The South Asian art form known as Sufi music has a centuries old tradition built on poetry and mysticism coupled with specific instruments, meters and repetition. Brooklyn-based Pakistani musician ...

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MUMBAI, (ANI) – Kailash Kher, a celebrated singer who has impacted the music industry with his unique Sufi-inspired style. Here are five of his most iconic songs that have redefined Sufi music for ...

From left to right, Transcendence performers Anwar Khan, Walid Ben Selim, Sahar Mohammadi, and Zainab Afailal (all images courtesy the artists) Through dance, recitation, poetry, and prayer, Sufis ...

It’s March 24, the final Monday night of Ramadan, and Barzakh Cafe — a cozy venue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn — is packed for a qawwali, the Sufi devotional music tradition that originated in ...

Mohd Asif, known by his stage name Bismil, is gaining recognition as a prominent Sufi artiste from India. His concerts have ...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Farooq Ahmad Shaksaaz presses a button on his 1970 Sharp cassette player, and with a hefty clack the machine whirrs to life. As the Kashmiri tailor stitches, the machine ...

Songs of the Mystics' in New Delhi, offering a meditative exploration of Sufi music and poetry. Hosted by HCL Concerts, this ...

There is probably no Sufi practice that has historically been more evident and more controversial than sama’, or listening to music as a means of altering one’s state of consciousness. Sama’ ...

Historian William Dalrymple journeys to Morocco, Turkey, Syria and Pakistan to explore whirling dervishes, Qawwali singing and other forms of music sacred in Sufism, the branch of Islam that ...