Afghanistan: Music of Herat and Kabul | Ocora C561080

Afghanistan: Music of Herat and Kabul

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Label: Ocora

Cat No: C561080

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 4th March 2022

Contents

Artists

Ustad Rahim Khushnawaz (rubab)
Gada Mohammad (dutar)
Azim Hassanpur (tabla)

Artists

Ustad Rahim Khushnawaz (rubab)
Gada Mohammad (dutar)
Azim Hassanpur (tabla)

About

Music of Kabul with Indian influence and music of Herat by two masters displaying a wonderful cohesiveness: a perfect combination of the deep sound of Ustad Rahim Khushnawaz’s rubâb (with its characteristic “skin sound”, with deep resonance from the sympathetic strings) and the brilliance of Gada Mohammad’s dutâr, an octave higher.

The two lutenists on this CD represent two contrasting facets of Afghan musicianship: Rahim Khushnawaz is the “superior” musician in terms of technical expertise, range of expression, breadth of knowledge, and ability to improvise. Gada Mohammad’s playing is more intuitive, following and accompanying the rubâb; yet, he can hold his own as a soloist, as these recordings show.

Contents:

Music from Herat
1. Leili kodâm ast be nok-e bâm ast
2. Chahârbeiti Siâhmu wa Jalali
3. Asadullah Jân
4. Jâm-e Nârenji

Classical Music from Kabul
5. Naghmeh-e Kashâl (râga Beiru)
6. Naghmeh-e Kashâl (râga Yemen)
7. Naghmeh-e Kashâl (râga Bhimpalasi)
8. Naghmeh-e Kashâl (râga Pilu)
9. Tarz (râga Âsâ)

Recorded February 1995

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