Sheikh Ahmad al-Barrayn - Sufi music from Egypt

Nice cassette by the legendary Sufi singer from Upper Egypt. For more information see: http://www.bolingo.org/audio/arab/munshidin/barrayn.htm

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Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan - Sitar Ecstasy - LP published in India in 1983

Another LP by Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan. Earlier we posted already four of his LPs and a set of two cassettes. See here.

Side 1:

Raga Jaitshri

Side 2:

1.  Raga Hemavati

2. Dhun: Soofiana Samaa

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Al-Haj Abd ar-Rahman ben Moussa (1908-1997) - Al-Qur'an al-Karim - TCK 681 - Cassette from Morocco

And again another cassette of beautiful Quran recitations by Haj Abd er-Rahman ben Moussa, based on so-called "Andalusian" melodies, a style which has almost completely disappeared. See last post for more details.

Side 1:

1. Surat 36: Ya Sin

2. Surat 63: Al-Munafiqun

Side 2:

1. Surat 37: Al-Saffat

2. Surat 84: Al-Inshiqaq

3. Surat 85: Al-Burudj 

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Al-Haj Abd ar-Rahman ben Moussa (1908-1997) - Al-Qur'an al-Karim - TCK 680 - Cassette from Morocco

We post here one more cassette by Haj Abd er-Rahman ben Moussa with beautiful Quran recitations, based on so-called "Andalusian" melodies, a style which has almost completely disappeared.

Before we had already posted three preceding volumes from this series (TCK 676, TCK 677 and TCK 679)  and Vol. 1 and Vol. 60 of a complete Qur'an on 60 cassettes.

Side 1:

Surat 20: Ta Ha

Side 2:

Surat 19: Maryam

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A complete Qur'an by this outstanding Qari (Qur'an reciter) can be downloaded here:

http://archive.org/details/A.Errahman.Ben.Moussa_by_www.Morocco-Islamic.com

This seems to be a recording different from the one of which we had posted the first and last volumes.

Damodarlal Kabra (Sarod) & Jyotish C. Choudhury (Surbahar & Surashringar) - Ragas - Sunrise and Sunset - LP published in US in 1968

Damodarlal Kabra, older brother of the famous slide guitar player Brij Bhushan Kabra, was a well-known Sarod player in the 1960s and 1970s. He was one of the early students of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Jyotish C. Choudhury was a Surbahar and Surashringar (Surshringar) player from Benares.

Recorded in India by Deben Bhattacharya.

Side 1:

Damodarlal Kabra (Sarod) - Raga Natabhairava (20:36)

Side 2:

Jyotish C. Choudhury 

1. Surbahar - Raga Yaman-Kalyan (13:18)

2. Surashringar - Raga Bhimpalashri (7:05) 

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Folk Music from Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran - Cassette published in Iran end of 1980s or beginning of 1990s

Chaharomin Djashnvareh Mousiqi Fajr 

(4. Fajr Music Festival)

Khorramabad - Mahali (regional or folk music)

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Beautiful recording of regional music from Lorestan. The folk music of Lorestan is mainly played on Kemencheh and Tombak. Both instruments are played here very differently from their use in classical Iranian music. On the second side one hears also an 'Ud (or Barbat). Good singer, good musicians. American edition of a cassette originally published in Iran.

"Khorramabad (Persian: خرم آباد‎ - Khorram Abād, Luri: خورمووه - Xormuve; also Romanized as Khorramābād, Khoramabad, Khurramabad, Khorram Abad and Khur Ramābād) is a city in and capital of Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 328,544, in 75,945 families. Khorramabad is situated in the Zagros Mountains. The city population is predominantly Lur and Lak, although the two groups are closely related."

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khorramabad

Jalal Mohammadian & Ensemble Tanburnavazan Shams - Regional Music from Bakhtaran (Kermanshah) - Cassette published in Iran end of 1980s or beginning of 1990s

Chaharomin Djashnvareh Mousiqi Fajr 

(4. Fajr Music Festival)

Bakhtaran - Mahali (regional or folk music)
Grouhe (ensemble) Tanburnavazan Shams
Khanandeh (singer): Jalal Mohammadian

Another beautiful recording by Seyed Jalaleddin Mohammadian, named here Jalal Mohammadian.  Accompanied by Tanburnavazan Shams, an ensemble of Tanbur and Daf players. A while ago we had posted another cassette by the same singer accomapnied by the same ensemble. See here. American edition of a cassette originally published in Iran.

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"Kermanshah Province (Persian: استان كرمانشاه‎, Ostān-e Kermānshāh ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The province was known from 1969 to 1986 as Kermanshahan and from 1986 to 1995 as Bakhtaran."

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermanshah_Province

Folk Music from Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran - Cassette published in Iran end of 1980s or beginning of 1990s

Chaharomin Djashnvareh Mousiqi Fajr 

(4. Fajr Music Festival) - Vol. 4

Zahedan - Mahali (Regional or Folk Music)

Beautiful recordings from Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.

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"Zahedan (Persian: زاهدان‎, also Romanized as Zāhedān, Zahidan, and Zaidān; also known as Zāhedān-e Yek; formerly known as Dowzdāb, Duzdāb, and Duzdāp) is a city in and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 552,706, in 109,488 families. "Zahedan" is the plural of the Arabic word zahed meaning 'pious'.

Zahedan is located near Pakistan and Afghanistan, only about 41 km south of the tripoint of the borders of the three countries, at an altitude of 1,352 meters above sea level and at a distance of 1,605 km from the Iranian capital of Tehran. The most famous tribes in Zahedan include the Keikha, Shahraki, Mir, and Birjandi.

The Demographics of Zahedan's inhabitants are largely ethnic Baluchi who speak the Baluchi language and Sistanis who speak Persian sistani and yazdi, khorasani. There are also smaller numbers of Brahuis and Pashtuns.

Zahedan lies east of the Kavir-e Loot desert. The city was part of the historic region of Sistan (Persian: سیستان), situated today on the borders of southeastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan. One portion is part of the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan. The other portion is part of the Nimruz Province of Afghanistan."

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahedan

Folk Music from Bojnoord, North Khorasan, Iran - Cassette published in Iran end 1980s or beginning of 1990s

Chaharomin Djashnvareh Mousiqi Fajr 

(4. Fajr Music Festival)
Folk Song - Bojnoord
(Bojnoord Mahali)

Beautiful recordings of music from Bojnoord in North Khorasan. Mostly bards (Bakhshis) accompanying themselves on the Dotar. American edition of a cassette originally published in Iran. See here a cassette of Turkmen music from the same festival we posted recently.

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"Bojnurd (Persian: بجنورد) is the capital city of North Khorasan province, Iran. It is about 701 km from Tehran. At the 2006 census, its population was 172,772, in 44,217 families. It is also spelled Bojnūrd, Bujnūrd, Bojnoord or Bujnurd.

The city is quite famous for its multicultural background. Many people speak at least 2 different languages including Persian, Tati, Khorasani Turkic, Kurmanci Kurdish, and Turkmen. Intermarriage between said ethnic groups is common.

The city is famous for its Turkmen horses and professional horse training centers. People from all over the world often come over to visit these highlights." 

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bojnord

S. Balachander (1927-1990) - Marvellous Melakarta Melodies - Album 1 - LP published in India in 1970

Side 1:

Extempore Melodic Improvisation of "Shuddha Madhyama" (F Natural)

Melakarta Ragas

1st Melakarta - Kanakaangi (From Chakra I)

9th Melakarta - Dhenuka (From Chakra II)

17th Melakarta - Sooryakaantam (From Chakra III)

Side 2:

Extempore Melodic Improvisation of "Shuddha Madhyama" (F Natural)

Melakarta Ragas

20th Melakarta - Nathabhairavi (From Chakra IV)

30th Melakarta - Naagaanandini (From Chakra V)

34th Melakarta - Vaagadheesvari (From Chakra VI)

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Torkaman - Music from Iranian Turkmenistan - Cassette published in Iran (early 1990s)

Chaharomin Djashnvareh Mousiqi Fajr 
(4. Fajr Music Festival) - Vol. 12

Torkaman

performed by:

Grouhe (ensemble) Azad Mahali

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Turkmen music from the Iranian part of Turkmenistan. This cassette contains music of Bakhshis (bards) accompanying themselves on Dutar and accompanied on Gidjak, a spike fiddle called in Iran and Azerbaijan Kamancheh.

"Turkmen in Iran and Afghanistan:

Turkmen in Iran and Afghanistan remain very conservative in comparison to their brethren in Turkmenistan. Islam plays a much more prominent role in Iran and Afghanistan where Turkmen follow many traditional Islamic practices that many Turkmen in Turkmenistan have abandoned as a result of decades of Soviet rule. In addition, many Turkmen in Iran and Afghanistan have remained at least semi-nomadic and traditionally work in agriculture/animal husbandry and the production of carpets In Iran about 2 000,000 Turkmen are primarily concentrated in the provinces of Golestan and North Khorasan."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmen_people

"The Turkmens reside in the north of the (Iranian) province Golestan, a plain called Turkmen Sahra. This former nomadic people live in this area from 15th century, main cities of which are Gonbad-e Kavus and Bandar Torkaman." 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golestan_Province

Here some more Turkmen music from the former Soviet Union:

http://zhuzhulingo.blogspot.de/search/label/Turkmenistan

S. Balachander (1927-1990) - Veena - Dedicated to Dikshitar, Proffered by Balachander - LP published in India in 1975

S. Balachander - Veena

Tanjore Upendran - Mridangam

Side 1:

"Kalaavati Kamalaasana Yuvati"

Raagam: Yaagapriya, Thaalam: Aadgi

Side 2:

"Himagiri Kumaari Iswari"

Raagam: Raghupriya, Thaalam: Aadhi

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About the artist:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundaram_Balachander