Afghanistan - Music from Herat & Kabul / Khushnawaz, Mohammad

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Label
Ocora Radio-France
Release Date
March 11, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Rahim Khushnawaz, Gada Mohammad
    • PERFORMER
      Ustad Rahim Khushnawaz, Gada Mohammad
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 11, 2022
    • UPC
      3415820000517
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      C 561080
    • LABEL
      Ocora Radio-France
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      World & International
    Works ⌄

    1. Leili kodâm ast be nok-e bâm ast

      Composer: Rahim Khushnawaz

      Performer: Rahim Khushnawaz, Gada Mohammad, Azim Hassanpur

    2. Chahârbeiti siâhmu wa jalali

      Composer: Gada Mohammad

      Performer: Gada Mohammad, Azim Hassanpur

    3. Asadullah jân

      Composer: Rahim Khushnawaz

      Performer: Rahim Khushnawaz, Azim Hassanpur

    4. Jâm-e nârenji

      Composer: Rahim Khushnawaz

      Performer: Rahim Khushnawaz, Gada Mohammad, Azim Hassanpur

    5. Râga Beiru (Naghmeh-e kashâl)

      Composer: Rahim Khushnawaz

      Performer: Rahim Khushnawaz, Azim Hassanpur

    6. Râga Yemen (Naghmeh-e kashâl)

      Composer: Gada Mohammad

      Performer: Gada Mohammad, Azim Hassanpur

    7. Râga Bhimpalasi (Naghmeh-e kashâl)

      Composer: Rahim Khushnawaz

      Performer: Rahim Khushnawaz, Azim Hassanpur

    8. Râga Pilu (Naghmeh-e kashâl)

      Composer: Rahim Khushnawaz

      Performer: Gada Mohammad, Azim Hassanpur

    9. Râga Âsâ (Tarz)

      Composer: Rahim Khushnawaz

      Performer: Rahim Khushnawaz, Gada Mohammad, Azim Hassanpur


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 album 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.