Saturday, 20 August 2011

Shamsuddin Faridi Desai (1938-2011) - Rudra Veena - Raga Bhupali & Raga Darbari Kanada - All India Radio - National Program 3.3.2001


As there are only very few recordings by the Ustad,
here a National Program from All India Radio, Delhi, broadcast on 3.3.2001

Shamsuddin Faridi Desai - Rudra Veena
Ramkishor Das - Pakhawaj

1. Raga Bhupali (28:32)
2. Raga Darbari Kanada (28:45)

Friday, 19 August 2011

Vilayat Khan - Sitar - Music of India - Vol. 3 - French edition of HMV EALP 1298 (1965)


Vilayat Khan - Sitar
Nizamuddin Khan - Tabla

Side 1:
Raga Barawa (19:07)


Side 2:
Raga Shankara (10:08)
Dhun in Gara (8:29)



Cover of the original Indian edition (EALP 1298):

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Rudra Veena Maestro Shamsuddin Faridi Desai (1938-2011) passes away - In his memory: Raag Hijaj Bhairav, All India Radio Delhi, July 1983



Miya Shamsuddin Faridi Desai passes away in Delhi


See about him:

In his memory:
Shamsuddin Faridi Desai (Rudra Veena)
Gopal Das (Pakhawaj)

Raag Hijaj Bhairav (27:41)
All India Radio Delhi, July 1983

Monday, 15 August 2011

Ahmed Şahin - Ezan Kamet Müezzinlik (Adhan Iqamat Muezzin) - Cassette from Turkey



Adhan (Ezan) is the call to prayer from the Minaret, Iqamat (Kamet) is the call to prayer in the Mosque immediately before the prayer. Here are performed both for the 5 daily prayers in different Maqams as well as some recitations connected to them. At the end some Sufi songs (Ilahis).
Ahmed Şahin is a well known Ney player and Sufi singer and the Imam of a Mosque in Istanbul.
We posted already another Adhan cassette by him:




Friday, 12 August 2011

Sufiana Kalam - Classical Instrumental & Vocal Music from Kashmir - Concert Freiburg (Germany), 16th june 1984


Ustad Ghulam Muhammad Qalinbaf (Vocal & Setar)
Abdul Rahman Lohn (Vocal & Setar)
Mushtaq Ahmed (Santur)
Muhammad Yaqub (Tabla)

As this musical tradition, which is closer to Central Asian Maqam traditions than to India, is nearly extinct and recordings are extremely rare, we post here a radio broadcast of a concert.


For more information about this precious tradition see the excellent book:
Josef M. Pacholczyk - Sufyana Musiqi - The Classical Music of Kashmir, Intercultural Music Studies Vol.: 9, Book and Compact Disc, 216 p., 7 illustrations, 18 tab., 219 musical examples, index, bibliography, appendices, Hardcover, 13,5 x 21 cm, VWB Verlag, ISBN 3-86135-640-6
It can be obtained from:

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Ustad Abdul Waheed Khan (died 1949) - Raga Darbari Kanada - An All India Radio Release - HMV STC 850221 (1992) - Cassette from India



Raga Darbari Kanada 
Side A (24:58) & Side B (24:36)



Our dear friend Bolingo posted a while ago an LP (ECLP 2541) by Ustad Abdul Waheed Khan. This LP has on Side B a shortened version of this Raga Darbari Kanada. On Side A are Raga Patdeep & Raga Multani.

Monday, 8 August 2011

Al-Haj Abd ar-Rahman ben Moussa - Al-Qur'an al-Karim - Tichkaphone TCK 677 - Cassette from Morocco


Quran recitation based on so-called "Andalusian" melodies,
a style which has almost completely disappeared.

Side 1:
Surat al-A'raf

Side 2:
Surat an-Nisa'

Friday, 5 August 2011

Al-Haj Abd ar-Rahman ben Moussa - Al-Qur'an al-Karim - Tichkaphone TCK 676 - Cassette from Morocco


Quran recitation based on so-called "Andalusian" melodies,
a style which has almost completely disappeared.

Side 1:
Surat al-Fatiha
Surat al-Baqara

Side 2:
Surat al-'Imran
Surat al-Jinn