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Qawwali
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Profile of the singer, music, albums, qawwali lyrics and their translations in English.
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King of Qawwali Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ELATED PageKits 2002...Detailed website about Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 AD), the Sufi mystic who invented the Qawwali form of music and provided lyrics to many Qawwalies. Includes translation of his famous Qawwalies.
http://www.alif-india.com
Analysis of the music and its roots in Persian poetic forms.
http://www.arigoldfilms.com/qawwali.html
Detailed account of the origin and history of the Qawwali form, including the techniques, use of staging, role of the audience, and the status of the music in Pakistan today.
http://www.osa.co.uk/qawwali_history.html
A page about the Sufi devotional musical form, as performed in Pakistan and India today.
http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/kawali.html
Includes audio and video clips, photographs, and press quotes.
http://www.rahat.com/
Interview with Ustad Badar Ali Khan prior to his first North American tour.
http://www.wweek.com/html/ustedbabar071598.html
Information about Qawwali music, its history as well as a number of Sufi saints.
http://www.ajmerikhawaja.com/sys-tmpl/quawwali/
A detailed survey of Sufi Music,its geographical distribution and marketability. Also contains many online bibliographic references.
http://www.musicjournal.org/01sufi.html