What is Qawwali?
Qawwali is a melodic framework (raag) in South Asian classical music. It evokes a religious - islamic mood. Stream 96 renditions of Qawwali on Saarey Music.
Qawwali is a devotional form of music invented by Hazrat Amir Khusro.
Qawwali
Raag
Qawwali
Religious - Islamic
How to recognize Qawwali
- Feel the mood. Qawwali evokes a religious - islamic rasa — one of the clearest cues.
Renditions in Qawwali
Frequently Asked Questions
Raag Qawwali is a melodic framework in South Asian classical music. It evokes a religious - islamic mood. Qawwali is a devotional form of music invented by Hazrat Amir Khusro.
Raag Qawwali evokes a religious - islamic mood. In South Asian classical music, each raag is associated with a specific emotional quality (rasa) that the performer seeks to communicate through melodic phrases and ornamentations. The religious - islamic character of Raag Qawwali is expressed through its particular combination of notes, emphasis patterns, and characteristic phrases (pakad).