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The World of Qawwali

Lecture – Demonstration – Performance

Please join us for a seminar on the origin, history, evolution, art, & philosophy of qawwali consisting of a lecture by Ally Adnan along with demonstrations and a performance by Ghayoor-Moiz-Mustafa Qawwal & Party.

THE WORLD OF QAWWALI

6 to 9 PM

Thursday, 23 September 2021

Alliance Française de Karachi

Rs. 500 Per Person

PROGRAM

Origin of Qawwali

Evolution of Qawwali

Sufism & Islam

Ameer Khusrau & Qawwali

Music Basics

Genres of Qawwali

Essential Elements of Qawwali

Decorum & Etiquette of Mehfil E Samaa

Rung

Speaker: Ally Adnan

An enthusiastic and indefatigable patron of the arts, Ally Adnan is a well-known writer, speaker and commentator on topics of culture, history and the arts. He has conducted extensive research on Qawwali and is considered a subject-matter expert in the field. Ally conducts seminars, workshops and symposia on Qawwali, on a regular basis, all over the world. He also writes and speaks about art and painting, cinema and television, culture and history, literature, music and dance, Sufism, and numerous other topics. His writings on classical music form a valuable treatise on the theory, culture and practice of music in India and Pakistan. Ally contributes to a large number of international publications and is an accredited member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association.

Qawwals: Ghayoor-Moiz-Mustafa Qawwal & Party

Ghayoor-Moiz-Mustafa Qawwal & Party are direct descendants of Miyan Saamat Bin Ibrahim, the first representative and practitioner of Khusravi qawwali, and represent the twenty-seventh generation of the original Khusravi qawwal. Masters of music, poetry and rhythm, heirs to the institution of Khusrau’s music, expert musicians, and the torchbearers of the tradition of Khusravi qawwali, the brothers are considered to be the foremost young qawwals in the world today. They are known for the authenticity, purity and fidelity of their musical tradition. The qawwali that they perform is the same as the one practiced more than eight hundred years ago. Nothing has been allowed to change.