Meaning of qawwali | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
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2. A song in this style.
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Equivalents

Examples

“Jameela Siddiqi listens to qawwali and talks to its performers […].”

“They are singing not a religious qawwali but its secular and lay cousin.”

“Every Thursday, in the dargah's enclosure, musicians in shimmering turquoise kurtas, their fingers bejewelled with bling, perform qawwalis attributed to Khusrau […].”

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