Riyaaz Qawwali is an entertainment firm that uses music to share the diversity and plurality of South Asia. The ensemble’s musicians, who are settled in the United States, hail from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and also represent multiple religious backgrounds. Trained in eastern and western classical music, the members have been professionally performing qawwali for the past 12 years. In addition to concerts, the firm is working on diversity training with several corporate partners, and conducting residencies at universities throughout the continental United States.