Issued on: 27/01/2026 -
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Born in lockdown and watched by millions, the Orchestral Qawwali Project is transforming a 700-year-old sacred tradition for a global stage. Led by singer Abi Sampa and composer Rushil Ranjan, the project fuses the ecstatic poetry and trance-like repetition of Sufi qawwali with the sweeping power of Western orchestral music.
From selling out London's Royal Albert Hall to their first-ever performance in Paris with 135 musicians on stage, they are redefining what devotional music can be, crossing centuries, cultures and languages, and moving audiences even when words fall away.
From selling out London's Royal Albert Hall to their first-ever performance in Paris with 135 musicians on stage, they are redefining what devotional music can be, crossing centuries, cultures and languages, and moving audiences even when words fall away.
BY:
Eve JACKSON
Paul GUIANVARC'H
Magali FAURE
Marion CHAVAL
Solène CLAUSSE
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