years, the Samaa Sufi festival has been ...

It takes a sufi to go looking for trouble, irreverently turning his face away from the reigning gods, clerics and rituals. “Na toh butkade ki talab mujhe/ Na haram ke dar ki talash hai/ Jahan lut gaya ...

For the first time in the UAE, Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will perform live with his son Shazaman Ali Khan in a one-night-only concert on August 30, 2025, at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena. Titled Legacy of ...

Prime Minister joined the audience to savour every moment as Sufi musicians belted out qawwalis. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tapped fingers on desk and his knuckles and clapped ...

Malini Nair is a Senior Editor with The Times of India in Delhi. It takes a sufi to go looking for trouble, irreverently turning his face away from the reigning gods, clerics and rituals. “Na toh ...