English Dictionary

qawwali

/kəˈwɑːli/

noun

(music, uncountable) A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium. / (music, countable) A song in this style.

Qawwali is a traditional form of music in South Asia.

意味（1）

(music, uncountable) A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.

Jameela Siddiqi listens to qawwali and talks to its performers […].

意味（2）

(music, countable) A song in this style.

They are singing not a religious qawwali but its secular and lay cousin.