The vocals reach their greatest intensity when some of the singers take turns singing while the others are breathing. Qawwali music has been developed from the inversion of Indian ragas: vocals and harmoniums are layered on top of rhythm. The qawwal voices the spiritual message of Sufism, a mystical extension of Islam. Qawwali, from the Arabic word qual, meaning utterance, are the songs intended to stimulate religious ecstasy and trance. Qawwali is linked with the history of the Chishti Order, which was founded in Chisht, in Khurasan, and brought to the Indian subcontinent in the 12th century. The qawwal is a singer or singing musician (in Arabic, “one who speaks well”) of the Chishti tradition of India and Pakistan. Although Ghulam Farid Sabri passed away in 1994, the ensemble, under the leadership of Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, continues to perform throughout the world. Popular film and recording artists in their native country, the Sabri Brothers & Ensemble have toured Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. When Qawwali was originally issued, John Rockwell of the New York Times called it “the aural equivalent of dancing dervishes," citing its "rhapsodic declaimed verses and full-bodied unison chorus,” and further describing it as "music of feeling."
Qawwali, produced by David Lewiston, was recorded in the United States in April 1978, while the original nine-man group was on its second acclaimed tour of the United States.
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