Sufi Music | MCQs

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan born October 1948.

King of Qawwali, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died on August 16, 1997 of a sudden cardiac arrest in London at the age of 48.

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Saira Peter MSc MA (Lon) is a British-Pakistani soprano officially recognised as the world's first Sufi Opera singer. 

She is Director of NJ Arts London, a multicultural performing arts centre opened in 1998 by Sir Cliff Richard OBE.

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan born October 1948.

King of Qawwali, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died on August 16, 1997 of a sudden cardiac arrest in London at the age of 48.

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Sindhi Sufi/folk singer Allan Fakir was awarded with President's Pride of Performance Award in 1980 for his unique singing.

Allan Fakir died on 4 July 2000 , buried near Sindh University Jamshoro.

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Amjad Farid (Fareed) Sabri was a Pakistani qawwal, naat khawan, and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition. 

Born: 23 December 1976 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Died: 22 June 2016 (aged 39) Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Cause of death: Assassination

Resting place: Paposh Nagar Graveyard, Karachi, Pakistan

ND23-9-2023

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Abida Parveen is a Pakistani Sufi Muslim singer, composer and musician.

She is also a painter and entrepreneur.

Parveen is one of the highest paid singers in Pakistan.

She has been dubbed as the 'Queen of Sufi music'.

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The Indian composer and Persian-language poet Amīr Khosrow is the creator of qawwali

Qawwali began to emerge in 8th century Persia.

However, Qawwali, as we know it today, began to take shape in 13th-century India.

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ND30-12-2022

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Sanam Marvi is a Pakistani folk and sufi singer.

She sings in Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi languages.