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“Also in qawwali, there is no distinction between what is known as the chest voice and the neck voice (the different areas that sound will resonate in depending on the frequency sung).”
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“The singing style of qawwali is different from Western singing styles in many ways.”
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“There, at sundown, a men's choir sings praise songs known as qawwali.”
“Rajastani collaborators such as qawwali singer Zakir Ali Qawwal lend their distinct sonic palette with rousing potency whether springing into a traditional arc of improvisation, or singing in Hebrew.”
“It's the kind of 'qawwali' that can be heard at holy shrines and 'dargahs' by 'majzoobs' and 'fakirs' who frequent them and devote their entire life to God.”
“S-S up the tempo with a uniquely modern take on the 'qawwali' in Haule Haule.”
“qawwali' mode, as is the norm with most compositions that are 'sufi' based.”
“At the shrine of Data Ganj Bakhsh Hajveri, musicians and singers from across the country also gather weekly, to perform qawwali, or Islamic devotional singing.”
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“The name alone is so ubiquitous that I remember watching a qawwali group assume the name roughly a decade ago at the Quebec City Jazz Festival, the Arabic equivalent of naming your cover band "Strange Days" or "Stairway to Heaven.”
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“The record includes three renderings of the most famous qawwali song of all time, made globally unforgettable by the great Pakistani folk singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, "Mustt Mustt.”
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mollusque A style of Muslim devotional music. Dec 29, 2007