- Qawwali Music - http://www.arigoldfilms.com/qawwali.html
Analysis of the music and its roots in Persian poetic forms.
- Qawwali History - http://www.osa.co.uk/qawwali_history.html
Detailed account of the origin and history of the Qawwali form, including the techniques, use of staging, role of the audience, and the status of the music in Pakistan today.
- Qawwali Page - Chandrakantha.com - http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/kawali.html
A page about the Sufi devotional musical form, as performed in Pakistan and India today.
- About Qawwali and Sufi Saints - http://www.ajmerikhawaja.com/sys-tmpl/quawwali/
Information about Qawwali music, its history as well as a number of Sufi saints.
- Resource on Amir Khusrau - http://www.alif-india.com
Detailed website about Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 AD), the Sufi mystic who invented the Qawwali form of music and provided lyrics to many Qawwalies. Includes translation of his famous Qawwalies.
- A Survey of Sufi Music - http://www.musicjournal.org/01sufi.html
A detailed survey of Sufi Music,its geographical distribution and marketability. Also contains many online bibliographic references.
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