Qawwali seminar to be held in London on Feb 9
The seminar will be held at 07:00pm on Saturday at St. Johns Hyde Park in London.
(Dunya News) -Insaan Culture Club and Qalandar Arts have come together to organize a comprehensive seminar on the history, evolution, art, popularity, tradition, and performance of Qawwali.
Titled the Qawwali - Music of the Suifs, the seminar has been developed by renowned writer, speaker and ethnomusicologist Ally Adnan.
The seminar will include demonstrations of qawwali by the celebrated Ghayoor-Moiz-Mustafa Qawwal and cover topics including the origin and evolution of qawwali, Sufism, the relationship between Islam and qawwali, the music of Pakistan and Northern India, Amir Khusrau’s contribution to the art of qawwali, the various genres and forms of qawwali, the etiquette of participating in a performance of qawwali, and the essential elements of qawwali. It will conclude with a performance of qawwali.
“It is important for us to educate the world about the rich, syncretic culture of South Asia,” says Ally Adnan. “The seminar has been designed to be both informative and entertaining. I believe that seminars such as this one will help build bridges within people of different religious, political and cultural persuasions, and promote the art of qawwali all over the world.”
Qawwali is one of the world’s oldest oral traditions and celebrates love in all its diverse manifestations. Amir Khusrau formalized the genre of qawwali, in the thirteenth century, and over the last eight centuries it has evolved into a universal song of love, peace and brotherhood.
The seminar will be held at 07:00pm on Saturday, the 9th of February, 2019, at St. John’s Hyde Park in London. Tickets are available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/585497.
Details by Noor Akbar Chishti
