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1942: 1279:. This poetry style has also lent itself to the Kafi genre of singing, popular throughout South Asia, especially Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. Over the years, both Kafi poetry and its rendition have experienced rapid growth phases as various poets and vocalists added their own influences to the form, creating a rich and varied poetic form, yet through it all it remained centered on the dialogue between the Soul and the Creator, symbolized by the 2201: 1132: 523: 1389:
and a single vocalist. The emphasis remains on the words rather than the music itself, since the central aim of Kafi music is to convey the essence of the mystical lyrics. The central verse is often repeated. There are no fixed styles of singing of Kafi. Traditionally
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ode that is always meant to be sung, using one or two lines as a refrain that is repeated to create a mood. Kafi poetry is usually themed around heroic and great romantic tales from the folkfore, often used as a metaphor for mystical truths, and spiritual longing.
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Some of the early notable exponents of this form in the 1930s, when classical singing became highly popular, were Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan of the
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style in his rendition of Sindhi Kafis, and his contemporary in Sindhi kafi singing, Ustad Allahdino Noonari, who used the fusion form.
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It is characterized by a devotional intensity in its delivery, and as such overlaps considerably with the
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Kafi has gained a higher profile in the West in the late 20th century, thanks to the
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genre. Just like Qawwali, its performances often took place at the
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is another singer and vocalist, performing Kafi based Sufi songs.
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In musical terms, kafi refers to the genre of Punjabi and Sindhi
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Classical Sufi music originating from the Punjab and Sindh
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Index

Kafi (raga)
Kafi (disambiguation)
Music of Pakistan
Classical
Semi-classical
Folk
Ghazal
Qawwali
Sufi
Hamd
Nasheed
Naat
Qawwali
Sufi
Balti
Balochi
Brahui
Burusho
Burushaski
Hazaragi
Hindko
Kashmiri
Khowar
Kalasha
Pashto
Pothwari
Punjabi
Saraiki
Shina
Sindhi

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