Between 1947 and the early 1950s, much of the music played on the state-owned Radio Pakistan comprised Urdu film songs, some Western popular and Eastern classical music, ghazals and patriotic ditties.

Famed British-Pakistani singer Zayn Malik has been the center of attention for quite a while now, and it seems like the singer has more in store for fans. The 25-year-old singer recently confirmed ...

The annual four-day Urdu Heritage Festival returned to the Capital on Thursday, offering a plethora of cultural events, ghazal and qawwali performances as hundreds of people crowded the Central Park ...

Renowned young Sufi Qawwal Rais Anis Sabri has just unveiled his latest single, Jahan Kal Raat Ko Hum The — a hauntingly beautiful Urdu rendition of Hazrat Amir Khusro’s 13th-century Persian poem Nami ...

On Friday afternoon, visitors to Connaught Place’s Central Park were in for a pleasant surprise. They may have walked in for a routine stroll with friends or some alone time, but in no time, they were ...

For over 700 years, Qawwali music has entranced audiences throughout the world. Asia Society welcomes back the Riyaaz Qawwali ensemble as they apply this energetic musical form to ancient ghazal Urdu ...

CHANDIGARH: Melody diction and rhythm of Urdu poetry weaved in musical patterns came alive as renowned qawwali queen Chanchal Bharti along with nine artistes performed during the second day of the ...

KARACHI: Nearly two years after Pakistan´s foremost qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was gunned down in Karachi, the devotional music is struggling to survive, as fears of sectarianism and modern pressures ...

The murder of the renowned qawwal, Amjad Sabri came as a rude jolt to the popular genre of vocal music, but to think that this will toll a death knell for qawwali would best be described as jumping to ...

Hyderabad is one of the few Indian cities that has still kept Urdu close to its roots, be it in language, culture, mannerisms or everyday conversations. To celebrate the city’s enduring connection ...