MAR 27-28 | Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
Mar 27 - Mar 28, 2025
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
SHOW CANCELED, PLEASE READ: Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond the group's control, these concerts at the SFJAZZ Center have been canceled. Patrons that bought tickets to this concert will receive a refund on the credit card that you used to purchase the tickets. If you are ticket holder and you have any questions, please contact our Box Office at [email protected] or 415-788-7353.
Led by the nephews of the late Qawwali singing legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali continues their uncle’s pioneering efforts to transcend cultural, language and religious barriers and bring the vibrant Qawwali vocal music of the Sufi mystics to the world. Grandsons of Ali Khan’s teacher and mentored by their uncle, the Pakistani-born brothers Rizwan and Muazzam Mujahid Ali Khan now stand as torchbearers for this sacred musical expression of South Asia – a tradition of Islamic devotional music dating back to the 13th century.
Performing with a virtuosic approach marked by soaring improvisational flights and breathless synchronized passages in multiple languages including Punjabi, Persian, and Urdu, the group performed their first major concert at Reading, England’s WOMAD festival in 1998 and have been regular performers at the vaunted European and Australian world music festivals for over 25 years.
The group has recorded several universally acclaimed albums for Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records as well as the Narada and Tabaruk label, each focused on original compositions, traditional works, and the music of their iconic uncle.
Accompanied by an ensemble of voices, harmonium, and tabla, the brothers bring a singular power to their live performances that takes audiences on an emotional journey like no other.
Led by the nephews of the late Qawwali singing legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali continues their uncle’s pioneering efforts to transcend cultural, language and religious barriers and bring the vibrant Qawwali vocal music of the Sufi mystics to the world.
Rizwan and Muazzam’s voices climb and swoop as if riding air currents.
BBC
Rizwan and Muazzam’s voices climb and swoop as if riding air currents.
BBC
Personnel
Rizwan Mujahid Ali Khan vocals
Muazzam Mujahid Ali Khan vocals
Others TBA
Supported by a traditional vocal chorus, fervent hand claps, frenetic tabla rhythms, and woozy harmonium melodies, they exalt the divine in Punjabi, Farsi, and Urdu.
Chicago Reader on Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
Personnel
Rizwan Mujahid Ali Khan vocals
Muazzam Mujahid Ali Khan vocals
Others TBA
Supported by a traditional vocal chorus, fervent hand claps, frenetic tabla rhythms, and woozy harmonium melodies, they exalt the divine in Punjabi, Farsi, and Urdu.
Chicago Reader on Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
Watch & Listen
Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
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Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
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