About This Event
Join IMRC for Dinner and Qawwali event at The Victorian House, One Preston Events in Gunter, Texas on Saturday October 17th, 2026 at 8:00pm
Overview:
About this Event
IMRC presents an evening of traditional qawwali music with Bilal Chishty. Proceeds from this event will benefit IMRC's Programs.
- $150 - Table of 10.
- $20 - Individual Tickets
Entertainment by Qawwali artist Bilal Chishty:
Bilal Chishty (also known as Dhruv Sangari), is a Sufi vocalist, lyricist, composer and scholar based in New Delhi. He leads a number of well known bands including ‘Rooh Sufi Ensemble’, ‘Humble Mystic’ and the Washington DC based ‘National Sufi Ensemble’.
Bilal learned classical music at a young age and soon developed an interest in sufi music and began learning qawwali under Ustad Meraj Ahmed Nizami, of the Delhi gharana. Bilal has a Masters degree in Hindustani classical music and has been performing professionally since 2001. Over the last two decades he has taught at a number of schools and universities both in India and overseas. Currently, in addition to his full time recording and performing career, he holds the position of Co-Founder and Executive Director at the Naadvistaar Foundation for Music.
Known as the ‘Prince of Qawwali’, Bilal has performed on Coke Studio MTV and at many prestigious US institutions like the Kennedy Center, Stanford University and the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art.
About This Event
Join IMRC for Dinner and Qawwali event at The Victorian House, One Preston Events in Gunter, Texas on Saturday October 17th, 2026 at 8:00pm
Overview:
About this Event
IMRC presents an evening of traditional qawwali music with Bilal Chishty. Proceeds from this event will benefit IMRC's Programs.
- $150 - Table of 10.
- $20 - Individual Tickets
Entertainment by Qawwali artist Bilal Chishty:
Bilal Chishty (also known as Dhruv Sangari), is a Sufi vocalist, lyricist, composer and scholar based in New Delhi. He leads a number of well known bands including ‘Rooh Sufi Ensemble’, ‘Humble Mystic’ and the Washington DC based ‘National Sufi Ensemble’.
Bilal learned classical music at a young age and soon developed an interest in sufi music and began learning qawwali under Ustad Meraj Ahmed Nizami, of the Delhi gharana. Bilal has a Masters degree in Hindustani classical music and has been performing professionally since 2001. Over the last two decades he has taught at a number of schools and universities both in India and overseas. Currently, in addition to his full time recording and performing career, he holds the position of Co-Founder and Executive Director at the Naadvistaar Foundation for Music.
Known as the ‘Prince of Qawwali’, Bilal has performed on Coke Studio MTV and at many prestigious US institutions like the Kennedy Center, Stanford University and the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art.