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An Evening Of Sufi Qawwali Magic
Skirball Cultural Center Magnin Theater
Los Angeles, CA
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An Evening Of Sufi Qawwali Magic
After a hugely successful tour of the USA, Canada & Pakistan in 2015, Fanna-fi-Allah will reunite again for their 16th annual Qawwali tour for the summer of 2016. The one and only Fanna-fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali Group (Party in Sufi parlance) is coming to Los Angeles on September 9th 2016. Fanna-Fi-Allah's passionately devotional music is a leading representation of Sufi Qawwali music worldwide. With their rich rhythmic grooves, soaring vocal melodies and the bright intensity of their live performances, Fanna-Fi-Allah urges us to lift our hearts in exaltation and devotion to the Divine. Fanna-Fi-Allah embodies an authentic continuation of the ancient tradition of Sufi music. Key members of the group have spent over 20 years in dedicated study with the masters of this classical art-form in Pakistan and India and are deeply respected throughout the subcontinent.

Qawwali is a passionate devotional practice in which the fire of divine love (ishq) is ecstatically expressed through the mystical verses of Sufi poets, sung in Urdu, Farsi, Hindi and Punjabi. The origins of Qawwali music date back about a thousand years to the first sufi mystics who came to India. Qawwali has evolved into an immense art form spanning over hundreds of years of poets, languages & musical evolutions. Qawwali is associated with the  ama' - a spiritual gathering of the Chishti Order whose religious context serves to bring members of the order into trance-like states, that makes them more aware of their relationship with God.

Founded 15 years ago by Tahir Qawwal and Aminah Chishti (the first woman tabla player acknowledged and revered by Pakistani qawwals), a "concert" by FFA is much more than an opportunity to sit and listen to interesting music. The seven (or 8 or 9) members embody the mystery of the Sufis through sung poetry, ecstatic and inspired musical and vocal improvisation, driving rhythms, soaring vocals that pierce directly to the innermost chambers of the spiritual Heart, blazing dual harmoniums, and the ever-present clapping patterns that set every song on fire. Jaw-dropping at times, no kidding!

This music is addicting in the best of all possible ways...It calls to the Heart and Soul and draws the listener in even if you do not understand the words, which are sung in a variety of languages including Urdu, Farsi and Arabic. The silence after each song is thick and liquid, and the longing for more is palpable.

However, they don't see their concerts as performances as much as praying with us, through the medium of sacred sound, that can be molded and shaped and sent out on the airwaves to open and change the listener from the inside out. They are truly masters of this genre.

Bring your wide open heart and prepare to be blown away, exploded into the Baraka (stream of blessing) with the first note and percussive clap.

Fanna-Fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali Group
Magnin Auditorium
at Skirball Cultural Arts Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049
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Auditorium: $22 / 27 at door
Center: $35 / $40 at door
Patron: $80 / $100 at door  

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Skirball Cultural Center Magnin Theater (View)
2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
United States
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Arts > Performance
Music > All Ages
Music > Classical
Music > Global
Music > Spiritual
Music > World

Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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Owner: CJ
On BPT Since: Jun 18, 2016
 
KF.Skirball
www.fanna-fi-allah.com/


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