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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Asia Society Video Archive

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Qawwali, music from Pakistan

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Title
Qawwali, music from Pakistan
Names
Sabri, Ghulam Farid (Performer)
Sabri, Maqbool Ahmed (Performer)
Gordon, Beate (Producer)
Braithwaite, Michele (Director)
Asia Society (Presenter)
Gordon, Beate (Narrator)
Collection

Asia Society Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1975
Table of Contents
SUMMARY: Concert of Qawwali or devotional music. The opening song, an invocation to the Gods, is in the style of a tarana, expressing Sufi mysticism. The second song, Teri Surat (Your face), expresses both religious and secular love.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5919
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 5-457 (former)
Topics
Music -- Pakistan
Qawwālī
Sufi music
Songs, Urdu -- Pakistan
Musical instruments -- Pakistan
Genres
Filmed performances
Music
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced at Brooklyn College Television Center in cooperation with the Performing Arts Program of the Asia Society. Written, produced and narrated by Beate Gordon. Director: Michele Braithwaite.
Performers: Performed by the Sabri Brothers (Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri) with assisting artists.
Physical Description
Videotape reel
Extent: 1 videotape reel (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Urdu
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY807012098-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12158555
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 39b4cb50-72ed-0134-91b2-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1975: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Qawwali, music from Pakistan" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1975. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1cffe30-aa02-0133-bbd5-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Qawwali, music from Pakistan" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1cffe30-aa02-0133-bbd5-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1975). Qawwali, music from Pakistan Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1cffe30-aa02-0133-bbd5-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Qawwali, music from Pakistan