Best Qawwali Performances by Riyaaz Qawwali

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Riyaaz Qawwali
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About Us
Riyaaz Qawwali performs the gripping music style
called qawwali, or sufi music. They represent the
diversity and plurality of South Asia. The
ensembles musicians, who are settled in the
United States, hail from India, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and represent
multiple religious and spiritual backgrounds. Tra
ined in eastern and western classical music, the
members have been professionally performing
qawwali for the past twelve years. With
conservative growth and heightened attention to
quality, Riyaaz Qawwali has performed across the
continental U.S., in Panama and debuted in
Europe in 2017.
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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
Riyaaz Qawwali ensemble. It is the ensembles
goal to re-familiarize audiences in the United
States with this unique musical style. Riyaaz
Qawwalis mission is to expose best qawwali to
new audiences, while still paying homage to
traditional qawwali that has been in existence
for 700 years.
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a Pakistani musician, who
has had several hits in Bollywood.. He is the
nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and son of
Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan. While he has moved away
from traditional qawwali as was presented by his
father and uncle, he is doing a great deal to
bring qawwali to the masses. Using his fame, he
tries to share some highlights of qawwali in his
major concerts. In addition to Qawwali, he also
performs ghazals and other light music. Some of
his renditions of his uncles originals have
brought those old songs back into the listening
spheres for younger generations. These include
Mere rashke qamar, Tumhein dillagi bhool, and
Allah hoo. One of the traditional qawwalis he
sang with his uncle was attempted by Riyaaz in
2011. You can hear it below!
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WADALI BROTHERS SONGS
The Wadali Brothers Puranchand Wadali and
Pyarelal Wadali are Sufi singers and musicians
from Guru Ki Wadali in the Amritsar District in
Punjab, India. Born into the fifth generation of
musicians given to singing the messages of Sufi
saints, the Wadali brothers dabbled in the most
unexpected of professions before they became
Sufi singers. Listen to soulful Wadali Brothers
Songs online. Pyarelal contributed to the
meager family income by playing the role of
Krishna in the village raas leela. Their music
has a beautiful richness to it. And it is because
of this richness and the beautiful lyrics that
we sing some of their pieces. One of their most
famous songs, which was also recreated in Coke
Studio India, was recorded by Riyaaz Qawwali
Group in 2010.
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Riyaaz Qawwali performs at public, private, and
commercial events- in a hope to widen the reach
of Qawwali. The group may be contacted by phone.
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Get In Touch!
ADDRESS 16910 Hidden Treasure, Friendswood TX
77546 PHONE [phone] EMAIL
ADDRESS riyaazqawwali_at_gmail.com
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Thank You
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