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Moeen Hassan: Qawwali champ

By: Eastern Eye Staff

THE qawwali genre was founded in the 13th century when a group of youngsters assembled for the first group. But over time, the groups performing qawwa­li got older and those leading the party of singers be­ing even more senior. One teenage singer in Pakistan has taken the qaw­wali genre back to its youthful roots. Nineteen-year-old Moeen Hassan from Lahore started singing at the age of seven and has been leading a group of 15 members since 2013. “A love for music and the blessings of my father started my journey with qawwali music. I have now been singing for over…

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