The Ecstatic Conversation: How Jazz and Qawwali Speak the Same Musical Language

Nov 9, 2025 · 6 min read · Introduction: A Familiar Spirit in an Unfamiliar Sound The first time you hear Qawwali, the powerful Sufi music of South Asia, it can feel both alien and intimately familiar. The driving rhythm, the soaring, impassioned vocals, the sense of a convers...