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 ...

Jashn-e-Adab has a compelling line-up of personalities from the worlds of Indian literature, cinema, art, dance, music and theatre. From dastangoi to mushaira, and kavi sammelan to qawwali, there’s a ...

Nizami Bandhu from the Sikandra Gharana boasts of a 750-year-old legacy. Led by Ustad Chand Nizami with Shadab Faridi Nizami and Sohrab Faridi Nizami, the artisteswill perform at a fund raiser for the ...

There could not have been a better time for the Nizami Bandhu to perform in Chennai. As the Qawwali exponents rendered a rousing ‘Allah Hu’ followed by a heart-warming Meera bhajan, their pluralist ...

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.

From mushairas and qawwali parties to Pakistani soaps and Urdu poetry on TV, the language is making a quiet comeback with a new generation, new modes and new mediums. It's a crisp winter evening and a ...

Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar will be paying a tribute to legendary qawwali singer Amjad Sabri by singing a qawwali for the first time. Zafar will be singing the qawwali at the 15th Lux Style ...

Renowned Pakistani qawwali singer, Amjad Sabri, who was shot dead by the Taliban in Karachi on Wednesday, was to perform in September this year in Delhi. Renowned Pakistani qawwali singer, Amjad Sabri ...

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 ...