These are truly the greatest qawwali singers of all time, since the most famous qawwali artists (some of who are solo artists, others are bands and groups) ever are listed, and the order is decided by actual fans of the best qawwali music. This list of qawwali singers includes a filter so you can sort where they are from and any additional genres in which their music belongs. This list attempts to document all of the pakistani female singers and male singers, both old and new, as well as those who sing in Urdu and Punjabi, and answer the question of who is the absolute best.
Khan, along with other famous Qawwali singers like Pakistan's Sabri Brothers, Bahauddin Qutbuddin, and Aziz Mian, gave the genre international exposure by recording Qawwali songs and performing them live around the world. Ancient Qawwali music was typically performed in Sufi shrines, but If you're a fan of modern Qawwali music, it is likely due to the late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the most famous Qawwali artist in the modern era. Female singers and male singers perform songs - which are basically poems - that express themes of love, devotion, and longing. Like many great genres of music, Qawwali has religious and cultural roots - it was developed as a way to express devotion to Sufism, primarily in Urdu, Punjabi, and Pakistani. The story of Qawwali music starts over 700 years ago in late 13th century India.