6 min
Music
Manzil-e-Sufi
The Sufi's destination, in the Sindhi and Punjabi devotional repertoire she was raised in.
About the artist
Sanam Marvi
Sanam Marvi was born on 17 April 1986 in Hyderabad, in the Pakistani province of Sindh, and sings folk and Sufi music in Sindhi, Punjabi and Balochi.
Her repertoire is the kalam — the sung poetry of the Sufi masters. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, whose shrine at Bhit Shah is the heart of Sindhi devotional music, Bulleh Shah, Sachal Sarmast and Amir Khusro all sit in it. This is shrine music before it is stage music: verse written to be sung at a saint's tomb by whoever comes.
She trained in the Gwalior gharana, the oldest of the North Indian classical schools, and names Abida Parveen among those who shaped what she does with it.
Upcoming events
Where Sanam Marvi has taught.
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Talks & videos
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10 min
Music
Hairaan Hua
A kalam on bewilderment before the divine, sung by the Sindhi singer who grew up performing at the shrines with her father.
Path
The wider context.
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Love & remembrance
Sufism
A mystical path of love, remembrance, poetry and inner refinement.
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