Sunday, February 18, 2007

Bakhshi Javed to perform at Haveli Asif Jah

By Mansab Dogar - Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan
Sunday, February 18, 2007

Lahore: The Manchester-based qawwals’ Group, Bakhshi Javed Salamat (BJS) and companions, will perform at Haveli Asif Jah at the Basant musical night on February 25.

The group, also known as the Seven Jewels in a Crown, consist of seven brothers and a cousin.

The qawwali presented by the group is a fusion of Asian and Brazilian music.
Ayub Aafi, the manager of the group, told Daily Times people belonging to various faiths, colours and nations enjoyed the group’s performance.

“Javed Salamat, a pupil of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, has been promoting the soft image of Islam across the world through Sufi music,” he added.
He said the group would establish the Sufi Musical Academy for the promotion of Sufi music, Sufi poetry and traditional classical instruments.

He said the group had introduced new trends in qawwali by incorporating popular Western styles. “The group has performed in Spain, France, the Scandinavian countries, the United Kingdom and Japan,” he added.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Bakhshi Javed to perform at Haveli Asif Jah
By Mansab Dogar - Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan
Sunday, February 18, 2007

Lahore: The Manchester-based qawwals’ Group, Bakhshi Javed Salamat (BJS) and companions, will perform at Haveli Asif Jah at the Basant musical night on February 25.

The group, also known as the Seven Jewels in a Crown, consist of seven brothers and a cousin.

The qawwali presented by the group is a fusion of Asian and Brazilian music.
Ayub Aafi, the manager of the group, told Daily Times people belonging to various faiths, colours and nations enjoyed the group’s performance.

“Javed Salamat, a pupil of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, has been promoting the soft image of Islam across the world through Sufi music,” he added.
He said the group would establish the Sufi Musical Academy for the promotion of Sufi music, Sufi poetry and traditional classical instruments.

He said the group had introduced new trends in qawwali by incorporating popular Western styles. “The group has performed in Spain, France, the Scandinavian countries, the United Kingdom and Japan,” he added.

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