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 ...

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 ...

Picture this—you are among hundreds of people with an eclectic energy, singing your favourite qawwali in perfect unison. Doesn’t it sound like a cathartic experience? Sagar Bhatia, an ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Quakers Hill resident Abbas Raza Alvi recites Sufi poetry, he is doing more than just remembering words. "Creativity is a gift of ...

A sell-out event is set to mark the start of a new £99,000 project to empower South Asian women through music. Sufi heritage and Qawwali makes up the rich tapestry of Bradford’s cultural heritage.

Khaled Abou El Fadl is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law. Pakistanis pray as they pay tribute to Sufi musician Amjad Sabri [AFP] One of the truly ...

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 ...