क़व्वाली

क़व्वाली (उर्दू: قوٌالی,) भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप में सूफ़ीवाद और सूफ़ी परंपरा के अंतर्गत भक्ति संगीत की एक धारा के रूप में उभर कर आई। इसका इतिहास 700 साल से भी ज्यादा पुराना है। वर्तमान में यह भारत, पाकिस्तान एवं बांग्लादेश सहित बहुत से अन्य देशों में संगीत की एक लोकप्रिय विधा है। क़व्वाली का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्वरुप नुसरत फतेह अली खान और के गायन से सामने आया।

Qawwali (Punjabi:قوّالی (Shahmukhi), ਕ਼ੱਵਾਲੀ (Gurmukhi); Urdu:قوّالی (Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing, originating from the Indian subcontinent, and notably popular in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan; in Hyderabad, Delhi and other parts of India, especially North India; as well as the Dhaka and Chittagong Divisions of Bangladesh.

Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia, it gained mainstream popularity and an international audience in late 20th century. Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Aziz Mian and Sabri Brothers largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Other famous Qawwali singers include Fareed Ayyaz & Abu Muhammad, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Badar Miandad, Rizwan & Moazzam Duo, the late Amjad Sabri, Wadali Brothers, Nizami Bandhu, Bahauddin Qutbuddin, among others. Most modern Qawwali singers including Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Fareed Ayyaz & Abu Muhammad belong to the famed 'Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana' school of Qawwali, which was based in Delhi before 1947 and migrated to Pakistan.