Genre: qawwali, sufi, madihYear: 2015Type: otherComposer: Traditional Sufi melody; specific composer attribution is disputed
Story & Cultural Context
This is a qawwali rendition of “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar,” a widely performed South Asian Sufi devotional song honoring Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The text and melody exist in numerous regional and performance-specific versions, so definitive authorship and arrangement credits for this Rao Brothers…
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Genre
qawwaliQawwali · Urdu / Persian قوّالیSouth-Asian Sufi devotional music: a lead singer, chorus, harmonium and tabla, building in intensity.Browse →Glossary →sufimadihMadih · Arabic مديحPraise poetry sung for the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.Browse →Glossary →
Instruments
harmoniumtabladholakpercussionvocals
Credits
ComposerTraditional Sufi melody; specific composer attribution is disputed
LyricistTraditional Sufi verses associated with Amir Khusro and later Punjabi/Sindhi devotional adaptations
Story & Cultural Context
This is a qawwali rendition of “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar,” a widely performed South Asian Sufi devotional song honoring Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The text and melody exist in numerous regional and…
Titles in Other Languages
العربيةدمادم مست قلندر
EnglishDama Dam Mast Qalandar