"In this exceptional study of Qawwali, Muslim devotional music, Regula Burckhardt Qureshi asks the following: What accounts for the flexibility of the music's structure? How are the rules of performance established, and when can they change? What is the impact of the ritual? In …
"The most distinctive and important genre of Muslim devotional music, Qawalli is closely identified with Sufism, the mystical form of Islam. At a Qawalli assembly, Sufi devotees gather under the guidance of a spiritual leader to experience states of mystical love and divine ecst…
Indian art music is renowned internationally for its improvised raga performance. This ancient tradition has for centuries been transmitted orally within the seclusion of hereditary families. This title reveals this rich world through profiles and interviews of key musicians fro…
Indian art music is renowned internationally for its improvised raga performance. This ancient tradition has for centuries been transmitted orally within the seclusion of hereditary families. This title reveals this rich world through profiles and interviews of key musicians fro…
Indian art music is renowned internationally for its improvised raga performance. This ancient tradition has for centuries been transmitted orally within the seclusion of hereditary families. This title reveals this rich world through profiles and interviews of key musicians fro…
by Waugh, Earle H., Qureshi, Regula, Abu-Laban, Baha
by Waugh, Earle H., Qureshi, Regula, Abu-Laban, Baha
by Waugh, Earle H., Qureshi, Regula, Abu-Laban, Baha
