Listen Folk Music sung by Riyaaz Qawwali

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About Us
Qawwali is a venerable yet refreshing musical
tradition that dates back to the late 13th
century. The word qaul refers to an "utterance
(of the prophet)" and the first Qawwals (qawwali
artists) repeated these qauls by making them the
subject matter of their qawwalis. With a
harmonious blend of South Asian and the Western
influences, Sonny K. Mehta leads the ensemble as
the artistic director for Riyaaz Qawwali. With
over 24 years of classical music training, he
 has spent half of that time devoted to
understanding and growing an awareness of
qawwali. With fluency in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
and English, he is well suited to be a cultural
ambassador and take a very secluded/folk art form
(as well as the associated poetry) to the Western
audiences and the newer South Asian
generations. His eastern musical influences
include Ravi Shankar, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sher
Ali Mehr Ali, Jagjit Singh, Jasraj, Bhimsen Joshi
and Abida Parveen. His poetry favorites are
Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Amir Khusrrau, Saint
Kabir, Mir Taqi Mir, Mirza Ghalib and Shiv Kumar
Batalvi. He is equally moved by western artists
in diverse genres including blues, pop, rap,
gospel, country and spoken word.
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Pakistani Music
Experience the best Pakistani music by Riyaaz
Qawwali in USA. Riyaaz Qawwali is open to public,
private, and commercial events in a hope to widen
the reaches of Qawwali. Riyaaz idolizes Ustad
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who took semi-classical
qawwali to new heights of popularity in both the
Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet as well as the World
Music circles through the 1980s and the
1990s. Riyaaz Qawwali hopes to take this niche
tradition of Sufiana Kalaam and expand its
reaches by introducing newer poets to traditional
compositions and modernizing the sound while
keeping authentic elements, all in efforts to
reach new audiences.
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Download Qawwali Songs
Qawwali is an amazing genre of music, with lively
rhythmic cycles, gripping melodies and a unique
approach to adding improvisational poetry. It is
no wonder then that this genre has gripped the
attention of each musician that has joined the
group. It is the partys goal to re-familiarize
audiences in the United States with this unique
musical style. The songs which constitute the
qawwali repertoire are mostly in Urdu and Punjabi
(almost equally divided between the two),
although there are several songs in Brajbhasha
and Persian. The poetry is implicitly understood
to be spiritual in its meaning and the central
themes are love, devotion and longing (for the
Divine). Qawwalis are classified by their content
into several categories  Hamd - praise for
Allah Naat - praise of the Prophet
Muhammad Manqabat - praise of either Imam Ali or
one of the Sufi saints Download Qawwali Songs
sung by Riyaaz Qawwali.
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Folk Music
Folk music is a term instituted to signify both
customary and in addition contemporary music. The
customary music has been a piece of the town life
and also its contemporary structures. All go
under the domain of the people music or the
"roots music as it is generally known. The
authors, lyricist and the craftsmen are
altogether obscure as the whole town or town
people assemble to play this class of music to
hang loose and in addition the deep rooted custom
of singing the melodies passed on to them. In
this way, there is no specific individual yet a
whole society which is in charge of this sort of
music.  
Riyaaz Qawwalis mission is to expose qawwali to
new audiences, while still paying homage to
traditional qawwali that has been in existence
for 700 years. The ensemble wants to expand the
reach of the genre to new stages and people of
other faiths and traditions.
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Ishq- Riyaaz Qawwali's Album
Riyaaz Qawwalis 2nd CD features ghazals that are
composed and performed in qawwali style. The
selected pieces range from contemporary to
classic poets. The CD tracks take writings that
may have one angle and add another dimension more
commonly found in qawwalis.
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• Tracks included are
• Tujhe Dekhen (When I Look At You) - Bahadur Shah
  Zafar
• Mahi Ve Tere (To Steal a Glance of You) - Folk
• Itna Bhi Karam Unka (Even This Small Gesture By
  You) - Tahir Faraz
• Bohut Kathin Hai (A Difficult Journey) - Amir
  Khussrau
• Rone Se Ishq Mein Bebak Ho Gaye (Weeping Deepened
  My Love) - Mirza Ghalib
• The ghazal genre does not concentrate on the
  questions of who or why, nor does it create
  limitations to the portrayal of the Beloved. What
  ghazals emphasize are the themes of love itself
   and the tribulations of the lover . The lover
  must endure in their unconditional admiration for
  the Beloved and quest for Union. Ghazals narrate
  the journey of the lover-protagonist and the
  suffering, cruelty, and sacrifices in their
  attempts to reach the beloved.

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