How to pronounce“qawwali”in English
IPA/kəˈwɑːli/
Syllablesqaw·wa·li
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Definitions of “qawwali”
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noun
A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.
“Jameela Siddiqi listens to qawwali and talks to its performers […].”
noun
A song in this style.
“They are singing not a religious qawwali but its secular and lay cousin.”