Songs of The Qawals
Islamic Lyrics of Love and God ~ Recordings and lyric translations by Deben Bhattacharya Music for the twenty-first century, straight from hundreds of years ago...Qawali singers are typically Muslim, but in this traditional form from northern India the back up musicians are traditionally Hindu. The music, like the group itself, is a moving metaphor for…
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Islamic Lyrics of Love and God ~ Recordings and lyric translations by Deben Bhattacharya
Music for the twenty-first century, straight from hundreds of years ago...Qawali singers are typically Muslim, but in this traditional form from northern India the back up musicians are traditionally Hindu. The music, like the group itself, is a moving metaphor for interfaith harmony and the unity of all spiritual paths in their movement toward God.
Artist: Recordings and lyric translations by Deben Bhattacharya