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What is Qawwali? "Qawwali is the physical and musical manifestation of the Sufi religious tradition in South Asia. Powerful, poetic & transcendent, its hypnotic rhythms and melodies celebrate God, love and music as one." Qawwali emerged in what is now India and Pakistan in the 13th century, in close association with the Sufi and their Islamic mysticism.
What is Qawwali? "Qawwali is the physical and musical manifestation of the Sufi religious tradition in South Asia. Powerful, poetic & transcendent, its hypnotic rhythms and melodies celebrate God, love and music as one." Qawwali emerged in what is now India and Pakistan in the 13th century, in close association with the Sufi and their Islamic mysticism.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5Plm8bBlBd7wXjZN2zdb8Fm/a-beginners-guide-to-qawwali-music
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5Plm8bBlBd7wXjZN2zdb8Fm/a-beginners-guide-to-qawwali-music
How Qawwali Is played?
Typically, there are a lot of people involved in a performance, with eight or nine players making music with harmoniums, tabla, dholak and other percussive instruments. There was a time when women were banned from performing Qawwali music, but things have changed.
A lead vocalist and a small team of side singers take turns weaving in several different melodies, some of which will be improvised. After a long, improvised introduction for the main song, the singers all join in and vie with each other as the song builds towards its crescendo and sudden, abrupt end.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5Plm8bBlBd7wXjZN2zdb8Fm/a-beginners-guide-to-qawwali-music
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