Artists
- Homayun SakhiAfghan rubab
- Rahul Sharmasantur
- Salar Nadertabla, zerbaghali
- Sirojiddin Juraevdutar, tanbur
- Mukhtor MuborakqadomovPamiri setar
Archived Event
In The Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Lands of the Mughals
The Other Classical Musics
- Date
- Thu 10 Mar 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Sayr-i Badakhshan ( A Stroll in Badakhshan)
- Qataghani (Song from Qataghan, northern Afghanistan)
- Ruboyat-i Vanj (Rubayat of Vanj, a place in Tajiuk Badahkshan)
- Qushtar (Double strings)
- The reed flute's song (from the Mathnawi of Jalaluddin Rumi)
- Bilak Uzuk (Bracelet)
- Zuhal's song
Interval
- Solo on the Santur
- Raga Kirwani(arranged by Homayun Sakhi)
- Dhun: Misra Kirwani(arranged by Homayun Sakhi)
Overview
This concert presents a modern-day incarnation of the remarkablesynthesis of Persian, Indian, and Central Asian musical arts thatflourished under the royal patronage of the Mughal court.
The first halfconsists of instrumental music and folk songs from Northern Afghanistanand Tajikistan, while the second half presents music from the Hindustaniraga tradition interpreted by Afghan rubab virtuoso Homayun Sakhi andIndian santur master Rahul Sharma.
This concert is generously presented in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (www.akdn.org/what-we-do/music)