Thu
19
NOV
Featuring
Saami Brothers
View ProfileThe Saami Brothers — Rauf, Urooj, Ahmed, and Azeem — are custodians of the Qawwal Bacha Delhi Gharana, a lineage tracing back 800 years to Hazrat Amir Khusrau. Trained by their father Ustad Naseeruddin Saami, they are among the last practitioners of traditional riwayati qawwali.
The Saami Brothers Qawwali in D.C.
The Saami Brothers perform traditional Sufi qawwali of the Qawwal Bacha Delhi Gharana at Church of the Epiphany in Washington, DC.
Show Time
Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Doors
30 min before
Venue
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20005, Washington, DC
Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM
About this concert
The Saami Brothers, hereditary musicians of the Qawwal Bacha Delhi Gharana founded by the 13th-century poet-mystic Amir Khusrau, bring traditional Sufi qawwali to the Church of the Epiphany in downtown Washington, DC. Their sets build through hypnotic rhythm, soaring vocal improvisation and ecstatic call-and-response toward wajd, the transcendent state qawwali has sought for nearly 800 years. Presented by District of Raga and The Center For Cultural Vibrancy; doors 6:30pm, concert 7pm.