Thanks to a Chicago foundation, Houston’s Sonny Mehta will spend the next year and change exploring the spiritual connection between traditional South Asian music and gospel sounds from these shores.

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Celebrate the rich heritage of Punjabi Sufi music, with an equally rich performance by Riyaaz Qawwali! Weaving together centuries-old folk songs with contemporary works from artists like Gurdaas Mann, ...

In a surprising cultural twist, Gen Z has developed a fondness for live qawwali sessions at Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, drawn ...

The singers in Pakistani ensemble the Saami Brothers like to take their time onstage—each vocal step moves the performance upward gradually toward a collective sense of ecstasy. That deliberate pacing ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everything from the ballet to the symphony, and all plays to be shut down. But one group is turning their performances in front of massive crowds, ...

Returning to the Celtic Connections stage on Friday evening was Orchestral Qawwali Project with their signature blend of Sufi, Indian classical and western classical music. The two soloists – and the ...

When Sonny Mehta first witnessed the lush harmonies of The Jones Family Singers, a gospel soul group from Texas, he was struck the moment they started singing: “Every moment of interaction is ...