Allama Iqbal Day: Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party

Name: Allama Iqbal Day: Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party
Start: 2025-11-09T18:00:00+00:00
Location: New Theatre Peterborough

Schedule

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

New Theatre Peterborough | Peterborough, EN

Celebrate the poetry of Allama Iqbal through Qawwali and musical performances. Featuring internationally renowned Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party, supported by local children performing a group ensemble.
Brought to you by Gladstone Connect, Pakistan Community Association of Peterborough, Peterborough Presents, National Literacy Trust, The Beeches Primary School, Gladstone Park Academy, and passionate local residents and Iqbal scholars. Supported by Salaam Radio.
Sunday 9 November
6pm start (finishing approximately 8:30pm)
New Theatre, Broadway, PE1 1RS
£12 / £7 for under 25s
*What to Expect*
Expect a night to remember featuring performances of some of Allama Iqbal's poems through the musical art of qawwali.
Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party are the leading UK-based international Qawwali group, primarily performing in the art of Qawwali & Sufi Bollywood - the devotional music of the Sufis.
Extending the 700-year old genre of Qawwali, Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party are the leading lights of Qawwali in Europe. The lead qawwal, Chand Ali Khan, is widely credited for his virtuoso talents in Qawwali and Naat to a range of international audiences, particularly in the UK. He performs the sacred art form with his mesmerising vocals that create a powerful resonance encompassing the most complex techniques of the 700-year old tradition. Chand Ali Khan has been rigorously trained under some of the legends of the music industry, and is the UK's musical disciple of Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Coupled with the disciplined training of the Party, this generates a fiery and compelling experience, as enjoyed by audiences around the world.
Supporting the event will be local school children from The Beeches Primary and Gladstone Park Academy.