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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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Poets
“
دارِ فانی میں یہ کیا ڈھونڈ رہا ہے فانی
زندگی بھی کہیں ملتی ہے فنا سے پہلے
زندگی بھی کہیں ملتی ہے فنا سے پہلے
daar-e-fāni meiñ yeh kyā dhuund rahā hai Fāni
zindagi bhi kahīn miltī hai fanā se pehle
zindagi bhi kahīn miltī hai fanā se pehle
From: Khud Shama Ban Gaye →
”