About Lost In Qawwali III
Lost In Qawwali III is a studio album by Pakistani qawwal Badar Ali Khan, released on June 8, 2001. The album marks Khan’s contribution to the Lost In Qawwali series, a collection of Sufi devotional music produced under the traditional qawwali framework. Birdman Records issued the recording in CD format as an official release.
The album comprises five tracks that blend classical qawwali structures with poetic themes of divine love and spiritual longing. The opening track Black Night establishes a meditative tone through rhythmic clapping and harmonium accompaniment. How Beautiful follows with lyrical references to divine beauty, a common motif in Sufi poetry. Drowned in Your Eyes employs repetitive vocal phrasing to evoke a trance-like state, while Love centers on the concept of ishq (divine love) as a path to spiritual enlightenment. The closing track The Holy Prophet pays homage to the Prophet Muhammad, adhering to qawwali traditions of na’at (devotional songs in praise of the Prophet).
Badar Ali Khan performs as the lead vocalist, accompanied by a standard qawwali ensemble that includes harmonium, tabla, and chorus singers. The production retains the live-performance aesthetic characteristic of the genre, with minimal post-production alterations. The album’s release coincided with a broader revival of qawwali in international markets during the early 2000s, though specific commercial performance data remains undocumented.
The tracklist and additional production details beyond the five confirmed titles are not fully verified in available sources. Birdman Records did not release extended liner notes or credits for session musicians, limiting further technical or collaborative attribution.