qawwali

noun

1. (uncountable)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 […].”

2. (countable)A song in this style.

   “They are singing not a religious qawwali but its secular and lay cousin.”

   “Every Thursday, in the dargah's enclosure, musicians in shimmering turquoise kurtas, their fingers bejewelled with bling, perform qawwalis attributed to Khusrau […].”