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Qawwali
- Genre family
- South Asian Popular Music
- Starting recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Qawwali
Qawwali is a branch of the South Asian Popular Music family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Qawwali is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party, A. R. Rahman and Rizwan‐Muazzam Qawwali.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreSouth Asian Popular Music
Current genreQawwali
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01Kun Faya KunQawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab 02Arziyan2012 · Qawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab 03Khwaja Mere Khwaja2016 · Qawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab 04Nit khair2018 · Qawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab 05Ni Main Jogi De NaalQawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab 06Aayat2015 · Qawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab 07Piya Basanti2015 · indian pop · traditionalOpen in new tab 08Afreen Afreen2016 · Qawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab 09Bol Kaffara Kya HogaQawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab 10KannalanaeQawwali · qawwaliOpen in new tab
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