Saami Brothers Qawwali

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 8 pm
Location: Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre (44 Gerrard St E, Toronto)
Price: $30–60 Regular | $27–54 Friends (with code)
Meet and Greet + Performance: $80 Regular | $72 Friends (with code)
Use code "YOUTH50" to receive 50% off youth tickets (ages 4–15)

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Experience an evening of powerful Sufi voices and rhythms with Saami Brothers Qawwali group, in an off-site performance presented by Small World Music, the Aga Khan Museum, and The Creative School Chrysalis.

Known as 'the path of the heart,' Qawwali music expresses the fervent devotion of the great Sufi mystics. The music begins by drawing the audience in with a meditative rhythm of chants, melodies, and percussion. Steadily, the rhythm builds, reaching ecstatic peaks that transport both musicians and listeners closer to the divine.

This event is ages 4 and up
If you require accessibility services or seating, please email Small World Music at marketing@smallworldmusic.com 

About the Artists

Saami Brothers are a group of accomplished vocalists and humble custodians of the traditions of Qawwali and Khayaal of Hazrat Ameer Khusrau and Ustad Taanrus Khan Sahab.

The four sons of the critically acclaimed Maestro Ustad Naseeruddin Saami, the Saami Brothers Qawwali are well-versed in several eastern classical genres, currently performing as a Riwayati Qawwali group.

The Saami Brothers grew up in a family filled with rich musical heritage, referred to as Qawal Bachcha Delhi Gharana. The lineage of this Gharana leads back around 800 years to Saamat Bin Ibrahim, a principal student of Hazrat Ameer Khusro.

The Art of Devotion

This performance, presented by Small World Music and the Aga Khan Museum, is part of the Art of Devotion series — an exploration of Qawwali music.

Don't miss the rest of the series:

An Introduction to Qawwali Music
May 15 | Off-Site Lecture | Small World Music Centre
$10 | Reserve tickets

Reflections on Khusrau and Kabir: Featuring Ustad Naseeruddin Saami and Ramneek Singh
May 17 | Live Performance | Aga Khan Museum
Tickets From $45 | Reserve tickets

About Small World Music

For more than two decades, Small World Music has been celebrating cultural diversity and showcasing a range of local, domestic, and international talent to audiences across the Greater Toronto Area. Their vision goes beyond simply presenting culturally diverse artists to include finding ways of working with, showcasing, and supporting underrepresented, marginalized, and newcomer professionals onstage and behind the scenes to encourage sustainable careers and become a leader in the music industry.

Small World Music thanks their Community Partners Virasat and Tawoos Initiative. 

The 2024 Small World Music Series is sponsored by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment and funded by the Government of Canada, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council.

The Museum’s Performing Arts programming is generously supported by the Nanji Family Foundation.