Arab, Persian, Sufi music

Still need to listen to Gottlieb.

I haven't checked tumblr or twitter but it looks like my little Washington City Paper preview of Shajarian is his only non-Farsi press so far for this US tour.

Persian/Iranian music coming to W. DC

Mon. Nov. 12th

Mighty Sam McLain (soul) with Mahsa Vahdat (Iranian/Persian) doing unique, powerful duets melding the two genres at the Atlas Theatre 1333 H St NE, Washington, DC
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Tues. Nov. 13

Rita (Israeli singer born in Iran who sings pop-traditional Persian songs in Farsi on her latest album) at Strathmore

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Thurs. Nov. 15

Mitra Sumatra (pre-revolutionary Iranian pop and funk) for free from 6 to 7 (and webcast) at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and at 10 at Tropicalia nightclub also for free

Need to post some Youtubes for Rudiph to weigh in. Mitra Sumatra feature a half-Iranian singer who used to be in avant-jazz and rock bands. her vocals are a little rougher than the others

You've gott an extra t in her name, but this is okay (sorry, not very weighty in my weighing in):

http://vimeo.com/37086938

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Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat was great last night on the Washington DC leg of her 4 city US tour with soul singer Mighty Sam McClain. She still lives in Tehran although she is barred from singing in public there. She teaches and does private shows. She's got a powerful voice and can sing classical Persian music with emphasis, hit high notes, and also softly sing Persian folk music. She plays several instruments but only sang last night. She has also sung with her sister. Various youtubes are available as well as some stuff on spotify.

Iranian-born singer Rita who moved to Israel at age 8 is getting lots of NPR coverage both online and on the radio for her current all Persian project. She's in Maryland near DC tonight.

I kinda like her current release although she's a bit too overdramatic at times and a bit too slick; but much of it sounds good.

http://www.asia.si.edu/events/performances.asp?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D121613644%26key%3Df4af751cad6dce02d62e5a712c6e818d

Longtime Afghan singer Ustad Farida Mahwash, the first female singer there to get the title "Ustad", has been living in California since the 90s after getting asylum after she was threatened with assassination. She is going to be in DC Friday through Sunday doing a bunch of free duet gigs with Khalil Ragheb on vocals and harmonium.

Fairouz In The Booth

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-40599475/composer-mohammed-fairouz-on-fusing-musical-styles

Dropping this here partly so the link is saved. It's really wonderful. I first came across a version of the main song 'Dam Ishq Fareedi Bharia' on a Badar Miandad CD and then found this on YouTube.

What can you tell me about the scene? It's cool to watch, really goes off by the end (and the final melody kind of reminds me of 'On A Ragga Tip').

https://youtu.be/uBTHSWP9f9o

thanks for sharing...that was great. what exactly is doing on with those dudes making it rain on the band though?

I have no clue about this scene but there are some real fun videos on YouTube if you poke around. I've probably watched this a dozen times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT8Pq7HAurk

I think they are throwing 'money' to show appreciation for the band being on point. In a probably heinous act of cultural appropriation I have GIFd a bit of that for future application.

that Nazir Ijaz clip is great. going to disappear into a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan hole for a few days.

I have seen Nigerians shower King Sunny Ade with money that way too

If you're in the US you should strongly consider buying the copy of this CD for $2. The opening track is an awesome 19 minutes of insistent rhythm and cyclical, rising vocal fervour.

https://www.discogs.com/Badar-Miandad-Khan-Qawwal/release/7639940

is it the same as this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWBU69F5FAM

Yeah I think so. 670k views in two years, not bad.

Pretty sure it's the same recording but the YouTube upload sounds like a very lossy file.

Is there a name for the "Autobahn" rhythm with two hits on the low drum? First starts around 5 minutes in but more apparent later on like around 14m.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-tqI0D1CAU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sGau5T483k

I always forget how to find that first one so I've saved it now. Has probably been posted on a Buttholw Surfers thread. It's not Sufi or Arabic though, is it?

it’s Thai, by the looks of the script

from the YouTube description:

"klua duang" sung by phloen phromdaen
words & music: kong katkamngae (sanan moenchomphu)
ทำนอง/เนื้อร้อง: ก้อง กาจกำแหง (ชื่อจริง: สนั่น เมินชมภู)

the original thai tune used by the butthole surfers for their song "kuntz" off the 1987 album "locust abortion technician"

Busy listening to Pakistani vocalist Ali Sethi who did an album Intiha where he improvised ghazals over the electronic sounds of Nicolas Jaar. His more pop effort, a collaborative single with fellow Pakistani singer Shae Gill “Pasoori,” a Punjabi word that translates roughly to “difficult mess, went viral on Youtube in 2022 with hundreds of millions of viewers

This one's a beauty. A collaboration between electronic producers Waclaw Zimpel and Shackleton and Hindustaani vocalist Siddhartha Belmannu.

https://waclawzimpel.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-cell-of-dreams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ1SCoAjlhs

While Jaar's programming underneath Sethi sometimes gets a bit noisy, it's mostly more subtle than Zimpel and Shackleton. Here's a video of the most tuneful Sethi cut with Jaar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN_B9J-7U2k

Really striking soundtrack work here from Saba Alizadeh

https://sabaalizadeh.bandcamp.com/track/weeping-windows