An open notebook
The next chapter, honestly.
What exists, what needs continuing care, and where we hope to go. These are directions, not release-date promises.
Released
A place to listen and return
Official YouTube playback, search, collections, a listening queue and browser-local saved recordings and history.
Explore →Released
The listening notebook
An original, sourced introduction to qawwali, Nusrat’s music and ways to begin listening.
Explore →Released
A private route to contribute
Moderated suggestions, corrections, historical evidence, recollections and rights reports. Optional supporter recognition requires explicit consent.
Explore →In Progress
Source and provenance verification
The catalog has separate source-supported archive and unverified discovery listings. Evidence checking, corrections and scheduled availability maintenance continue.
Explore →Planned
Better Urdu and Roman Urdu search
Unicode text search is available. Better transliteration matching and evidenced alternate titles need further work.
Planned
Richer musical journeys
More original listening guides, curated routes through the music and source-backed performance histories.
Planned
More accessible listening
Further mobile and large-screen usability work, informed by real keyboard, screen-reader and device feedback.
Planned
Community evidence in context
An editorial process for adding consented, checked contributions to historical context. Submitting a memory does not publish it.
Progress journal · 6 November 2026
The founding story, made public.
This update adds our founding story, voluntary support information, a moderated contribution inbox and consent-based supporter recognition. Listening remains free.
Future entries will describe work released, corrections made, remaining uncertainties and the areas that support helped fund. Financial figures will be included only when actual records are available. No fundraising or spending totals are being claimed here.
We intend to publish periodic updates here as verified work is completed; there is no promised publication calendar.
Read the founding story →