Archive for category Qawwali

Chand Nizami & Hamsar Hayat at Nizamuddin Auliya

Featured is Chand Nizami & Hamsar Hayat, qawwali singers from Nizamuddin Auliya’s shrine in Delhi, India.
This video was shot on a small Nikon digital camera in August 2006. The video quality is not good, but the music is.
Lyrical Outline:
Is Karam Ka Karoon Shukr Kaise Adaa
Jo Karam Mujhpe Mere Nabi Kar Diya
Main Sajaata Tha Sarkar Ki [...]

,

No Comments

Fareed Ayaz & Brothers at Dilli Haat

Recorded at Dilli Haat, New Delhi on November 3, 2006
Video Produced by Sudev Sheth,
Directed and Edited by Ani Gupta
an UnderscoreRecords.com presentation
By Sudev Sheth
Original video & article published in 2006 by Underscore Records, Pvt. Ltd. (Delhi, India)
Hailing from a family of musicians now based in Karachi (Pakistan), Fareed Ayaz belongs to the group of hereditary performers [...]

, , ,

No Comments

Qawwali & the Diaspora

On October 10, 2009 I presented to a group of listeners in Delhi my thoughts on Qawwali music in the Diaspora. My talk was a part of a workshop organized by filmmaker Yousuf Sayeed on behalf of Ektara. I’ve uploaded the presentation as a PDF here: Qawwali & the Diaspora
Unfortunately, I cannot upload all of [...]

No Comments