Qawwali – Itisaras

REVIVAL OF SUFI TRADITION THROUGH MUSIC

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 2 Comments 18th century, 1947, A.R. Rahman, Allah Ke Bande, Baba Bulleh Shah, bass guitar, Bhakti, Bullah Ki Jaana, Coke Studio, contemporary fusion music, divine, drums, EDM, emotions, Farid Ayaz, gharana, hindu, Hindustani Classical music, Indian Ocean, Islam, Islamic civilization, Islamicate, Junoon, kafi, Kailash Kher, Kashmiri classical maestro, love, Music, Mystical, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistan, partition, Parvaaz, poet, pop, Qawwali, Rabbi Shergill, Rang, Religion Unplugged, rock, Rumi, saints, semi-folk, semi-Sufi, shrines, silisilas, social order, Sonam Kalra, Spirituality, sufi, Sufi Gospel Project, Sufi-rock, Sufiana, Sufism, The Local Train, the voice of faith, TheWire, tombs, trance, Ustad Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh, Vaishnav temples, waqfs, Yatra

Music lover or not, Sufi is one form we can’t shy away from. Find out more about this age-old form of music and how it is reviving a spiritual tradition in the modern world.

Culture

Sinking slowly: The Culture of Music in Uttar Pradesh

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Editor 1 Comment Amir Khusrow, awadhi, banaras, Begum Akhtar, Bhojpuri, braj, classical, Culture, dadariya, decline of music, folk music, folk tradition, Garhwali, ghazal, Heritage, kajari, loris, Mallika-e-Ghazal, melodies, Music, north India, Qawwali, rasiya, semi-classical, stereotypes, sufi, swar, thumri, Uttar Pradesh, verse

Our very own stress buster ‘music,’ provides us with a variety to choose from for our relief. But…with the onset of a new generation of music, we tend to overlook the point from where it all began.Today let’s find out why our classics like ghazals and qawwalis are fading away.
Tap on the link below and explore the music from Uttar Pradesh.