Qawwālī is a form of Sufi music sung by a lead singer and chorus with harmonium and percussion, setting Persian, Urdu and Punjabi poetry of divine love. Its origins are traced to Amīr Khusraw in the fourteenth century. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan made it known worldwide.
Qawwālī
The devotional music of the Chishtī Sufis of South Asia, sung to awaken ecstasy and love.
Also: Qawwali