ROCQAWALI
A mix of a Danish Rock n Roll band and a classical Quawali sound. The Pakistani Sufi singer of the band, Ejaz Sher Ali, is the young and uprising star, son of one of Pakistan´s oldest music families - the legendary Qawals Meher Ali & Sher Ali, whom by many Pakistani´s are regarded to be Keepers of the Flame after the late legend of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. ROCQAWALI mixes the Pakistani/Indian Sufi music of Qawali with a Western back drop of Rock´n´Roll. A more than a 1000 year old Trance tradition that whirls the age old Eastern love songs for God, into a western Rock tradition.
ROCQAWALI
"Sufi Spirit"
ALBUM RELEASE
The second album "Sufi Spirit" from Rocqawali will be released on June 30th, 2017. The album is produced by the legendary Mark Howard.
Cover: Asim Iqbal
Label: Riverboat Records 2017
iTunes Link: Rocqawali
The Spirit of Rocqawali
The band has created a unit to spread the Sufi message ”Love across all religious, political and physical borders” What started out as a cultural collaboration between Pakistan and Denmark, has turned into a fireball of a spiritual rock band.
ROCQAWALI mixes the Pakistani/Indian Sufi music of Qawali with a Western back drop of Rock´n´Roll, in a contemporary way A more than a 1000 year old Trance tradition that whirls the age old Eastern love songs for God, into a western Rock tradition.