Jahan-e-Khusrau
| Jahan-e-Khusrau | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February/March |
| Location(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Years active | 2001 - Present |
| Founders | Muzaffar Ali |
Jahan-e-Khusrau (Urdu, Persian: جہاں خسرو, Hindi: जहान-ए-खुसरो) is an annual three-day sufi music festival held in New Delhi, India[1] to commemorate the death anniversary of the saint Hazrat Amir Khusrau.[2]
History
Jahan-e-Khusrau was started in the year 2001 by noted film director, Muzaffar Ali.
The festival
The festival is held at Chaunsath Khamba located in Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti and the lawns of the Humayun’s Tomb — incidentally, this is where Khusrau started the qawwali music tradition in the 13th century AD.
Performers
2010
- Khanqahi Qawwals (Pakistan and India)
- Farid Ayaz, Abu Muhammad, Karachi
- Abida Parveen
- Sanam Marvi[3]
2007
- Nizami BrothersAteeq Hussain Khan
- Abida Parveen
- Wendy Jehlen
- Meeta Pandit
- Rekha Bhardwaj
- Adil Hussiani and Group,
- Sanskriti School (Religion of Love): lyrics, vocals and dramatized recitation by Vaibhav Kaul Mahfouz
- Sussan Deyhim from USA accompanied by Perdram Derakshani, Ali Rahimi and Seyed Mohammad Hanjani
References
- ^ Culture bonanza for Delhiites. Live Mint, 27 May 2007.
- ^ ASI Sufi fest finds way into city’s cultural calendar
- ^ Messenger of peace, The Hindu