These three elements are called Qawwali, and they’ve got to be there.

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I was just studying with my father, a very difficult task for me since he was a great, great Qawwali singer.

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I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good.

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I have a daughter, she’s twenty years old.

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These three elements are called Qawwali, and they’ve got to be there.

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I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.

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I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand.

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He didn’t want me to become a musician, he wanted me to be a doctor, because he said singing was too hard.

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Yes, you’ve got to sing from the depths of the heart.

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In his day, the audience was well aware of the music, of the classical beat.

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Yes, I tried to change the classical style in a way that people who don’t understand it can enjoy.

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When people start dancing, they dance like they don’t know they are doing it.

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On the fortieth day after his death, we held the ceremony, and I performed for the very first time.

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I also like Western classical music and jazz.

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