Bangla Qawwali

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Avishek Ghosh
  Avishek Ghosh: Welcome Naser bhai. We are eagerly waiting to hear about your experiences with qawwali music of Bengal. Since when did your journey begin?   Naser Jhankar: I started my journey with qawwali about thirty five years ago.   AG: From whom did you get your inspiration and…
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Avishek Ghosh
Qawwali is a form of devotional music of the Sufis, practiced in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is a fusion of the Persian musical tradition qawl and the tarana form of Indian dhrupad as well as dhamar. Besides traditional compositions in the Arabic, Persian and Hindvi, the use of…
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