Ustad Bakshi Javed Salamat & Party sing the Punjabi qawwali Aaj na Janvi live in Lahore Pakistan.
This is a sneak preview into Tahir Qawwal’s film Music of the Mystics, a comprehensive documentary series all about the qawwali tradition in India & Pakistan; featuring 20 years of filming the masters at their best.
Episode 1 launches April 20th exclusively on the Sama School of Music site: www.samaschoolofmusic.com/mus...
This 8 episode 3hr series is currently $14 & also contains bonus material ‘ The Masters Re-mastered ‘ 2 hours of the best qawwali ever recorded & more.
The film follows the unique story of American born qawwali ensemble Fanna-Fi-Allah as they learn and explore deeply into the Sufi music culture of Pakistan & India.
Meeting the grand masters to receive their precious insights on sufi mysticism & music, the group journeys to the most sacred centres across all of the subcontinent.Captured for the first time in HD audio/video, this series offers the qawwali tradition in it’s truest form.
Ustad Javed Salamat who is featured in this excerpt in one of ten qawwali masters who has sadly passed away during the making of this film, this is our tribute to him.
Episode 1 also features Ustad Shahid Amjad Sabri & Ustad Sher Miandad.
Immense gratitude to:
Aminah Chishti’s teacher Ustad Dildar Hussain for hosting this qawwali sama ( gathering ) in his home.
Videographers Akhi Lavoie, Marc Abba & Ali Shan.
Video/audio production by Tahir Qawwal & Amie Parvati.