Music and Poetry of South Asian Mystics: an Exploration of Sufi Songs
In-person
$20 In advance, use promo code SUFI, exp. 6/21 | $25 Day of
Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.
Sufi Devotional Music from North India and Pakistan
In-person | $20 In advance, use promo code SUFI, exp. 6/21/24
$25 Day of
Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.Join us for exploration of traditional devotional music from the motherland of Yoga. This gathering will explore Sufi devotional music from North India and Pakistan lead by Sukhawat Ali Khan, an Eleventh Generation Singer of the Sham Chaurasi Gharana of hindustani music in Pakistan.
In the first part we will focus on listening and experiencing the effect of raaglead by Sukhawat ji. We will also discuss sufi lyrics/ poetry. Sukhawat ji will demonstrate the basic characteristics and phrasing of simple raags commonly used in hindustani sufi music participants can learn and sing along.
In the second half of the program, we will sing popular qawwali songs together in call and response format. The lyrics sheets with English translations will be provided.
Sukhawat Ali Khan ji’s sufi music samples:
• Ghulam Ali
• Raste Juda Juda
Skhawat Ali Khan will be accompanied by his student Jun Ishimuro on keyboard and flute. Jun is a music producer under Qb Moda Jazz Soundcloud, former member of Astrud Castillo Cosmic Caravan. Acoustic Guitar accompaniment by Daljeet Singh, drums by Ryan Melnick and Saima Jamshed.
Sufi Devotional Music from North India and Pakistan
In-person | $20 In advance use promo code SUFI, exp. 1/12/24
$25 Day of
Join us for exploration of traditional devotional music from the motherland of Yoga. This gathering will explore Sufi devotional music from North India and Pakistan lead by Sukhawat Ali Khan, an Eleventh Generation Singer of the Sham Chaurasi Gharana of hindustani music in Pakistan.
In the first part we will focus on listening and experiencing the effect of raaglead by Sukhawat ji. We will also discuss sufi lyrics/ poetry. Sukhawat ji will demonstrate the basic characteristics and phrasing of simple raags commonly used in hindustani sufi music participants can learn and sing along.
In the second half of the program, we will sing popular qawwali songs together in call and response format. The lyrics sheets with English translations will be provided.
Sukhawat Ali Khan ji’s sufi music samples:
Sukhawat Ali Khan will be accompanied by his student Jun Ishimuro on keyboard and flute. Jun is a music producer under Qb Moda Jazz Soundcloud, former member of Astrud Castillo Cosmic Caravan. Acoustic Guitar accompaniment by Daljeet Singh. drums by Ryan Melnick and Saima Jamshed.
Sukhawat Ali Khan, (born 1950), son of Indian-Pakistani vocalist Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and nephew of Nazkat Ali Khan is a classical singer of Sham Chaurasia gharana tradition founded in 16th century as well as a performer of North Indian and Pakistani classical music and related folk music. He began singing and playing at age seven and has performed around the world.
Sufi Devotional Music from North India and Pakistan
In-person | $20 in advance use discount code SUFI
$25 day of
Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.Join us in exploration of Sufi devotional music from North India and Pakistan lead by Sukhawat Ali Khan, an eleventh generation singer of the Sham Chaurasi Gharana of hindustani music in Pakistan.
In the first hour, we will focus on listening and learning the expressions of basic raags ( ragas) in sufi songs. Sukhawat ji will teach the basic characteristics and phrasing of basic raags (ragas) commonly used in qawwali music. We will introduce new materials in addition to raags we covered during our July workshop. We will also discuss the importance of poetry and music in Hindustani Sufi spiritual tradition.
After a short break, the audience is expected to participate in call and response format and sing 2 -3 popular qawwali songs lead by Sukhawat Ali Khan. We will provide the lyrics sheet with English translation.
Sample of Sukhawat Ali Khan ji’s Sufi music performances:
Ghulam Ali
Raste Juda Juda
Skhawat Ali Khan will be accompanied by Jun Ishimuro on keyboard, Daljeet Singh on acoustic guitar, and Ryan Melnick on cajon. Jun is a musician and music producer behind Qb Moda Jazz in soundcloud, a former member of Astrud Castillo Cosmic Caravan and a student of Hindustani music.
Bio:
Skhawat Ali Khan, (born 1950), son of Indian-Pakistani vocalist Ustad Salamat Ali Khan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamat_Ali_Khan) and nephew of Nazkat Ali Khan is a classical singer of Sham Chaurasia gharana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Chaurasia_gharana) tradition founded in 16th century as well as a performer of North Indian and Pakistani classical music and related folk music. He began singing and playing at age seven and has performed around the world.”