Umer Piracha (@umerpiracha) is a Sufi vocalist and sound artist whose work invites deep spiritual presence and emotional resonance. Raised in the Sufi city of Multan, Pakistan, and mentored within a 700-year Qawwali lineage, Umer blends South Asian devotional traditions with contemporary sonic and contemplative practices.
Now based in New York City, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Grace Cathedral, and been featured on NPR. His project Resonance of Grace creates immersive soundbaths rooted in sacred music, and his collaborations with Harvard Divinity School explore the role of sound in spiritual healing. He also leads Falsa (@falsamusic), a transcultural collective bridging World, Jazz, Sufi aesthetics, and global improvisation.
Booking & Inquiries → contact@umerpiracha.com
Resonance of Grace
Live from Grace Cathedral, San Francisco - a transcendent collaboration with Fractals of Sound
Upcoming events -
House Party 10: A Decade of Music at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
Nov 7, 2025, 12:00 AM
House Party 10: A Decade of Music at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music - featuring Umer Piracha - Sufi Vocalist & Sound Artist
November 6, 2025 | 7–11 PM | Brooklyn, NY
As part of this milestone celebration, Umer Piracha brings his luminous blend of Sufi devotion and contemporary sound—a voice rooted in the sacred city of Multan, Pakistan, and shaped by a 700-year Qawwali lineage. Now based in New York City, Umer’s work bridges worlds, inviting deep spiritual presence through immersive sound and song.
Falsa at Barbès Brooklyn!
Nov 8, 2025, 01:00 AM
Join Falsa at Barbès in Brooklyn for an unforgettable night of Sufi-inspired live music. Blending ancient Qawwali traditions with jazz, Carnatic violin, tabla, and spiritual storytelling, Falsa creates a deeply immersive, emotionally resonant sound experience. Come early, stay late, and lose yourself in the music.
Yearnings: Music that Moves Beyond Borders
Nov 14, 2025, 12:00 AM
Yearnings is a one-of-a-kind concert that brings together incredible singers from Black, Hindu, Jewish, Native American, and Sufi traditions—each sharing music rooted in their heritage and spirit. Backed by an all-star band of local musicians, these sings will explore how songs from such different places can carry the same deep message: we are all connected.
Sufi-Buddhist Soundbath
Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 AM
Violinist and meditation guide Carson Marshall has teamed up with Sufi vocalist Umer Piracha to create a soundbath-workshop that is equally grounded in their respective musical traditions and spiritual lineages, AND invites seekers of all backgrounds to draw from the richness of Buddhist meditation and Sufi Qawwali. (Think Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan meets Paganini.) Together, they lead their unique approach that is part soundbath and part meditation teaching.
