Celebrating the birthday of Farid Ayaz today, I'd like to share this beautiful clip of Ghalib's poetry from a Karachi home recital...

Qawwali at Noor Cultural Centre, Toronto عشق میں تیرے كوہ غم سر پہ لیا جو ہو سو ہو عیش و نشاط زندگی چھوڑ دیا جو ھو سو ھو لاگ...

Listen to the (ney) reed flute, how it tells a tale of separation, I want a bosom torn by severance, that I may unfold the pain of love de...

 For Farid Ayaz lovers this will be a true delight. I was completely bowled over seeing this 40 year old video of Qawwal Faird Ayaz...

Chaap Tilak is probably one of the all time popular kalams of Hazrat Amir Khusrau. Every qawwal has probably sung it due to its popular ap...

Ab mori naiyya paar karo tum Hazrat Nizaamuddin auliyaa ab mori dukh darid(r)a sab door karat hai Tanras Khan ke leeje Khabariya Ganj-e-shak...

Kabir has been sung with such abandon here. The visual experience is almost as intense as the poetic one. The essence of Kabir's words ...

A treat for Khusraw lovers. This recital by Munshi Raziuddin is from 1980.

Nami Daanam Chi Manzil Namida Nam Che Manzil from Tasawwuf on Vimeo . Amir Khusrau's Love Poetry sung by Farid Ayaz & Abu Muha...

Khawaja-e-Khwajgan Moinuddin, Kuchh Humara Bhi Dhyan hai Ke Nahin from Tasawwuf on Vimeo . Khawaja Moinuddin Chishty ki tareef mein. k...

Qaul - Mun Kunto Moala from Tasawwuf on Vimeo . Another beautiful rendition of "Mun Kunto Moala", (Manqabat) in praise of Hazrat...

Kanhaya Yad Hai Kuchh Bhi Hamari from Tasawwuf on Vimeo . Poetry of Nawab Hilm of Hyderabad, Deccan. Raag Des recited at the Hindu Man...

Rumi's Sufi Poetry - Na Man Behooda Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad sing with passion and feeling. They are both intense and gentle in their...

13th of Rajab is being remembered and celebrated as the (1347th) birthday of Hazrat Ali Murtaza -- Sahabi-e-Rasul, Imam, Khalifa-e-Rashidoo...

The unique thing about this poem is that it is a macaronic, written in Persian and Brij Bhasha. In the first verse, the first line is in Per...