Riyaaz Qawwali
About Us Riyaaz Qawwali represents the unique diversity and plurality of South Asia. The ensemble’s musicians, who are settled in the United States, hail from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and sing devotional music. While they are ethnically diverse, they also represent multiple spiritual backgrounds, which they incorporate into their music. Trained in both Eastern and Western classical music, the musicians have been professionally performing qawwali for the past ten years. With conservative growth and heightened attention to quality, Riyaaz Qawwali has now released two albums, been featured on NPR and Huffington Post and is constantly sharing new music for free on social media.
Download Qawwali Songs 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. Riyaaz Qawwali’s 2nd CD features ghazals that are composed and performed in qawwali style. The selected pieces range from contemporary to classic poets. The CD tracks take writings that may have one angle and add another dimension more commonly found in qawwalis.
Tracks included are : Tujhe Dekhen (When I Look At You) - Bahadur Shah Zafar Mahi Ve Tere (To Steal a Glance of You) - Folk Itna Bhi Karam Unka (Even This Small Gesture By You) - Tahir Faraz Bohut Kathin Hai (A Difficult Journey) - Amir Khussrau Rone Se Ishq Mein Bebak Ho Gaye (Weeping Deepened My Love) - Mirza Ghalib
Qawwali Music
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.
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