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Listen to Songs of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan by Riyaaz Qawwali

Riyaaz Qawwali's eastern musical influences include Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ravi Shankar, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sher Ali Mehr Ali, Jagjit Singh, Jasraj, Bhimsen Joshi and Abida Parveen. His poetry favorites are Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Amir Khusrrau, Saint Kabir, Mir Taqi Mir, Mirza Ghalib and Shiv Kumar Batalvi.

Riyaaz Qawwali's eastern musical influences include Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ravi Shankar, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sher Ali Mehr Ali, Jagjit Singh, Jasraj, Bhimsen Joshi and Abida Parveen. His poetry favorites are Bulleh Shah, Baba Farid, Amir Khusrrau, Saint Kabir, Mir Taqi Mir, Mirza Ghalib and Shiv Kumar Batalvi.

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<strong>Riyaaz</strong> <strong>Qawwali</strong> combines this with poetry from famous South Asian poets <strong>of</strong> multiple linguistic and religious<br />

backgrounds <strong>to</strong> create a universal message <strong>of</strong> oneness (<strong>Riyaaz</strong> <strong>Qawwali</strong> incorporates works from poetic giants like<br />

Mirza Ghalib, Amir Khusrow, Bulleh Shah, Mir Taqi Mir, Sant Kabir and Guru Nanak, and in doing so, hopes <strong>to</strong><br />

expose these poets’ works <strong>to</strong> new audiences and younger generations). <strong>Riyaaz</strong> <strong>Qawwali</strong> also uses numerous<br />

languages <strong>to</strong> represent the linguistic and cultural diversity that exists in South Asia. These languages include Urdu,<br />

Punjabi, Persian, Gujarati, and Hindi.

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