Sufi music is the devotional soundscape of Islamic mysticism, born from the centuries-old tradition of Sufism's quest for divine union through ecstatic ritual. Rooted in the sacred practice of dhikr (remembrance of God) and sama (spiritual listening), it employs hypnotic repetition, devotional poetry, and trance-inducing rhythms to dissolve the ego and elevate the soul. The genre spans geographies—from the qawwali vocal marathons of South Asia, driven by harmonium and tabla, to the ney flute meditations of Turkey and the Persian Radif's modal improvisations—but all share an urgent, transcendent purpose: music as a vehicle for spiritual awakening rather than mere performance.
What distinguishes Sufi music from broader traditional or world music categories is its ritualistic intensity and metaphysical intent. While Persian classical music may share modal structures, Sufi repertoire transforms these into tools of ecstasy, often building to fever-pitch climaxes that mirror the whirling dervish's spin. The poetry—by Rumi, Bulleh Shah, Hafez—isn't ornamentation but the genre's beating heart, delivering mystic philosophy through soaring vocal improvisations that can stretch a single syllable into a bridge between earth and heaven. Instruments like the daf frame drum, rabab, and sarangi aren't just melodic vessels but conduits for baraka (spiritual blessing).
Listen to Sufi music to experience sound as ceremony, where technical mastery serves surrender and every note carries the weight of devotion refined over a millennium. This is music that demands—and rewards—total immersion.
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| #82 | ByAhmet Özhan | Released:1977 | sufi | ||
| #51 | ByAziz Mian | Released:1978 | sufi | ||
| #59 | ByHans Raj Hans | Released:1982 | |||
| #69 | ByKudsi & Süleyman Erguner | Released:1990 | sufi | ||
| #29 | ByAhura | Released:1991 | sufi | ||
| #15 | ByBrian Keane & Omar Faruk Tekbilek | Released:1992-11-03 | sufiworld fusion | ||
| #17 | ByNusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party | Released:1992 | sufi | ||
| #26 | ByNusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Released:1992 | sufiworld | ||
| #42 | ByNusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party | Released:1992 | sufiworld | ||
| #60 | ByNusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party | Released:1992 | sufiworld | ||
| #10 | ByDjivan Gasparyan | Released:1993 | sufifolk | ||
| #20 | ByGamelan Pacifica | Released:1994-01-01 | sufi | ||
| #100 | ByGhulam Ali | Released:1994-01-01 | sufi | ||
| #67 | BySheikh Ahmad Barrayn | Released:1994-06-01 | sufiworld | ||
| #7 | ByOmar Faruk Tekbilek | Released:1994 | sufiworld | ||
| #31 | ByOmar Faruk Tekbilek | Released:1994 | |||
| #53 | ByOmar Faruk Tekbilek | Released:1994 | |||
| #55 | ByNusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Released:1995-08-22 | |||
| #34 | ByHaj Ghorban Soleimani | Released:1995-10-31 | sufi | ||
| #11 | ByAxiom Of Choice | Released:1995 | |||
| #61 | ByNusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Released:1995 | |||
| #93 | ByAbida Parveen | Released:1995 | sufifolk | ||
| #79 | ByKani Karaca | Released:1996-02-08 | sufi | ||
| #24 | ByAhura | Released:1996-02-15 | sufi | ||
| #8 | ByMercan Dede | Released:1996 | sufitribal ambient | ||
| #37 | ByAhura | Released:1996 | sufi | ||
| #40 | ByAhura | Released:1996 | sufi | ||
| #56 | ByAhura | Released:1996 | |||
| #68 | ByKudsi Erguner | Released:1996 | sufiworld | ||
| #72 | BySultan Khan | Released:1997-01-01 | |||
| #4 | BySufi Music Ensemble | Released:1997 | sufiworld | ||
| #52 | ByHans Raj Hans | Released:1998-01-01 | |||
| #36 | ByKayhan Kalhor | Released:1998-06-09 | |||
| #18 | ByOmar Faruk Tekbilek | Released:1998-12-08 | sufi | ||
| #9 | ByMercan Dede | Released:1999 | |||
| #97 | ByOmar Metioui | Released:1999 | sufi | ||
| #12 | ByIndian Ocean | Released:2000-03-01 | |||
| #22 | ByVas | Released:2000-05-09 | |||
| #50 | ByMaster Musicians of Jajouka | Released:2000-06-24 | sufiworld | ||
| #25 | ByKudsi Erguner | Released:2000 | sufi | ||
| #19 | ByZakir Hussain | Released:2000 | worldsufi | ||
| #43 | ByAl Gromer Khan | Released:2000 | |||
| #39 | ByNusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party | Released:2000 | sufiworld | ||
| #73 | ByFaiz Ali Faiz | Released:2000 | sufi | ||
| #44 | ByKudsi Erguner | Released:2001-04-01 | sufiworld | ||
| #63 | ByRahat Fateh Ali Khan | Released:2001-05-01 | sufi | ||
| #21 | ByBadar Ali Khan | Released:2001-06-08 | sufi | ||
| #2 | ByMercan Dede | Released:2001 | |||
| #30 | ByDhafer Youssef | Released:2001 | |||
| #74 | ByAhmed Bukhatir | Released:2001 | sufi | ||
| #89 | BySheikh Ahmad Barrayn | Released:2001 | sufiworld | ||
| #85 | ByAhmed Bukhatir | Released:2001 | worldsufi | ||
| #80 | ByNusrat Fateh Ali Khan | Released:2001 | |||
| #5 | ByMercan Dede | Released:2002-06-22 | sufi | ||
| #54 | ByManish Vyas & Dina Awwad | Released:2002 | sufi | ||
| #90 | ByAbida Parveen | Released:2002 | sufifolk | ||
| #64 | ByAbida Parveen | Released:2003-01-01 | sufifolk | ||
| #96 | ByHans Raj Hans | Released:2003-01-01 | |||
| #76 | ByEnsemble Ibn Arabi | Released:2003-06-01 | |||
| #62 | ByWadali Brothers | Released:2004-01-01 | sufi | ||
| #46 | ByMekaal Hasan Band | Released:2004-02-01 | progressive rocksufi | ||
| #48 | ByDebu | Released:2004 | sufi | ||
| #77 | ByAbida Parveen | Released:2004 | sufifolk | ||
| #88 | ByAbida Parveen | Released:2004 | sufifolk | ||
| #81 | ByAbida Parveen | Released:2004 | sufifolk | ||
| #35 | ByKudsi Erguner | Released:2005-01-01 | sufiworld | ||
| #49 | ByOmar Faruk Tekbilek | Released:2005 | |||
| #45 | ByAhura | Released:2005 | |||
| #3 | ByMercan Dede | Released:2006-04 | |||
| #14 | ByMercan Dede | Released:2006-04 | electronicsufi | ||
| #16 | ByKailash Kher | Released:2006 | |||
| #58 | ByAhura | Released:2006 | sufi | ||
| #33 | ByHaale | Released:2007-01 | |||
| #47 | ByKailash Kher | Released:2007-05-09 | |||
| #1 | ByMercan Dede | Released:2007-10-24 | sufi | ||
| #32 | ByHaale | Released:2007 | |||
| #91 | ByDervishane | Released:2008-09-29 | sufiworld | ||
| #13 | ByShafqat Amanat Ali | Released:2008 | sufi | ||
| #65 | ByRabbi Shergill | Released:2008 | folk rocksufi | ||
| #38 | BySukshinder Shinda | Released:2009-03-16 | |||
| #78 | ByKailash Kher | Released:2009-06-11 | |||
| #27 | ByKailash Kher | Released:2009 | sufi | ||
| #66 | ByShafqat Amanat Ali | Released:2010-03-02 | sufi | ||
| #23 | ByBaba Zula | Released:2010-10-23 | sufi | ||
| #98 | BySussan Deyhim | Released:2011-01-31 | |||
| #41 | ByOmar Faruk Tekbilek | Released:2011 | sufi | ||
| #83 | ByAnandmurti Gurumaa | Released:2012-03 | sufi | ||
| #92 | ByAli Sethi | Released:2023 | classicalsufi | ||
| #6 | ByOm Hellenkamp | Released: | sufinew age | ||
| #28 | BySerkan Süleymaniye | Released: | sufi | ||
| #70 | ByOruç Güvenç ve Tümata | Released: | sufi | ||
| #57 | ByAziz Mian | Released: | sufi | ||
| #84 | Byahuraproject | Released: | sufiworld | ||
| #86 | BySerkan Süleymaniye | Released: | |||
| #87 | Byahuraproject | Released: | sufi | ||
| #71 | ByAziz Mian | Released: | sufi | ||
| #94 | ByMusic From Morroco - Various Artists | Released: | sufi | ||
| #95 | Byahuraproject | Released: | sufi | ||
| #75 | BySaad Al Ghamidi | Released: | sufiworld | ||
| #99 | ByDervishane | Released: | sufiworld |