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Photo Of Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali

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From Pakistan

The twin soaring voices of Nusrat's nephews There are intense performers and then there's Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali. Fronted by the two Mujahid Ali Khan &hellip » read more

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From Pakistan

Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2003: This year?s festival line-up brings together a guru and a devotee of the sarod, the sensuous Indian lute. Asad &hellip » read more

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From Pakistan

For 40 years, the Sabri Brothers have been one of the leading lights of qawwali, the mystical, devotional music of Sufi Islam. The group's leader, Haj&hellip » read more

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From Pakistan

Direct from Karachi, this renowned Qawaali group is led by Muhammad Zaki Taji together with his son Mohammad Zamman Taji. The fourteen-strong ensemble&hellip » read more

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From Pakistan, United Kingdom

'You won't make any loot.. not if your playing in a band.' Aziz Ibrahim began playing guitar even before he could pick up a spoon. The son of a Pakis&hellip » read more

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From Pakistan

Sufi devotional music of the highest order There are few types of music that can lift you to a higher plane, to get you close to an out-of-body momen&hellip » read more

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From Pakistan

Nusrat's former understudy deserves his own limelight WOMAD has always been a welcoming territory for qawwali singers. Not only was Nusrat Fateh Ali &hellip » read more

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From Pakistan

The Sufis of Islam believe that it's possible for anyone to experience divine love, intimately and completely, without the mediation of priests or hol&hellip » read more