Nearly two years after Pakistan’s foremost qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was gunned down in Karachi, the devotional music of Islam’s Sufi mystical sect is struggling to survive, as fears of sectarianism ...

Pakistan joined the 18th 'World Samaa International Festival for Chanting and Spiritual Music' in Egypt on Thursday as an honorary guest, marking a significant cultural presence at an event regarded ...

The Pakistani qawwali icon sang words written centuries ago and died decades ago. He’s got a new album out. In June 2021, in a Nissen hut in the middle of Wiltshire, England, less than 30 miles from ...

A renowned Pakistani Qawwali singer said she was delighted to have performed in Blackburn as part of her UK tour. Saba Riaz appeared at Bangor Street Community Centre at the weekend and joined a full ...

Prominent Pakistani singer Amjad Sabri has been shot dead in Karachi in what police consider an act of terrorism. Two unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle fired on Sabri's car in the southern port ...

The Embassy of Pakistan in Paris arranged a Qawwali evening where guests were treated to a captivating performance of soulful Sufi poetry by renowned Pakistani Qawwal Bakhtyar Ali Santoo and his team.

The singers in Pakistani ensemble the Saami Brothers like to take their time onstage—each vocal step moves the performance upward gradually toward a collective sense of ecstasy. That deliberate pacing ...

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the much-revered qawwal, passed away on August 16, 1997 due to cardiac arrest. However, he leaves behind a legacy of greatness, and continues to be remembered for his ...

Nearly two years after Pakistan's foremost qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was gunned down in Karachi, the devotional music of Islam's Sufi mystical sect is struggling to survive, as fears of sectarianism ...