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As part of Reel Afghanistan 2008 the amazing Sham Sufi Qawali group came to Edinburgh from Kabul. This event was run in conjunction with the Mawlana Foundation and supported by the British Council.
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Hi,
Great my dear Ahmad Sham. I follow the sufism, now i am in France and i really miss the parties i was partticipating in. I really miss, now i find his Qawwali songs on internet, but it is not sufficient. Not all the songs are avaiable on internet that i was listening them in Afghanistan.But, when i hear it, i really ameliorate my spirit.
Thanks For the uploads, but could you please upload more of him when done in UK. That will be your kind
Murtaz
France