Celebrate the poetry of Allama Iqbal through Qawwali and musical performances.
Sunday 9 November 2025
6pm start (approx 8:30pm finish)
New Theatre, Peterborough
£12 Standard / £7 under 25s
Whether you’re a scholar of Iqbal’s poems, or whether this is your first time hearing about him, you are welcome to join us for an experience like no other, and a beautiful tribute to South Asian culture and traditions.
Suitable for all ages! Families, elders, youth, we want to bring generations of the community together to celebrate through the mesmerising sound of Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party.
Featuring internationally renowned Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party, supported by local children performing a group ensemble.
Brought to you by Gladstone Connect, Pakistan Community Association of Peterborough, Peterborough Presents, National Literacy Trust, The Beeches Primary School, Gladstone Park Academy, and passionate local residents and Iqbal scholars. Supported by Salaam Radio.
We are thrilled to be able to support this event and offer a subsidised ticket price.
What to Expect
Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party are the leading UK-based international Qawwali group, primarily performing in the art of Qawwali & Sufi Bollywood – the devotional music of the Sufis.
Extending the 700-year old genre of Qawwali, Chand Ali Khan Qawwal & Party are the leading lights of Qawwali in Europe. The lead qawwal, Chand Ali Khan, is widely credited for his virtuoso talents in Qawwali and Naat to a range of international audiences, particularly in the UK. He performs the sacred art form with his mesmerising vocals that create a powerful resonance encompassing the most complex techniques of the 700-year old tradition. Chand Ali Khan has been rigorously trained under some of the legends of the music industry, and is the UK’s musical disciple of Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Coupled with the disciplined training of the Party, this generates a fiery and compelling experience, as enjoyed by audiences around the world.
Opening the night will be a group ensemble performance by children from The Beeches Primary and Gladstone Primary, who have been busy learning Allama Iqbal’s “Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua Banke Tamanna Meri”.
Hosting the night will be the host with the most, Akeel Khalil from Salaam Radio. Expect his energetic charisma to carry us through the evening!
Access Information
For more information about venue access, visit the New Theatre’s Access information page.
- The performance will have an interval at approximately 7:20pm for 20 minutes
- Suitable for all ages
- Performances will be in a mixture Urdu, Punjabi, Farsi, and Hindi
- Host introductions will be in English
