Search - Abida Parween :: Songs of the Mystics

Veritable Divine Manifestation

Nadeem | England, UK | 05/16/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Abida Parveen ranks, arguably, as the Indian Suncontinent's greatest living vocalist. She is the artist's artist and represents the purest essence both of the classical tradition and the mystical "sufiana" one. In her music one finds a meeting point for several oustanding musical and spiritual traditions. She remains fiercely loyal to both. She is ablaze with the rapture of Divine Love and her voice carries within it a range of exquisite moods, from deep, serene melancholy to sober ectasy.If Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan represents the "popular" side of the genre, Abida represents its most profound and liberal core. Hindus and Muslims alike will simply listen in devout homage to this true manifestation of the Divine."