For over 700 years, Qawwali music has entranced audiences throughout the world. Asia Society welcomes back the Riyaaz Qawwali ensemble as they apply this energetic musical form to ancient ghazal Urdu ...

She broke into the male bastion of qawwali singing several years ago and continues to enthral music lovers. Singer-composer Nisa Azeezi, 54, is among the recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka ...

This Urdu couplet by Wazahat Sandelvi sums up the determination and resolve of Malerkotla-based ghazal and Sufi singer Safdar Saleem, 42, who, while dealing with partial blindness, has achieved ...

Ghazal was owned by the establishment of the new state as the foremost musical expression of Pakistan, and Mehdi Hasan came to be known as its greatest proponent. Today, the ghazal is almost extinct ...

Emerging musical talents Divyam Sodhi and Khwaab are gearing up to release Nit Khair, a heartfelt reinterpretation of the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s iconic ghazal. This track beautifully fuses ...

LAHORE: Local ghazals have always received recognition on both sides of the border, with Indian musicians acknowledging Pakistan for the talent it has churned out in the genre. Veteran artist ...

As the strains of Sufi music struck a chord with devotional Hindustani, Nisa Azeezi’s exploration of the Adhyatma Ramayana took listeners on an unusual divine journey. Ghazal and qawwali singer Nisa ...

It is with this rich history in mind, buried today under a thin layer of dust that comes with the changing times, the Urdu Markaz started the Bhendi Bazaar Urdu Festival in 2014. On Saturday, February ...

Actor Gurmeet Choudhary and Giorgia Andriani have come together for a new single titled ‘Dil Jisse Zinda Hain’ by Jubin Nautiyal which has hit the airwaves on Friday. The song has been sung by ...