Composed by Kaushal Inamdar, the qawwali ‘Ae Sanam’ is a prime attraction of the upcoming film Ranga Patanga. Few months back, I had found this ghazal written by Ilahi Jamadar and after reading the ...

For over 700 years, Qawwali music has entranced audiences throughout the world. Asia Society welcomes back the Riyaaz Qawwali ensemble as they apply this energetic musical form to ancient ghazal Urdu ...

She broke into the male bastion of qawwali singing several years ago and continues to enthral music lovers. Singer-composer Nisa Azeezi, 54, is among the recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka ...

This Urdu couplet by Wazahat Sandelvi sums up the determination and resolve of Malerkotla-based ghazal and Sufi singer Safdar Saleem, 42, who, while dealing with partial blindness, has achieved ...

Mumbai: Zubair Azmi, director of Urdu Markaz, a literary and cultural organisation promoting Urdu language, calls Bhindi Bazaar “the cultural hub of erstwhile Bombay.” It is where the who’s who of ...

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