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qawwali
(qaw|wali)
Pronunciation:
/kaˈwɑːli/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a style of Muslim devotional music now associated particularly with Sufis.
Origin:
from Arabic
qawwāli
, from
qawwāl
'loquacious', also 'singer'
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