hˈɛdbæŋɪŋ hˈæzbiːn kˈɑːmən ɪn ɪslˈɑːmɪk dɪvˈoʊʃənəl sˈuːfi mjˈuːzɪk tɹɐdˈɪʃənz dˈeɪɾɪŋ bˈæk sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ˈɪndiən sʌbkˈɑːntɪnənts sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪdjˈɪɹˈoʊld kɔːwˈɑːli tɹɐdˈɪʃən, ænd ɐmˌʌŋ dˈɜːvɪʃᵻz ɪn ɪɹˈænz kˌɜːdɪstˈɑːn pɹˈɑːvɪns.
Headbanging has been common in Islamic devotional Sufi music traditions dating back centuries, such as the Indian subcontinent's 600-year-old Qawwali tradition, and among dervishes in Iran's Kurdistan Province.