Culture Co-op Presents: Nasheed and Qawwali Performance

Two of the UK's most exciting Islamic praise artists come the Rochdale for an evening of live faith based music, welcome to all. Qawalli musician Hamid Ali Naqeebi and Nasheed singer Ismail Hussain will be taking the stage at Rochdale Town Hall.

Hamid Ali Naqeebi is widely recognized as the leading professional Qawwal in England, a title he has earned at a remarkably young age. Hamid has quickly established himself as a prominent figure in both Western and Eastern music communities. His exceptional talent and dedication to the art of Qawwali have garnered him immense recognition across diverse audiences.

Hamid’s passion for Qawwali music began in his early childhood, inspired by the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. His journey with the harmonium started at the age of four, and by 2010, he was already regarded as one of the UK's master harmonium players. His deep connection to the harmonium and his unique vocal abilities have set him apart as an exceptional musician.

Ismail Hussain was born amidst the multicultural and vibrant Bradford into a family who have no long tradition of service in music nor scholarship. At the tender age of five years, Ismail started his journey in singing faith inspired poetry/songs in local mosques and religious events held by the community.

Over the years his vocal quality was being praised hugely and through this, he was able to travel across the UK and worldwide in places such as, Mauritius; South Africa; Pakistan; Kuwait and many others. He sat amongst leading Islamic singers in which he learnt to pick upon various methods and styles and how to sing in different languages varying from, Urdu; Punjabi; Farsi and Arabic. Growing up, Ismail continued to pursue and made great steps of improvement through many musical workshops and classical training.

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