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Travel 800 years through the mystical music tradition of Qawwali in this award-winning documentary featuring live performances and secret 13th-century syllables. Stay after for a conversation with filmmaker Kamran Anwar and Stanford scholar Linda Hess.
Documentary film screening
Post-screening Q&A
Sufi music tradition
Award-winning filmmaker
Tips
🎟️completely free, open to all
🎬filmmaker Q&A follows screening
🎵features 25 generations of Qawwali singers
Songs of the Sufi: The Untold Story of Classical Qawwali
Southside




Travel 800 years through the mystical music tradition of Qawwali in this award-winning documentary featuring live performances and secret 13th-century syllables. Stay after for a conversation with filmmaker Kamran Anwar and Stanford scholar Linda Hess.
Documentary film screening
Post-screening Q&A
Sufi music tradition
Award-winning filmmaker
Tips
🎟️completely free, open to all
🎬filmmaker Q&A follows screening
🎵features 25 generations of Qawwali singers
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