Lal Meri takes its name from an ancient Sufi folk song, part of a mystical tradition that helped to expand the reach of Islam around the world in centuries past. Ecstatic, transcendental Sufi art ...

March 4, 2009 • Lal Meri features three L.A.-based musicians with very different backgrounds. Their cultural ancestries span much of the globe, and they've made careers in genres ranging from soul and ...

NEW YORK, April 7, 2017 — Pakistani singers Sanam Marvi and Arieb Azhar perform "Laal Meri Patt" during a lecure-demonstration held at Asia Society. (6 min., 52 sec.) ...

Formed by a trio of musicians that come from various backgrounds including multi-instrumentalist Ireesh Lal and Niyaz’s Carmen Rizzo (who has also worked with the likes of Seal and Coldplay, to name a ...

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