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A vocal devotional singing style found across Pakistan, and northern India, associated with Sufi music with both Persian and sub-continental roots. A singer of this musical form is called a Qawwal and the performance is always in a group. The word Qawwali literally means 'utterances' in Persian and the present form of Qawwali is credited to be started by Amir Khusrau, a Sufi from Delhi. Derivatives of this form have become a key element of the popular music of India and Pakistan. The word is also written kawali, kawwali, and in other variations in Roman script.

Subcategories

• Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali

Resources in This Category

• Fanna Fi-Allah

  http://www.fanna-fi-allah.com/
  Describes the Californian Qawwali party Fanna-Fi-Allah. It includes pictures, video, biographies, concerts and music.

• Qawwali History

  http://www.osa.co.uk/feature_content.asp?feature_id=4
  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.

• Qawwali Page - Chandrakantha.com

  http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/kawali.html
  A page about the Sufi devotional musical form, as performed in Pakistan and India today.

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