Afghan rubab with Songbirds, by Ustad Rahim Khushnawaz

Afghan rubab with Songbirds

by Ustad Rahim Khushnawaz

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

€10 EUR or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
it comes as a 4 page digipack with a 8 page bookley in English with story of the recordings, tracks presentation, by Veronica Doubleday, and the full credits, and artist'sphoto at home.

Includes unlimited streaming of Afghan rubab with Songbirds via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 5 days

€14 EUR or more

1.	Rag Shivaranjani 07:21	info	buy track
2.	Asadullah Jan 05:22	info	buy track
3.	Be nok-e panjeh mirawi 05:03	info	buy track
4.	Mahmud-e Ghaznawi 03:24	info	buy track
5.	Peimaneh bedeh 05:03	info	buy track
6.	Rag Talang 12:14	info	buy track
7.	Saqi por kon saghar-e mei 07:45	info	buy track
8.	Dar daman-e sahra am 02:54	info	buy track
9.	Bolbol ze tu amukhteh shirin sokhanira 05:28	info	buy track
10.	Beshnau az ney 04:44	info	buy track
11.	Atan 04:53	info	buy track
12.	Ambient sound of birds 00:38	info	buy track

about

An unusual CD presenting the 1994 recordings of one of the greatest masters of Afghan traditional music, USTAD RAHIM KHUSHNAWAZ. He plays the rubab, the national instrument of Afghanistan. His wonderful renditions of folk pieces, classic songs, and two Afghan ragas were recorded by his friend Veronica Doubleday, in the relaxed atmosphere of his home in Herat, western Afghanistan. Of special interest is the beautiful singing of his two canaries; the remarkable expressive interaction between a musician and his songbirds makes these recordings unique. Some tracks feature solo rubab, but most include drum accompaniment by musicians visiting the house. The CD has a fully informative 16-page booklet.

credits

released October 29, 2022

Editing by Dave Barnard at Spiral Media Centre, Brighton, UK, with Veronica Doubleday together)

Mastering by Simon Walker at Loophole, Brighton, UK.

Photography and artwork - Veronica Doubleday

thanks to Ben Mandelson, Giovanni de Zorzi
Liner notes Veronica Doubleday

license

about

AFGHANISTAN Turin, Italy

contact / help

Contact AFGHANISTAN

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like Afghan rubab with Songbirds, you may also like:

Novaterra Vol. 1
by Zopelar

featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 5, 2024
go to album
Sadness Sets Me Free
by Gruff Rhys

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 16, 2024
go to album
Habibi Funk 025: East of Any Place
by Rogér Fakhr

featured on Bandcamp Radio Dec 5, 2023
go to album
Memória das Águas
by Fernando Falcão

featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 14, 2023
go to album
Buile
by Roehind

“Buile” uses an electronic backdrop to explore songs old and new from the Celtic tradition. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 23, 2023
go to album
Amame
by Mari Boine & Bugge Wesseltoft

Devastatingly beautiful piano-and-vocal songs that draw on Mari Boine’s Sami roots. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 17, 2023
go to album
¡Con Piano, Sublime! : Early Recordings from the Caribbean 1907-1921
by Magnificent Sounds Records

A new compilation from Magnificent Sounds collects the precious details of Caribbean music history. Bandcamp Album of the Day Sep 14, 2023
go to album