Sufi

Sufi music is a genre characterized by devotional and introspective qualities, often featuring soaring vocals, intricate instrumentation, and complex rhythms. Emerging from the mystical traditions of Sufi Islam, it originated in the Middle East and South Asia, particularly in modern-day Pakistan, India, and Turkey. Popularized during the 20th century, Sufi music flourished in the 1980s and 1990s, with notable artists blending traditional qawwali and folk elements with contemporary styles. Sufi music is marked by its emotive, often poetic lyrics, and distinctive vocal techniques, such as the use of melismatic ornamentation and powerful, heart-wrenching crescendos. Its cultural significance lies in its ability to transcend borders and unite people across faiths and cultures. While sharing similarities with qawwali and classical Indian music, Sufi music is distinct in its focus on spiritual longing and its use of folk instruments like the tabla, harmonium, and tanpura.

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A.R. Rahman
Aabhas - Shreyas
Aditi Chakraborty
Ali Zafar
Altamash Faridi
Amanraj Gill
Amar
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Anushka Banerjee
Arooj Aftab
Arslan Nizami
Ashar
Asim Azhar
Atif Aslam
Avishek Majumder
Azeem Shirazi
Band Lalon
Bir Singh
Dastan Ensemble
Devika
Farah Siraj
Gaurav Dev
Geet
Ghulam Qadir GQ
Gurdas Maan
Gurlez Akhtar
Hamsalekha
Harshit Saxena
Hasan Kiriş
Hemant Brijwasi
Hossein Alizadeh
Iqbal Bano
Ishfaq Kawa
Ishita Vishwakarma
Jagjit Singh
Javed Akhtar
Javed Ali
Jyoti Arya
Kabul Bukhari
Kailash Kher
Kamal Khan
Kamil Reha Falay
Kartik Dev
Karun
Kausar Jamot
Kausar Munir
Khushbu Tiwari KT
Lakhbir Singh Lakkha
Madan Mohan
Madhur Sharma
Michael Brook
Mitika Kanwar
Mohammad Faiz
Mohit Chauhan
Mohit Rautela
Ney Defteri
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Papon
Paul Neubauer
Pejman Hadadi
Pratima Pandit
Pritam
Raanjha
Rabi Ahmed
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahul Baghel
Raqueeb Alam
Rashid Khan
Saad Sultan
Samarth Goel
Sameer Anjaan
Sant Kabir
Sapna Pancholi
Satinder Sartaaj
Savi Kahlon
Sayeed Quadri
Seyyid Taleh Boradigahi
Shabbir Ahmed
Shadab Faridi
Shae Gill
Shahabaz Aman
Shahram Gholami
Shakeel Azmi
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Shashwat Sachdev
Shivani Janghel
Shivani Singh
Shraddha Mandal
Sinta Bhai
Sunayana Kachroo
Sunil Soni
Swara Verma
Traditional
Vilayil Faseela
Waqar Khan
Yasir Musakhelvi
Yawar Abdal
Zaheer Lohar
Zain Zohaib
Zubeen Garg
Pritam
A.R. Rahman
Atif Aslam
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Mohit Chauhan
Javed Ali
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Kausar Munir
Gurlez Akhtar
Jaideep Sahni
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Altamash Faridi
Shivani Singh
Amrinder Gill
Zubeen Garg
Jagjit Singh
Shadab Faridi
Javed Akhtar
Mohammad Faiz
Simran Choudhary
Kavita Seth
Papon
Savi Kahlon
Kailash Kher
Satinder Sartaaj
Roop Kumar Rathod
Traditional
Kamal Khan
Abhijeet Srivastava
Pankaj Udhas
Madan Mohan
Shashwat Sachdev
Hamsalekha
Jawad Ahmad
Ali Zafar
Zain Zohaib
Saim Bhat
Sameer Anjaan
Raqueeb Alam
Momina Mustehsan
A.M. Turaz
Kaavish
Naresh Kamath
Asim Azhar
Aashir Wajahat
Ali Sethi
Shae Gill
Sayeed Quadri
Quratulain Balouch
Javed Bashir
Amanraj Gill
Suvarna Tiwari
Vineet Singh
Bilal Saeed
Rohail Hyatt
Madhur Sharma
Aman Jaji
Piyush Mishra
Sunil Soni
Sabri Brothers
Adnan Dhool
Swara Verma
Aasa Singh
Lakhbir Singh Lakkha
Kartik Dev
Khushbu Tiwari KT
Chitra Singh
Piyush Shankar
Naseebo Lal
Jang Dhillon
Rashid Khan
Bhupinder Singh
Abida Parveen
The Fusion Project
Karun
Upasna Gahlot
Harjot Kaur
Shahabaz Aman
Ghulam Ali
Gurdas Maan
Arif Lohar
Mohammed Aslam
Sameer
Mudassar Aziz
Jaskaran Singh
Shivam Pathak
Sahir Ali Bagga
Harshit Saxena
Agam Kumar Nigam
Yawar Abdal
Kshitij Tarey
Amrita Kak
Shabbir Ahmed
Kabira
Dhruv Sharma
Mehdi Hassan
Hans Raj Hans
Swarna Shri
Zeeshan Ali