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Listen Folk Music sung by Riyaaz Qawwali

Riyaaz Qawwali’s 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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Listen Folk Music sung by Riyaaz Qawwali

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  1. 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.

  2. 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 SufianaKalaam 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.

  3. 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 party’s 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.

  4. 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 Qawwali’s 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.

  5. Ishq-Riyaaz Qawwali's Album Riyaaz Qawwali’s 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.

  6. Tracks included are: TujheDekhen (When I Look At You) - Bahadur Shah Zafar Mahi Ve Tere (To Steal a Glance of You) - Folk ItnaBhi Karam Unka (Even This Small Gesture By You) - Tahir Faraz BohutKathin 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.

  7. Contact Us 16910 Hidden Treasure, Friendswood,  Texas, 77546, USA Phone Number: +832-875-4139 https://www.facebook.com/Riyaazq/ https://www.instagram.com/riyaazqawwali/ https://twitter.com/riyaaz_qawwali/

  8. Thank You!! http://riyaazqawwali.com/

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