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Documenting the qavvali tradition — performers, lineages, and kalaam — with a curated playlist of renditions.
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Qavval Parties
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Kalaam
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“
ہجر کی جو مصیبتیں عرض کیں اس کے سامنے
ناز و ادا سے مسکرا کہنے لگا جو ہو سو ہو
ناز و ادا سے مسکرا کہنے لگا جو ہو سو ہو
hijr kī jo musībateñ arz kiiñ us ke sāmne
nāz-o-adā se muskurā kahne lagā jo ho so ho
nāz-o-adā se muskurā kahne lagā jo ho so ho
From: Ishq Mein Tere Koh-e-Gham →
”