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Sufi rock or Sufi folk rock is a subgenre of rock music that combines rock with classical Islamic Sufi music traditions. It emerged in the early 1990s and became widely popular in the late 1990s in Pakistan and Turkey.
Jul 9, 2017 · Sufi Rock is now an established genre, popularised by the most admired artists across Pakistan and India. Following the trend set by Junoon, there have been many songs by rock and pop artists who used Sufiana and Arfana Kalam, some notables include Mekaal Hassan Band, Quratulain Baloch [QB] and Atif Aslam.
Sufi rock is a subgenre of rock music that combines rock with classical sufi music traditions. It emerged in the early 1990s and became widely popular in the late 1990s in Pakistan.
Merging the magic of rock with Sufi music traditions and taking your love for the genre to a higher level.
- Aj Sik Mitraan De – Saakin. Saakin is a band from Islamabad who with their debut Saaqi-e-Bawafa took the Pakistani music scnee by storm. Aj Sik Mitraan is the famous kala of Hazrat Pir Meher Ali Shah, with a modern take.
- Elia by Asrar. Asrar has releases some exceptional Sufiana songs including Lajpaal Ali and Ranjha. Elia is a modern take on Manqabat of Hazrat Ali R.A., which is an exceptional track.
- Husn e Haqiqi [Kalam Baba Ghulam Farid] – by Black Hour. Black Hour is a proper heavy metal band which with ‘Aik Nai Subh’ rocked the music scene in Pakistan.
- Mann Atkeya by Dhool. Dhool is a recent Sufi rock band from Pindi, which with tracks such as Qalandar has marked their place firm in this genre. Mann Atkeya by Dhool is a track with gives a heavy metal flavour to an amazing kalam and it is our favourite Sufi track of the moment.
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Sufi music refers to the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah, Amir Khusrow, and Khwaja Ghulam Farid. Qawwali is the best-known form of Sufi music and is most commonly found in the Sufi culture in South Asia.
