Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Singing Together is a qawwali and gospel music collaboration between ...

Thanks to a Chicago foundation, Houston’s Sonny Mehta will spend the next year and change exploring the spiritual connection between traditional South Asian music and gospel sounds from these shores.

Celebrate the rich heritage of Punjabi Sufi music, with an equally rich performance by Riyaaz Qawwali! Weaving together centuries-old folk songs with contemporary works from artists like Gurdaas Mann, ...

As a child growing up in Pakistan, Kausar Safar loved listening to the fast-paced, vibrant sound of Qawwali music. She knew that there was a religious aspect to the music played on the radio on Friday ...

The singers in Pakistani ensemble the Saami Brothers like to take their time onstage—each vocal step moves the performance upward gradually toward a collective sense of ecstasy. That deliberate pacing ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everything from the ballet to the symphony, and all plays to be shut down. But one group is turning their performances in front of massive crowds, ...

When Sonny Mehta first witnessed the lush harmonies of The Jones Family Singers, a gospel soul group from Texas, he was struck the moment they started singing: “Every moment of interaction is ...

Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan performs with his son Shazaman for the first time in Dubai. The concert, Legacy of the Khans, blends Sufi, qawwali, and classical music. It happens August 30, 2025, at ...

The Pakistani qawwali icon sang words written centuries ago and died decades ago. He’s got a new album out. In June 2021, in a Nissen hut in the middle of Wiltshire, England, less than 30 miles from ...

Dhurandhar’s hit song Ishq Jalakar – Karvaan is inspired by the iconic 1960 qawwali Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai from Barsaat Ki Raat, a timeless Roshan composition loved by Shah Rukh Khan and praised by Sonu ...