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Qawwali Night with The Saami Brothers

The Dartmouth Pakistani Students Association presents a night of traditional Qawwali music from The Saami Brothers. Free and open to the public.

4/17/2026
7 pm – 9 pm
Common Ground, Collis Center
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Arts, Performances, School of Arts and Sciences

The Saami Brothers are a highly acclaimed ensemble led by the sons of renowned master Ustad Naseeruddin Saami. Rooted in the 800-year-old Qawal Bachcha Delhi Gharana tradition, they are noted for delivering traditional Sufi devotional music and the use of a rare 49-note microtonal scale. Qawwali music is known for its rhythmic intensity, melodic improvisation, and lively call-and-response structure.

Free and open to the public.

Presented by the Dartmouth Pakistani Students Association. Sponsored by the Dept. of Asian Societies, Cultures & Languages and the Bodas Family South Asia Programming Funds at Dartmouth College, with additional support from the SPEC Fund & the Syke Fund.

For more information, contact:
Hope Rennie
hope.w.rennie@dartmouth.edu
Permanent URL to this event: https://religion.dartmouth.edu/events/event?event=81241

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