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Kafi (other)
''Kafi'' is a classical form of Sufi poetry Kafi may also refer to: * Kafi (raga), a raga in Hindustani classical music * Kafi (thaat), a thaat in Hindustani classical music named after the raga * ''Kafi'', a 2002 musical album by Turkish musician Akin Eldes * Ali Kafi (1928–2013), President of Algeria (1992–1994) * Kitab al-Kafi, a major Shi'a Islamic hadith collection * ''Kāfi'' () is a name for a movement in Kuwait and another independent movement in Iraq {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafi
Kafi ( pa, ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi), Hindi: काफ़ी, Urdu: کافی, Sindhi:ڪافي) is a classical form of Sufi music mostly in the Siraiki, Punjabi and Sindhi languages and originating from the Punjab, and Sindh regions in the Indian subcontinent. Some well-known Kafi poets are Baba Farid, Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussain, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sachal Sarmast and Khwaja Ghulam Farid. 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, Tribute: The legendary maestro by Shaikh Aziz, |