The South Asian art form known as Sufi music has a centuries old tradition built on poetry and mysticism coupled with specific instruments, meters and repetition. Brooklyn-based Pakistani musician ...
Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan — When Amjad Sabri, one of Pakistan’s best known performers of Sufi devotional music, was gunned down in Karachi, the country’s private news channels ran continuous ...
NEW YORK, April 5, 2017 — Pakistani singer Sanam Marvi offers insights into her music, vocal techniques, and philosophy in this lecture-demonstration, which includes Marvi performing several songs.
The intimate confines of the Charles H. Morris Center played host to one of the top exponents of traditional Sufi music in the world when female Pakistani vocalist Sanam Marvi and her quartet ...
Experience one of Pakistan’s most treasured singers, Arif Lohar. Inheriting the talent and traditions of his iconic father, the legendary singer Alam Lohar, Arif Lohar embraces his heritage and ...
The echoes of Pakistani folk and Sufi music filled the Theatre de la Ville in Paris on Sunday night as celebrated singer Sanam Marvi left a packed audience spellbound with her soulful performance. The ...
Prominent Pakistani singer Amjad Sabri has been shot dead in Karachi in what police consider an act of terrorism. Two unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle fired on Sabri's car in the southern port ...
A launch event for a three-day festival celebrating the spiritual and artistic richness of Sufi culture has been postponed due to tensions between India and Pakistan. The three-day Sufi Music Heritage ...
Residents of India-administered Kashmir hope to maintain musical heritage despite opposition. When Kashmiri teenager Shabnam Bashir first took up classical Sufi music three years ago, she had to ...
It is said he doesn't only sing but his vocal chords reverberate, which has enabled him to bridge the generation gap in music by partnering with Coke Studio, which is immensely popular with the youth ...