Pakistani music

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Welcome to Riyaaz Qawwali
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About Riyaaz Qawwali
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). 
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Pakistani Music
Experience the best Qawwali by Riyaaz Qawwali in
USA. Riyaaz Qawwali is open to public, private,
and commercial events in a hope to widen the
reaches of Qawwali. Visit our website or call
832-875-4139 for more details.
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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. 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. In this regard Riyaaz idolizes Ustad
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who took semi-classical
qawwali to new heights of popularity in both the
Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet as well as the World
Music circles through the 1980s and the 1990s.
Riyaaz Qawwali hopes to take this niche tradition
of Sufiana Kalaam and expand its reaches by
introducing newer poets to traditional
compositions and modernizing the sound while
keeping authentic elements, all in efforts to
reach new audiences.
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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. 
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16910 Hidden, Friendswood TX Treasure
Zip 77546 Phone Number 832-875-4139
Website http//www.riyaazqawwali.com/
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