Ranveer Singh's 'Dhurandhar' features a song that echoes the iconic qawwali from 1960's 'Barsat Ki Raat'. This film qawwali, ...

The Houston group discusses bringing ancient Muslim traditions into the contemporary world — and even collaborating on music for a Disney show. Music has long been part of religious practices around ...

Sonu Nigam's new qawwali ‘Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai' from Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar has sparked nostalgia as fans compare it to the ...

Riyaaz Qawwali has been performing the gripping musical style of qawwali for over 16 years. The musicians, all settled in Houston, have roots from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh with various ...

Qawwali is the improvisational vocal tradition of Sufism, a mystical, meditative form of Islam. Originating seven centuries ago, it consists of sung poetry with verses that explore the meaning of ...

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...

HOUSTON, April 16, 2024— In the concert "Improvisation Across Cultures," Houston-based groups Riyaaz Qawwali and the Jalen Baker Ensemble came together at Asia Society Texas for a thrilling and unique ...

The critically acclaimed Orchestral Qawwali Project will appear at next summer’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

Dhurandhar Song Yeh Ishq Ishq: Sonu Nigam shares the story behind how Aditya Dhar and Shashwat Sachdev asked him to record it ...

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 ...