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Title: Devotional Music of South Asia


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Riyaaz Qawwali
Experience US Sufi Music Now
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ABOUT US
LISTEN TO RIYAAZ QAWWALI SONGS
Riyaaz Qawwali performs the phenomenal and
gripping music style called qawwali, or sufi
music. Riyaaz Qawwali represents the diversity
and plurality of South Asia. The ensembles
musicians, who are settled in the United States,
hail from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and
Bangladesh and represent multiple religious and
spiritual backgrounds. Trained in eastern and
western classical music, the members have been
professionally performing qawwali for the past
twelve years. With conservative growth and
heightened attention to quality, Riyaaz Qawwali
has performed across the continental U.S., in
Panama and Europe.
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SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC
DEVOTIONAL MUSIC OF SOUTH ASIA
Each faith uses music in a beautiful way. South
Asia is no exception. Sikhs use shabad - kirtan
as a primary mode of hearing their religious
text. Hindus have a one path dedicated to such
singing and devotion. Muslims, and sufis
especially, use dikr and qawwali as a way to
connect with God. The South Asian Music will
brings you an amalgamation of traditional
devotional songs for Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and
more communities with vast of of entertainment.
Lets fall in love with South Asian Music and
songs performed by Riyaaz Qawwali group.
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BHAJAN
Hindus sing bhajans as part of a religious
ceremony. The lyrics are in many Indian
languages. While there are no musical
prescriptions for bhajans, usually a harmonium
and tabla are used as the instruments to support
the main singer. Riyaaz Qawwali has performed
several bhajans. These include Raghupati raghav
raja ram, Man lagyo yaar fakeeri mein, Gaiye
ganpati jagvandan, Hare rama hare krishna, Payo
ji maine raam ratan dhan payo, etc.
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SHABAD In Sikhism, singing and reciting shbads
from Shri Guru Granth Sahib is of utmost
importance. The lyrics, or shabads are in
Punjabi. There are strict prescriptions to raags
for each shabad in the Guru Granth Sahib. Riyaaz
Qawwali has performed several shabsds. These
include Koi bole ram ram koi khudai, Awwal allah
noor upaya, Tohi mohi mohi tohi antar kaisa,
Mittar piyare nu, Vin pucheya hi kai jaaye, etc.
QAWWALI
Sufis join in religious gatherings for the sole
purpose of listening to qawwali. These sittings
are called mehfil-e- samaa. The lyrics are in
Persian, Urdu or Punjabi. Riyaaz Qawwali has
performed several traditional qawwalis. These
include Man kunto maula, Aaj rung hai, Tere ishq
nachaya, Taajdare haram, Bhar do jholi meri
Muhammad, Allah hoo, etc.
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RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN
LISTEN TO RAHAT FATEH ALI KHAN'S SONGS
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a Pakistani musician, who
    has had several hits in Bollywood.. He is the
    nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and son of
    Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan. While he has moved away
    from traditional qawwali as was presented by his
    father and uncle, he is doing a great deal to
    bring qawwali to the masses. Using his fame, he
    tries to share some highlights of qawwali in his
    major concerts. In addition to Qawwali, he also
    performs ghazals and other light music. Some of
    his renditions of his uncles originals have
    brought those old songs back into the listening
    spheres for younger generations.
  • These include Mere rashke qamar, Tumhein dillagi
    bhool, and Allah hoo. One of the traditional
    qawwalis he sang with his uncle was attempted by
    Riyaaz in 2011.

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LIVE PUNJABI FOLK MUSIC IN USA
Qawwalis are far lengthier than a typical modern
song. They average 15 minutes, with the longest
single track being on the upwards of 70 minutes!
Audiences today are used to listening to short
pieces. The Experiment aims to bridge the
gap. The effort will also introduce modern
musical elements, traditionally not heard in
qawwali. The purpose to give these compositions
a similar texture to what is found in pop music
today. While, we will not abandoning the
traditional elements of qawwali (like harmonium,
clapping, tabla-dhamma, etc.), the modern
elements will be used to enhance the pieces. The
plan is to have quarterly releases from May 2016.
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WADALI BROTHERS SONGS
The Wadali Brothers Puranchand Wadali and
Pyarelal Wadali are Sufi singers and musicians
from Guru Ki Wadali in the Amritsar District in
Punjab, India. Born into the fifth generation of
musicians given to singing the messages of Sufi
saints, the Wadali brothers dabbled in the most
unexpected of professions before they became
Sufi singers. While Puranchand Wadali, the elder
brother, was a regular in the wrestling ring for
25 years, Pyarelal contributed to the meager
family income by playing the role of Krishna in
the village raas leela. Their music has a
beautiful richness to it. And it is because of
this richness and the beautiful lyrics that we
sing some of their pieces. One of their most
famous songs, which was also recreated in Coke
Studio India, was recorded by us in 2010. Listen
to Wadali Brothers Songs.
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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. Across the last
few years, Sonny has lead lectures and talks on
the role art can play in better understanding
the culture and people of South Asia. These
sessions have been conducted at Universities
(i.e. Harvard University and Univ of Chicago),
museums (i.e. The Getty Museum), schools (i.e.
Richmond Elementary and Dallas High school) and
major non-profits.
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CONTACT US
6910 Hidden Treasure, Friendswood, Texas, 77546,
USA Phone Number 832-875-4139 Email
riyaazqawwali_at_gmail.com https//www.facebook.com/r
iyaazqawwali/ https//twitter.com/riyaaz_qawwali/
https//www.instagram.com/riyaazqawwali/
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THANK YOU
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