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Aziz Herawi“Master of Afghani Lutes”CD 387
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Aziz Herawi - dutar and rebab; Ghulam Abbas Khan - tabla; Omar Mojaddidi - zirbaghali; with Azim Mojaddidi - daira zangi (tambourine); and Anayat Habibi - daira zangi on some cuts.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) A: Nagmaha-ye Klasik in Rag Beiru (Instrumentals on dutar) 1. Jhaptal / Dadra 2. Kaharwa 3. Kaharwa / Dadra 4. Charbeiti Kaharwa 5. Kaharwa / Dadra II
B: (Instrumentals on dutar)
C: (Instrumentals on rebab)
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REVIEWS “An expatriate Afghani currently living in California, Herawi calls himself an amateur musician but is actually a rare performer of the traditional music from the Herat valley in western Afghanistan. As its geography suggests, this area's music is a blend of Persian and Hindustani instruments and styles. The pieces have the varied rhythms of the Hindustani raga forms, but are fairly short (3 to 5 minutes each) and more intense than much Hindustani music. In addition, their melodies are based on the even-tempered 12-tone octave that in recent decades has overtaken the traditional Persian system of microtonal variations.He plays the 14-string dutar, a long-necked lute, and the rebab, a short-necked lute, accompanied by tabla, frame drum, and tambourine that provide a vigorous and dry rhythm for his robust strumming. Herawi's strength is the energy and spontaneity of these instrumental pieces. Rather than refinement or cerebral meditation, there is a healthy share of earthy melodies and passion.” (Dan Maryon — Option) |
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“A raucous improvisatory performance that had the audience clapping along(Aziz Herawi's) playing was about abandon and ecstasy, with intense sections of improvising- always grounded in a galloping rhythm- giving way to delicate, airy moments, soon forgotten in a flurry of heated improvisation.”
(Peter Watrous — New York Times reviewing a live performance) |
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“... Another unexpected find on the same label is Master Of Afghani Lutes (Arhoolie CD 387) by Aziz Herawi. Currently exiled in California, Aziz is (like Salif Keita) not a member of the lowly musical caste by birth; but a landowning shauqi (cesthete or enthusiast). This does not detract from his abilities, showcased here on both the fourteen-string dutar (a long-necked lute) and the short-necked rebab. Like many Arhoolies of old, the bulk of this disc was recorded by Chris Strachwitz at a house party, with Ghulam Abbas Khan (nephew of Salamat Ali Khan) the principal accompanist on tabla. Many of the influences on modern Afghani music are readily discernible here - from Afghani folk tunes to the more recent introduction of a Hindustani-influenced musical structure, and of course the fluid ringing tones one associates with other long-necked lutes as far west as the Turkish baglama. The result is a satisfying and surprisingly accessible disc.”
(Folk Roots) |
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