Sufi music, a means for attaining union with God, the ecstatic culmination of mystical experience. The mysticism of Sufi poets strengthened their mystic thought from the saints of Sufi orders. Sufi music is a style of ritual performance. The fusion of traditional and modern musical trends helped in popularising Sufi music all over the world.
Late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was an artist of great stature who provided a new dimensions to the Qawwali and ghazal singing and created stir with his powerful renditions. His powerful impact on music lovers all over the world have been widely acclaimed and acknowledged. Many citations, certificates, awards, honours and titles were assigned by his dynamic, reverberating and vibrating styles of his dynamic music. Different styles from different musicians and singers from the same genre have continuously contributed to its evolution and strengthened its sinews through generations. All this leads up to a moment- by- moment account on those who follow their footsteps and further contribute to consolidate the gains already made in the field of Sufi music including Sufi qawwali which in detailed describe and analysed by the author.
The purpose of this book is to reach and understand how sufi music speaks through the eyes of Fateh Ali Khan to its listeners, and thus to discover his liberal approach to the world music.
Dr. Jagriti luthra Prasanna serves as Founder and the lead vocalist of "Roohani Sisters"-A Female Sufiyana project, to promote Bhakti-love for the Divine. Prior to her achievements, she is ICCR empanelled artist, Ministry of External Affairs, INDIA.
She received her Master's Degree and her Doctorate (PHD Degree) in music from the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi, (India). She also received her master degree in music from pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh University and from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad University.
She is an active composer, writer and a live Performer Artist in the Sufiyana style of Music and has been honoured with many performing credits. Some of her popular kalams released from the prestigious T.V Channels:-'Bedardan' from T- Series; 'Dildar Sadke' from Zee Music Company; Karam Farma De Maula and many more.
Dr. Jagriti presents Roohani Sisters at Prestigious, festivals and Sufiyana Concerts. Her main aim is to promote Women Empowerment through Bhakti Sangeet. In 2019 Dr. Jagriti was honoured by Narishakti ko Pranam Puruskar was awarded by the Brijbhoomi foundation for being amongst 51 most influential women in India.
People, ideas and efforts have always fascinated me. Dr. Jagriti Luthra Prassana's book is one such fascinating labour of love. Not just love alone but the love of art. That too the art of Divinity. It is her family's Khanqahi connect with a Dargah that draws all musicians of north India regardless of their faith and caste. The Chishtia Niyazia order of Bareilly. Through this silsila one embarks on several journeys. This is one such endeavour... to seek out the essence of Nusrat's singing. To trace the origins of Sufism and evolution of the Silsilas, the poetic traditions and position them in the musical journey of the subcontinent. All this to understand a genre of singing that revolutionised the world. It created time and space for a spiritual experience in the most unexpected way in the remotest of places. As she journeys through Nusrat's life, she continues to explore the tenets of eastern Sufism. She discovers the beauty of poetry of Attar, Rumi and Khusrau. Adept in music she understands the compositional nuances of mystic verse and their emotional impact on the heart. She is well versed in the adab of the Khanqahi culture which gives her a framework to introduce a giant of his time to world of today. Nusrat's life is no less than a miracle, his art as universal as it can be. Each idiom of Sufi singing scale great heights through his voice. Each taan, each takraar was an engagement with the Divine. He made each word sound what it truly meant, each raag became ethereal as it travelled through his throat. Dr. Jagriti explores the world of Nusrat and places him in our midst in flesh and blood, makes him alive for all time to come for lovers of this gentle soul!
"Sufism" has come to mean a vast range of beliefs that center on the quest for personal enlightenment in the union with God.
Sufis are sometimes described as mystics of Islam, but Sufism fits awkwardly in the categories of the religion. Technically Sufism is a denomination of Islam, however, there are many Sufis that are not Muslims and there are many Muslims that are reluctant to consider Sufism as the part of Islam. One of the few concepts that Sufis seems to agree on is that all religions offer a path to salvation or enlightenment and that true God realization, no matter how it is achieved, transcends the limitation and classification of any religion. Basically, a Saint in one religion is equal to a Saint of any other religion because both are inspired by the same divine source. Initially the term "SUFI" reffered only to those who had achieved God Realization, but it has since come to be applied to anyone who follows that particular spiritual path. The name Sufi comes from "SUF", The Arabian word for wool or "SAF" and the Persian word for pure.
Sufi Music is the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah, Khwaja Gulam Farid, Shah Hussain, etc. "In other words, Sufi Music is a tradition of music wherein Sufism and Sufi Philosophy are presented through Sufi poems interwoven with music in Sufi style."
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