Kaday Saday Des Vi Aa Dhola - Makha Leeran Walay Qawwal
When it comes to classical qawwali singing in Punjabi, these Makha Leeran Walay qawwal are truly amazing and steeping in the art and poetry.Particularly enjoyed the use of violin and clarinet as...
View ArticleHazrat Khwaja Sang Kheliye Dhamal - Pandit Jasraj
Panditji delivers a lovely, evocative rendition of Hazrat Amir Khusrau's famous kalam. This piece was released with the album The Multifaceted Genius Of Amir Khusrau Dehalvi.
View ArticlePhir Chirdi Raat Baat Phoolon Ki - by Makhdoom Mohiuddin of Hyderabad, Deccan
Enjoyed the simple delivery of Fida HussainPhir Chhidi Raat, Baat Phoolon KiRaat HaiYa Baraat Phoolon KiPhool Ke Haar, Phool Ke GajreyShaam Phoolon Ki, Raat Phoolon KiAap kaa Saath-Saath Phoolon KaAap...
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Qaseeda Burda Shareef - Najmuddin, Saifuddin Qawwal Brothers
Also known as Qaṣīdat al-Burda in Arabic was a much larger poem (Naat) than is usually recited. It was written by Imam Al Busiri in praise if Prophet Muhammad (SAW). It is said that Busiri who was...
View ArticleTeri Re Mein Tau Charan Lagi - Ustad Bahauddin Qawwal
The first line was composed by Nizamuddin Auliya himself, while observing from the Chilla how Hindu worshippers bathed in river Jumna:Every people has its right path, its faith and its focus of worship...
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Mo se bol na bol - Munshi Raziuddin & sons
Munshi RaziuddinFarid Ayaz & Abu MuhammadMontreal - 2007
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Tori Surat ke Balihari - Hazrat Amir Khusrau
There has always been a gentle softness to Jafar sahebs style of singingthat I so love. He manages to get to the essence of the poetry with such wonderful ease and never waivers from his melodious...
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Naatiya kalam - Jahan Roshan Ast - Maolana Jami
نعت ۔ مولانا جامیجہاں روشن است از جمالِ محمددلم تازہ گشت از وصالِ محمدخوشا مجلس و مسجد و خانقاہےکہ دروے بود قیل و قالِ محمدوصفِ رخش والضحے گشت نازلچو والیل شد زلف خالِ محمدبروے زمین گشت سردارِ عالمہر...
View ArticleMein Maili, Tan Mera Maila - Nizami Brothers
This beautiful kalam in fond praise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) depicts the hindustani andaaz in which much of the language is hindi and helps create a larger appeal. Words like lajpaal, kirpa, and daya...
View ArticleOft, in the stilly night, Aksar Shab-e-Tanhai Mein, اکثر شبِ تنہائی میں
Poet: Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852 / Dublin / Ireland)Poet (translation from English to Urdu): Nadir Kakorvi (born 1857)Singer: Reshma-(Born in Rajasthan to a Gypsy family in 1947)Oft, in the stilly...
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Lailat al Mairaj - Sare Lamakan se Talab Hui - Sabri Brothers
Aye khatm e rusul, Kaba e maqsood tuiDar surat e har che hast maujood tuiAayat e kamal e haq ayaan nast-batoAzaat ke darparda neha bood tuiSuhani raat thi, aur pursukoon zamana thaAsar mein dooba huwa...
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In Search of the Divine - Hazrat Zaheen Shah Taji
English Translation:Calling out Maula Maula! Maula still escapes us.We only play with words,meaning still escapes us.Who understands the word Water as Water,is a fool,He will keep chanting Water Water...
View ArticleSachal Sarmast - a short film by Mahera Omar
Pakistani film maker Mahera Omar's short film on Sachal Sarmast includes somebeautiful shots at the shrine as well as earthy sounding folk music of Sindh.Sachal Sarmast - Sufi Saint of Sindh from...
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Ab Ham Aise Gum Hue - Bulleh Shah
Posted again with this rendition by Radhika ChopraRecital by Radhika ChopraKalam: Baba Bulleh ShahJahan e Khusrau Festival 2010Ab ham aise gum hue, Prem nagar ke shehrApne aap nun sudh rahe hein, Na...
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Din aik sitam, aik sitam raat karo ho - Sabri Brothers
Ghulam Farid and Maqbool SabriSabri BrothersDin aik sitam, aik sitam raat karo howo doast ho dushman ko bhi tum maat karo hoham khaak-nasheen, tum sukhan-aaraa-e-sar-e-baampaas aa ke milo, duur se kya...
View ArticleMun Kunto Moala - Tanya Wells
Loved the soulful rendition of Tanya Wells: Mun kunto maulaa, fa haaza Aliun maulaaTo whom I am the master, Ali is the master. Note: A famous tradition (hadith) of Prophet Muhammad. Ali was his...
View ArticleRanjha Ranjha Kardi Ni - Sachal Studios
Sachal Studio rose to fame in 2011 with the release of their widely acclaimed cover of Dave Brubeck's Take Five. To the delight of their fans they continue their cross-cultural explorations with this...
View ArticleQ A U L - by Wajahat Hussain Khan Qawwal
The melodious voice of Wajahat Husain Khan BadauniI had been looking for Wajahat Hussain Khan Badauni for a while. Always wondered how the descendants of one of the greatest voices in qawwali (Jafar...
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Bhavain Tu Jaan na Jaan ve - Bulleh Shah
Reshma starts with a delightful introduction to the beautiful poetry of Baba Bulleh Shah, sayingthat till the artist gets love from the audiences, they stay alive, even when she will have died,...
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