Three Bangladeshi troupes will present mystic songs that have close connotations and links with Sufism in the upcoming three-day (January 27-29) International Sufi Music Festival to set off on January ...

THIS is apropos of the letter 'Promoting Sufi music' (Nov 15). There are two views about music in Islam. Some consider it to be unlawful. But Sufis have taken the other view and consider it as a means ...

Sufi music, traditionally sung as devotional music, has become increasingly popular in recent years, acquiring followers across different age groups. Over the coming days, a number of concerts around ...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Farooq Ahmad Shaksaaz presses a button on his 1970 Sharp cassette player, and with a hefty clack the machine whirrs to life. As the Kashmiri tailor stitches, the machine ...

For vocalist Smita Rao Bellur, transition is the song of life. Moving through life choices marked by shifts, from Bengaluru to Mumbai, Hindustani classical music to Sufi kalam and from a lucrative ...

THIS is apropos of the report 'Legendary singers remembered' (Nov 4) Music, a universal language, transcends boundaries. It unifies people irrespective of their religion, caste, culture and creed. The ...