Music of Pakistan
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The Music of Pakistan includes South Asian, Central Asian, Middle Eastern and contemporary Western influences. The genre has adapted and evolved over time in response to shifting cultural norms and gl
Atif Aslam performing at The O2 Arena.
Haroon Bacha performing at AVT Khyber's "Sparle Suroona" in Peshawar, Pakistan. Bacha was forced to leave Pakistan and resettle in Brooklyn, New York, after the Taliban threatened his life for refusing to abandon music.
Laila Khan, a Pashto singer, who has also sung in Urdu, Arabic, and French.
Sufi folk singer Saieen Zahoor performing live.
Qawwali
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Qawwali is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing originating in South Asia. Originally performed at Sufi shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, it is famous throughout Pakistan, India, Bangla
Qawwali at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
The diwan of the Nawab Wazir of Oudh, Asaf-ud-dowlah, who sits smoking a hookah listening to musicians in Lucknow, ca. 1812.
Baul Song Performance Saturday Haat Sonajhuri Birbhum 2014 06 28 5286
Tyagaraja