• Thursday, March 28, 2024

Music

A-Z of qawwali: Music of the Sufis

By: Eastern Eye Staff

by ASJAD NAZIR. AN ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW GUIDE ABOUT THE OLDEST COMMERCIAL MUSIC GENRE IN THE WORLD. THE oldest commercial music genre in the world, qawwali has been going strong for over 700 years and remains popular today. A genre that was founded by a Sufi saint in the 13th century, it has survived history and branched off in different directions around the world. With the genre still going strong, Eastern Eye went back through time to present an all you need to know A to Z about qawwali music. A is for Aziz Mian: The Pakistani music legend is regarded as one of…

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