Fanna-Fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali
Qawwali has evolved into an amazingly immense art form spanning over hundreds of years of poets, languages & musical evolutions. The aspiration of Fanna-Fi-Allah is to bring the magic of Pakistan to the west, by properly receiving this time honoured tradition from the grand masters. Through years of heartfelt effort Fanna-Fi-Allah performs at festivals, yoga studio's, gatherings, house concerts, workshops, benefits, tombs & in the streets of the third world.
Qawwali is an ancient practice where in the fire of divine love (ishq) is ecstatically expressed through the mystical verses of Sufi poets, sung in Urdu, Farsi, Hindi and Punjabi. The origins of qawwali music date back about a thousand years to the first sufi mystics who came to India; Data Ganj-Buksh & Khwaja Mueen ud Deen Chishty. The sufi sama (sufi gathering) of Persia was recreated to suite the culture of India & qawwali was deseigned for this setting. This young Qawwali party wishes to bring forth, from out of the Sufi shrines, the blessing of this ancient practice of devotion and love through music and dance to all.
Website: www.fanna-fi-allah.com & www.yogitunes.com/content/fanna-fi-allah-sufi-qawwali
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