Sufi–Kaafi
Experience the Poetic and Mystical Traditions of Kaafi Singing
Begin Your Musical Journey
This course introduces Sufi singing through the Kaafi tradition. You move step by step from basic understanding to expressive performance.
Through recorded modules, you work with tone, breath, melody, and the meaning of the poetry. You see how the form is shaped in performance, with demonstrations that connect sound and feeling.
If you choose the Full Course, three live Zoom classes with Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan give you guided practice, correction, and time for questions.
This journey is suited to singers who want to explore devotional expression with care, patience, and classical grounding.
Hear about the Sufi - Kaafi Course
In this introduction, Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan speaks about the Sufi course and the study of Kaafi.
What This Course Develops
This course helps students develop clarity and steadiness in the voice while working within the Kaafi tradition.
Through guided practice, students learn to shape tone, breath, and melody with attention to the meaning of the text.
The work encourages devotional expression with refinement, sensitivity, and balance.
Explore Sufi - Kaafi Formats
Choose between guided live instruction and independent self-study.
Sufi-Kaafi — Full Course
Includes the complete Sufi-Kaafi Self-Study course plus 3 live Zoom group classes with Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan.
Course fee: $349
Includes:
- Full Sufi-Kaafi Self-Study recorded course, with guided video lessons
- 3 live Zoom group classes
- Shared learning and Q&A
- Live class booking details after enrollment
- 12 months of course access
Live Support for Sufi-Kaafi Expression
In Sufi-Kaafi, the live classes are where students explore devotion, text, melody, and rhythm in real performance.
- Class 1: Receive guidance in Sufi-Kaafi form, phrasing, and expression
- Class 2: Develop vocal control, ornamentation, and melodic movement
- Class 3: Study how poetry, rhythm, and melody come together in performance
Best for: Students who want the complete recorded course with live guidance, shared learning, and space for questions.
Sufi-Kaafi — Self-Study
A flexible format built around recorded Sufi-Kaafi lessons for students who prefer to study at their own pace.
Course fee: $149
Includes:
- Recorded guided video lessons
- Study at your own pace
- 12 months of course access
- No live Zoom classes included
Recorded guided video lessons
- Sufi-Kaafi: History
- Daily Vocal Exercises
- Sufi-Kaafi: Lesson
- Sufi-Kaafi: Demonstration
- Student Music Glossary
Best for: Independent learners seeking flexibility.
Experience a Full Kaafi Performance
Kaafi music is best understood through listening.
In this performance, students can hear how poetry, melody, and devotion unfold over time.
Kaafi in Performance
