Monday, March 16, 2009

Faiz Ali Faiz - The New Voice of Qawwali


Thanks to his voice and his ability, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has brought before the whole world the power of Qawwali. One waited for an artist with sufficient virtuosity and liberty to re-light the flame. It is now achieved. Born in 1962, Faiz Ali Faiz has distinguished himself by a tone and expansive vocal abilities reminiscent of his illustrious predecessor whose works he loves to copy. He doesn't hesitate to disorganise the ritual to rouse the audience and impose his personality as a soloist. Faiz Ali Faiz is indisputably the great new voice of Qawwali. Between Lahore and Faisalabad, he started his professional career in 1978, creating at the same time his own qawwali ensemble. Practising the lusty Punjabi doaba style, Faiz's voice is characterised by its wide range and a particularly rich tone which reminds us the legendary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who has been his referred inspiration and whose compositions Faiz enjoys singing. Faiz admits to Sham-Chaurasi's influences, a famous Khayal singing school, which Ustad Salamat Ali Khan attends. Faiz Ali Faiz learned classical music with Ustad Ghulam Shabbir Khan and Ustad Jafar Khan and received Qawwali training with Masters Muhammad Ali Faridi and Abdur Rahim Faridi Qawwal. Among other musicians, his uncle Rehmat Ali Khan, who has been performing for decades within Nusrat's party, accompanies him as the first harmonium player.

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Friday, March 6, 2009

Unleashing Indian Classical Musicians - 3 (Sultan Khan)


Sultan Khan
Singing Sarangi
Chhanda Dhara SNCD 73988, 1988


1. Raga Kaunsi Kanada (Alap and Gat) 25:02
2. Raga Chandra Madhu 12:27
3. Tabla Solo (Char Tal Ki Sawari) 9:58
4. Raga Mishra Tilang 13:43

Sultan Khan - sarangi
Zakir Hussain - tabla

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Unleashing Indian Classical Musicians - 2 (Ravi Shankar)


Ravi Shankar
Improvisations
Beat Goes On Records BGOCD115, 1991 (1968)


Ravi Shankar - sitar
Dennis Budimir - guitar
Nodu C. Mullick - tampura
Harihar Rao - tampura, dholak
Kanai Dutt - tabla
Bud Shank
Louis Hayes
Gary Peacock

1. Improvisations on the Theme From Pather Panchali
2. Fire Night
3. Karnataki
4. Raga Rageshri

Part 1: Alap
Part 2: Jor
Part 3: Gat

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Unleashing Indian Classical Musicians - 1 (Ali Akbar Khan)


Ali Akbar Khan
The Emperor of Sarod. Live Vol.1
Chhanda Dhara SNCD 71090, 1990


Raga Bageswari Kanada
1. Alap, Jod, Jhala
2. Vilambit & Drut Gat (Tintal)

Ali Akbar Khan - sarod
Swapan Chaudhuri - tabla

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Bollywood Brass Band - Movie Masala


The Bollywood Brass Band is a brass band playing Bollywood and traditional Indian music, based in London, England.

The band was formed in 1992 to perform with the Shyam Brass Band from Jabalpur, India, at the International Festival of Street Music in London. They have continued to perform and record in a wide variety of musical styles, including Hindi film hits, Bhangra, qawwali, Punjabi folk songs, and wedding songs, tinged with influences from jazz, other world musics, and modern dance music. They perform at weddings, world-music and street-music festivals, and cultural festivals.

The Bollywood Brass Band is made up of more than ten musicians, playing saxophones, trumpets, trombones, sousaphone, and snare and bass drums and also features Johnny Kalsi and members of the Dhol Foundation on dhol drums.

In 1995 the band created a parallel performing group: SamBhangra! plays both Indian and Brazilian music, and consists of the horns and drums section of the Bollywood Brass band together with a samba bateria (a nine-piece percussion section), the Dhol Foundation (five Indian dhol drummers), the Four by Four Dancers (four Bhangra–Punjabi folk-style dancers), and four Brazilian samba dancers.

CD 1
1. Teri Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - A marriage made in heaven
2. Chura Liya Hai Tum Ne - You have stolen my heart
3. Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast - You are an enchantress
4. Aaj Ki Raat - Tonight
5. Mehandi Mehandi - Henna pattern
6. Choli Ke Peeche - What lies beneath your blouse?
7. Jaadugar Qatil - Mystic killer
8. Dil To Pagal Hai - The heart is crazy
9. My Name Is Lakhan

CD 2
1. Tu Cheez - Baby Kat Mix
2. Dum Maro Dum - Temple of Sound Mix
3. Chura Liya - Ph.D. Mix
4. Choli Ke Peeche - Bhangra Mix
5. Aaj Ki Raat - Pest Mix
6. Dum Maro Dum - Hackney Hifi Rerub
7. Dil To Pagal Hai - DJ Tucker & A-Train Mix
8. Dum Maro Dum - Dum Dum Dubya Mix

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Monday, February 16, 2009

Dosch Trailer Music & Sounds

This product contains more than 150 very high quality, royalty-free music and sound effects which allow the user to back up TV-trailer visuals, logo-animation, commercials and 3D-animations with acoustics that will further enhance the effectiveness of the overall production. Only through the use of impressive sound will an animation become a truly interesting and emotionally involving success. All trailers and sounds have been professionally mastered and are provided in form of high-quality WAV-files (44.100 kHz, 16bit Stereo).

Choice of moods: Use the musical flavor that matches the mood required by your production's theme. The music will intensify the effect of your images.

Content:
Airwaves - 10
Atmosphere 7
Classic Themes - 4
Digits - 23
Hits - 37
Lazer - 13
Loops - 6
Main Themes - 7
Motives - 7
Moves - 14
Short Themes - 14
Space 14


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