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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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“
ہستی کی اس سرائے میں رات کی رات جو بس لیے
صبح عدم ہوئی نہ ہو و پاؤں اٹھاؤ جو ہو سو ہو
صبح عدم ہوئی نہ ہو و پاؤں اٹھاؤ جو ہو سو ہو
hastī kī is sarā.e meñ raat kī raat jo bas liye
sub.h-e-adam huī na ho va paañv uThāo jo ho so ho
sub.h-e-adam huī na ho va paañv uThāo jo ho so ho
From: Ishq Mein Tere Koh-e-Gham →
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