Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Iqbal Bahoo, Pakistani sufi singerIqbal Bahoo, Pakistani sufi singer.
A Morning with Farah Live Interview with Iqbal Bahoo, Pakistani sufi singer. He was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India, but migrated to Pakistan after Independence, and settled in Lahore. Iqbal Bahu mastered the Sufi tradition of the well-known Sufi saint Sultan Bahu. He sungs many Sufi songs for Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television and was awarded the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz in 2008.
Ustad Tari Khan playing tabla.
His tabla is in fact revolutionary in the art of Ghazals and is a model for all ghazal tabla players today, He is Ustad Tari Khan.
Atif Aslam - Lambi Judai.
Atif Aslam sang a song of Reshma by giving tribute to RESHMA in lux style awards 2008.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Music of Central Asia.
Central Asian music encompasses numerous different musical styles originating from a large number of Asian cultures. Central Asian music most often uses the pentatonic scale.
The music of Central Asia is as vast and unique as the many cultures and peoples who inhabit the region. Principal instrument types are two- or three-stringed lutes, the necks either fretted or fretless; fiddles made of horsehair; flutes, mostly open at both ends and either end-blown or side-blown; and Jews' harps, mostly metal. Percussion instruments include frame drums, tambourines, and kettledrums. Instrumental polyphony is achieved primarily by lutes and fiddles.
The music of Central Asia is as vast and unique as the many cultures and peoples who inhabit the region. Principal instrument types are two- or three-stringed lutes, the necks either fretted or fretless; fiddles made of horsehair; flutes, mostly open at both ends and either end-blown or side-blown; and Jews' harps, mostly metal. Percussion instruments include frame drums, tambourines, and kettledrums. Instrumental polyphony is achieved primarily by lutes and fiddles.
Preservation of Asian musical heritage
In 2000 the Aga Khan Trust for Culture established a music initiative with the goal of assisting to preserve Central Asia's musical heritage. Known as the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia (AKMICA), the programme works with tradition-bearers throughout Central Asia to ensure that their traditions are passed down to a new generation of artists and audiences, inside and outside the region. AKMICA has also produced and sponsored music tours and festivals, is engaged in documentation and dissemination, and collaborates with the Silk Road Project.
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