After acting in Marathi films like 'Rita' and 'Hridaynath', Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff has recently shot a Marathi qawwali The track has a beautiful Sufi feel and I enjoyed shooting for it. There ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over pulsating drums, vigorous handclaps and harmoniums, the voices come in waves, each higher than the last.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is widely credited for bringing global attention to Qawwali music, extending the 600yr old Qawwali tradition of his family. By the time of his death following a heart attack, ...

Devotees pray ahead of the Ganesh festival in Mumbai. Photo: Rafiq Maqbool/AP In the hybrid world of Indian film music, unpredictable and unusual concoctions abound and thrive. A film song that begins ...