About Qawwali and Sufi Saints - http://www.ajmerikhawaja.com/
Information about Qawwali music, its history as well as a number of Sufi saints. |
Fanna Fi-Allah - http://www.fanna-fi-allah.com
Describes the Californian Qawwali party Fanna-Fi-Allah. It includes pictures, video, biographies, concerts and music. |
Faridi Qawwal - http://meheralisherali.com/
Mehr Ali and Sher Ali are the Faridi brothers who head the group from Faisalabad. The site has several articles about the Qawwali art form as well as a contact page for the group. |
King of Qawwali - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - http://www.nusrat.info/
Profile of the singer, music, albums, qawwali lyrics and their translations in English. |
Nizami Qawwal Brothers - http://www.nizamiqawwal.com/
Site promoting Shakir Ali, Tahir Ali and Mahir Ali Nizami, who head up the Nizami Brothers Qawwal Group. |
Qawwali History - http://www.osa.co.uk/feature_content.asp?feature_id=4
Detailed account of the origin and history of the Qawwali form, including the techniques, use of staging, role of the audience, and the status of the music in Pakistan today. |
Qawwali Music - http://www.arigoldfilms.com/qawwali.html
Analysis of the music and its roots in Persian poetic forms. |
Qawwali Page - Chandrakantha.com - http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/kawali.html
A page about the Sufi devotional musical form, as performed in Pakistan and India today. |
Resource on Amir Khusrau - http://www.ektaramusic.com
Detailed website about Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 AD), the Sufi mystic who invented the Qawwali form of music and provided lyrics to many songs. Includes translations of his most famous works. |
Willamette Week: The Wrath of Khan - http://www.wweek.com/html/ustedbabar071598.html
Interview with Ustad Badar Ali Khan prior to his first North American tour. |