Asif Ali Khan & Party
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Date
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Location
Grand Auditorium Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Sufi music from Pakistan
Qawwali is a form of Sufi devotional music going back at least seven centuries, usually presented in Sufi temples and in religious festivals in Pakistan and India that seeks to establish a spiritual connection with the audience. Asif Ali Khan, a disciple of the most outstanding of qawwali singers, Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, performs on stage with eight musicians seated on a Persian carpet, who produce a feverish, passionate musical trance.
Asif Ali Khan Lead singer
Sarfraz Hussain Harmonium / Choirs
Raza Hussain Harmonium / Singer
Bukhtiyar Choirs / Clapping
Imtiaz Hussain Shibli Choirs / Clapping
Khawar Ali Choirs / Tablas
Waheed Mumtaz Hussain Choirs / Clapping
Umar Draz Hussain Choirs / Clapping