
Farid Ayaz, Abu Muhammad & the ensemble has. Qawwali is a Sufi devotional form known as the path of the heart. The multi-lingual nature of the qawwali with assimilation of various ragas based on Hindustani classical has made qawwali a vibrant and versatile art. Lead singers, Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad, accompanied by their chorus singers and percussionists, weave together devotional and secular traditions for a transcendent evening of music. Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad lead the best Qawwal groups in the world Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana of Delhi which is approximately 705 years old, a music school founded in the 14th century that remains the best-known gharana today. Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Qawwali Maestros Farid Ayaz (also spelled Fareed Ayaz) & Abu Muhammad are scheduled to perform on Friday November 8th, 2013 at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre in London. Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal & Brothers' musical roots go back 700 years in the tradition of Qawwal Bachon ka Gharana of Delhi. Farid Ayaz is an acclaimed qawwal from Karachi, Pakistan and belongs to the 700-year-old Qawwal bachon ka gharana of Delhi. Steadily, the rhythm builds reaching ecstatic peaks that transport both musicians and listeners closer to the divine.



The music begins by drawing the audience in with a meditative rhythm of chants, melodies, and percussion. Enjoy a rare opportunity to see Pakistan’s famed Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal & Brothers, returning to the magnificent Oscar Peterson Concert Hall for the first time since 2008 to perform devotional Sufi music with origins in ancient Islamic poetry. Known as “the path of the heart,” Qawwali expresses the fervent devotion of the great Sufi mystics.
