Tinariwen & Kiran Ahluwalia Mustt Mustt

This song, which has been popular in the Indian subcontinent for centuries, is based on a poem by the Chishti Sufi master and musician Amir Khusro, which was later modified by the great Panjabi Sufi poet Bulleh Shah. The song’s lyrics honor Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, to whom all Sufi orders trace their lineage, as well as the famous 12th century Sufi saint of Sindh, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. (A Qalandar is a type of wandering Sufi who shuns social formalities, often living in the wilderness and wearing tattered clothes.)