Qawali

Music of Pakistan
Genres
Classical Ghazal Sufi Folk Qawwali
Specific forms
Religious music	Hamd Nasheeds Naat
Ethnic music	Balti Balochi Brahui Burusho Burushaski Hazaragi Hindko Kashmiri Khowar Pashto Pothwari Punjabi Saraiki Shina Sindhi
Other music	Bhangra Pop (Filmi) Hip Hop Rock (Sufi rock)
Media and performance
Music awards	Hum Awards Lux Style Awards Nigar Awards Pakistan Media Awards ARY Film Awards
Music charts	Patari Haftanama
Music festivals	All Pakistan Music Conference Lahore Music Meet Lok Virsa Mela
Music media	Magazines Danka Television ARY Musik Coke Studio Nescafe Basement Oxygene Uth Records Internet Taazi Patari.pk
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem	Qaumi Taranah
Regional music
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Balochistan Tribal Areas Gilgit-Baltistan Islamabad Capital Territory Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Sindh

Music of India
A Lady Playing the Tanpura, ca. 1735 (Rajasthan)
Genres
Traditional Classical Carnatic Hindustani Folk Baul Bhajan Odissi Rabindra Sangeet Thumri Dadra Chaiti Kajari Sufi Ghazal Qawwali Modern Bhangra Bhangragga Blues Filmi Bollywood Ghazal Qawwali Goa trance Dance Indi-pop Asian Underground Jazz Rock Bengali Raga
Media and performance
Music awards	Filmfare Awards Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Music festivals	Saptak Festival of Music Chennai Music Season Dover Lane music festival Tyagaraja Aradhana
Music media	Sruti The Record Music Magazine
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem	Jana Gana Mana
Regional music
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Ancient Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Qawwali (Nastaʿlīq: قوّالی‬) is a form of Sufi devotional music originated in India. It is popular in many parts of India including throughout North India, East India, Central India, Delhi, Hyderabad, and in Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan, and many parts of Bangladesh. It is part of a musical tradition that stretches back for more than 700 years.

Originally performed at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia, it gained mainstream popularity and International audience in late 20th century. Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of the late Pakistani singers Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Sabri Brothers, largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Other famous Qawwali singers include Pakistan's Amjad Farid Sabri, Fareed Ayyaz & Abu Muhammad, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Badar Maindad, Rizwan & Moazzam Duo, Bahauddin Qutbuddin and Aziz Mian.