Sufi Qawwali Group

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Welcome to Riyaaz Qawwali
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About Riyaaz Qawwali
The art of qawwali, as with most of the great
Asian musical and literary traditions, is
transmitted orally ... The vehicle of music is
used to bring one closer to the experience of the
inner truth. Riyaaz qawwal will dwell on certain
words to give them a wider context creating great
depth in the apparently simple language ... He
will often repeat a phrase or sentence indicating
both the obvious and hidden content by
emphasizing or ruminating upon particular words
and syllables, taking the audience into the
discovery of hitherto obscure meanings. Thus,
mundane objects are embued with deeper meaning
a spinning wheel becomes the wheel of life.
Qawwali is a venerable yet refreshing musical
tradition that dates back to the late 13th
century. The word qaul refers to an "utterance
(of the prophet)" and the first Qawwals (qawwali
artists) repeated these qauls by making them the
subject matter of their qawwalis.
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Best Qawwali
Qawwali is an amazing genre of music with lively
rhythmic cycles, gripping melodies and a unique
approach to adding improvisational poetry. ISHQ
and KASTI is the best Qawwali album of
Riyaazqawwali. Checkout Riyaaz Qawwalis album
online.
Famous among such artists was a man named Amir
Khusro. More than 700 years since Amir Khusro
composed the famous qaul Man Kunto Maula,
Riyaaz Qawwali envisions modernizing the genre
for today's audience, while staying true to the
ethos of qawwali.
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With a harmonious blend of South Asian and the
Western influences, Sonny K. Mehta leads the
ensemble as the artistic director for Riyaaz
Qawwali. With over 24 years of classical music
training, he  has spent half of that time devoted
to understanding and growing an awareness of
qawwali. With fluency in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
and English, he is well suited to be a cultural
ambassador and take a very secluded/folk art form
(as well as the associated poetry) to the Western
audiences and the newer South Asian generations.
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Qawwali is an amazing genre of music, with lively
rhythmic cycles, gripping melodies and a unique
approach to adding improvisational poetry. It is
no wonder then that this genre has gripped the
attention of each musician that has joined the
group. It is the partys goal to re-familiarize
audiences in the United States with this unique
musical style. The songs which constitute the
qawwali repertoire are mostly in Urdu and Punjabi
(almost equally divided between the two),
although there are several songs in Brajbhasha
and Persian. The poetry is implicitly understood
to be spiritual in its meaning and the central
themes are love, devotion and longing (for the
Divine). Qawwalis are classified by their content
into several categories Hamd - praise for
Allah Naat - praise of the Prophet
Muhammad Manqabat - praise of either Imam Ali or
one of the Sufi saints
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Contact Us
16910 Hidden Treasure, Friendswood TX 77546
Phone Number 832-875-4139
http//www.riyaazqawwali.com/
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