The qawwali as we know it is said to have originated in the courtyard of saint Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi. His disciple and poet, Amir Khusrau (d. 1326), composed the devotional music to celebrate the ...

Dhurandhar’s hit song Ishq Jalakar – Karvaan is inspired by the iconic 1960 qawwali Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai from Barsaat Ki Raat, a timeless Roshan composition loved by Shah Rukh Khan and praised by Sonu ...

Thanks to a Chicago foundation, Houston’s Sonny Mehta will spend the next year and change exploring the spiritual connection between traditional South Asian music and gospel sounds from these shores.