Acclaimed artists of the qawwali industry, Hamza Akram Qawwal and his brothers Taimur Akram and Abdul Akram, have set out for their tour of the United Kingdom, where they will be performing at one of the largest art festivals in the country, The Greenbelt Festival 2019. The performance will take place on the 25th of August in Northamptonshire in front of more than 20,000 members of the audience belonging from different communities and religions. The festival also includes a workshop by Hamza Akram Qawwal and Brothers on August 26th, where they will share valuable information related to mystical Sufi music and Qawwali as an integral part of Pakistani tradition. “We feel highly honoured to be representing our beloved country in the Greenbelt Festival in front of thousands of people, most of whom come from the western part of the world and belong to different religions. Pakistan carries a lot of interpretations of different genres of music, but Qawwali is a core part of our country’s tradition and we would love to impart our knowledge of Sufism to the rest of the world, while also spreading a message of love, peace and harmony among all beliefs and ethnicities with this event,” stated Hamza Akram. The Greenbelt Festival is a celebration of artistry, activism and spirituality. It aims at creating spaces where art, faith and justice can be freely expressed and is held every year at a different location in the UK. The festival regularly attracts mainstream musicians including U2, Ed Sheeran, Daniel Bedingfield, Steve Taylor and many more The Greenbelt Festival is a celebration of artistry, activism and spirituality. It aims at creating spaces where art, faith and justice can be freely expressed and is held every year at a different location in the UK. The festival regularly attracts mainstream musicians including U2, Ed Sheeran, Daniel Bedingfield, Steve Taylor and many more.With their enthralling improvisation to Sufi music, Hamza Akram Qawwal and Brothers have gained massive recognition not just in Pakistan, but internationally as well. They belong to the 26th generation of direct descendants of the first ever Qawwal of South Asia, Mian Samaat Bin Ibrahim. The three young brothers exhibit an abundance of talent in their performances, giving riveting new interpretations to the concept of Qawwali and Sufism with their music. Previously, they have successfully composed the music for the 2017 Pakistani movie Rangreza, while Hamza Akram’s soundtrack ‘Lover’s Eye’ also landed on BBC Asian Network’s Top 100 Music Chart. They have also won the award for the Best Emerging Talent in the Lux Style Awards 2017. This festival will be a significant stepping stone in taking the local Qawwali music international, bringing the genre to new light.