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Inside Afghanistan - Recordings by Deben Bhattacharya

Mohammed Naim (ghichak), Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali), Mohammad Hussein (surnay), Dost Mohammad (dhol), Abdul Kadar (vocals), Gul Alam (dholak), Gul Alam (tambura)

Inside Afghanistan - Recordings by Deben Bhattacharya

Inside Afghanistan - Recordings by Deben Bhattacharya

Mohammed Naim (ghichak), Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali), Mohammad Hussein (surnay), Dost Mohammad (dhol), Abdul Kadar (vocals), Gul Alam (dholak), Gul Alam (tambura)

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Afghan nomad tribal dances, love songs, battle tunes… played on authentic instruments, such as ghichak (fiddle), zeir baghali (goblet drum), surnai (shawm), dholak (double headed drum), rabab (lute) and more. Afghan music and traditions–almost lost–preserved in invaluable field recordings made in Kabul in 1950 and 1970 by ethnomusicologist Deben Bhattacharya. Extensive information in English and German.

  • Release date: 4th Feb 2014
  • Label: ARC Music
  • Catalogue number: EUCD2486
  • Length: 53 minutes

Contents and tracklist

trad.: Atan - National Dance Music
Work length2:51
  • Mohammed Naim (ghichak), Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Atan - Nomad Dance
Work length3:58
  • Mohammad Hussein (surnay), Dost Mohammad (dhol)
  • Recorded: November 1955
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Nomadic Tribal Song of Separation
Work length4:27
  • Mohammed Naim (ghichak), Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Marching Music of the Kochi Tribe
Work length4:25
  • Mohammad Hussein (surnay), Dost Mohammad (dhol)
  • Recorded: November 1955
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Caravan Song
Work length5:52
  • Abdul Kadar (vocals)
  • Recorded: November 1955
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Ai Delbari Khamosh
Work length4:38
  • Mohammed Naim (ghichak), Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Zeir Baghali
Work length4:27
  • Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Song from Herat
Work length3:13
  • Abdul Kadar (vocals)
  • Recorded: November 1955
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Love Song
Work length3:34
  • Mohammed Naim (ghichak), Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Rabab
Work length2:51
  • Gul Alam (dholak)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Dambura
Work length1:59
  • Gul Alam (tambura)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Battle Tune
Work length2:13
  • Mohammad Hussein (surnay), Dost Mohammad (dhol)
  • Recorded: November 1955
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Pashto Love Song
Work length5:35
  • Mohammed Naim (ghichak), Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
trad.: Naghma
Work length3:06
  • Mohammed Naim (ghichak), Melang Nejrabi (zeir baghali)
  • Recorded: January 1970
  • Recording Venue: Kabul, Afghanistan
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