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Toward the One
Posted by ayeshahaqqiqa in Religion/Theology
Sun Aug 19th 2007, 05:09 PM
How many of you are familiar with Qwalli Music? It is the devotional music used by Sufis to help them get to a state of spiritual ecstacy. One of the best Qwalli singers of my generation was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who borrowed from many different musical genres to create his music. His classic "Allah Hu" is wonderful--and, unlike Western rock musicians who basically play their hits more or less the same way every time, Ali Khan changed the style and instrumentation of "Allah Hu" for different performances in different venues.

To give you an idea what Qwalli music sounds like, you may wish to click on this link:

http://www.last.fm/music/Nusrat+Fateh+Ali+...

If you turn on the sampler player, the second selection is "Allah Hu"--well, one of many versions of it.

Salaams
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