Qawwali barr-e-sagheer ki sufi rivayat se judi mausiqi ki shakl hai, jiski tareekh sadiyon purani hai. Iska talluq khanqahon aur mazaraat se raha hai, jahan ye mehfil ki soorat mein pesh ki jati thi.
Qawwali ka dhancha khaas hota hai. Ek mukhya gayak hota hai, uske sath hum-nawa hote hain jo taali bajate aur sath dete hain, aur saaz mein aam tor par harmonium aur tabla shamil hote hain. Shuruat aksar aahista hoti hai aur raftar dheere dheere barhti hai.
Aam gaane se numayan farq ye hai ke qawwali mein ek hi misra baar baar, mukhtalif andaz mein dohraya jata hai — maqsad sunne wale ko bore karna nahi, balke us baat mein utarna hota hai. Isi liye ek qawwali kai kai minute lambi hoti hai.
Pehchaan
- Sufi rivayat se talluq
- Mukhya gayak, hum-nawa aur taali
- Harmonium aur tabla bunyadi saaz
- Misre ka baar baar dohrana