Allah ke bande, Piya Haji Ali, Khwaja mere khwaja...the list is long. Bollywood is surely smitten by Sufi music as composers churn out chartbusters by weaving its melodious flavour into their songs.

Tunisian musical duo Jathb is reviving traditional Sufi chants by blending them with electronic beats and therapeutic sounds.

Sufi is one of those few genres of music where it's not so much about the technical perfection as the aura of the mehfil (gathering), the open space, the calm atmosphere and the binding factor, the ...

From left to right, Transcendence performers Anwar Khan, Walid Ben Selim, Sahar Mohammadi, and Zainab Afailal (all images courtesy the artists) Through dance, recitation, poetry, and prayer, Sufis ...

What was once confined within the walls of select dargahs has moved into films, night clubs, rock festivals and parties. Sufi music is everywhere today. "When someone sings Damadam mast kalandar on ...

The NY Sufi Music Festival sought to combat perceptions of Islamic Radicalism by representing and celebrating Sufi values of peace, tolerance, and respect through music. The New York Sufi Music ...

The enchanting sound of one the oldest instruments in the world, a ney, or reed flute, is echoing into the candlelit air, while on stage a woman adorned in beautiful scarves spins, imitating whirling ...

There is probably no Sufi practice that has historically been more evident and more controversial than sama’, or listening to music as a means of altering one’s state of consciousness. Sama’ ...

Turkish Mystic Sufi musician Latif Bolat will present music, poetry, Sufi mystic stories and images from the ancient land of Turkey. Latif Bolat plays Turkish Folk Music and devotional Sufi songs ...

Abida Parveen, born in 1954 in Larkana, is not just a name but an institution in the world of Sufi music. From an early age, her voice had begun garnering appreciation in her hometown, but it was her ...