Call of qawwali
(WorldNews Music)

Music moves hearts. For Nisa Azeezi, perhaps the only woman qawwali singer in Kerala, music is her universe. Nisa has been enthralling audiences across the State with her soulful rendition of lyrics of legendary Sufi saints. Her two albums, an Urdu one – ‘Jazba-e-Dil` (meaning exuberance of the soul in Urdu) and ‘Ethra Madhuramaay Padunnu Nee` in Malayalam have also been well received. In her 10-year journey in music, Nisa has sung on over 200 stages. Born to sing Born into a family that breathes music, her path was well drawn out even before she began training in Hindustani music. “My father, M.A. Azeez, used to run an orchestra called Rag Tharang in Malappuram. He...