“Sounds From The Heart” a rabab recital by Ustad Daud Khan_MVI 9247

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The Afghan Rabab is a long-necked lute that is carved from a single mulberry tree trunk . The sound body is covered with a goatskin run over the three playing strings.
Throughout Afghanistan the Rabab is one of the dominant melody instruments due to its versatility and its haunting sound. It is played on all ceremonial occasions and is the principal instrument of Afghan folklore. It has played a central role in the spiritual music of the Sufis. It found its ultimate expression for the Sikhs as their first Guru, Nanak travelled through most of India and Central Asia for 27 years preaching his verses accompanied by his Muslim disciple Bhai Mardana playing on the Rabab.
The instrument reached the courts of North India in the 17th century and was modified in form and style of play to become the sarod. In modern times the tradition of the classical sarod had been kept alive by Ustad Muhammad Umar whose great knowledge and his deep musical expression on this instrument has been inherited by his disciple Ustad Daud Khan who is trying to preserve this authentic style of his master’s school.
Daud Khan performs frequently in Europe (Weltfestival der Laute, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Nacht der Mogule, Staatl, Museum für Völkerkunde in München, Burgkonzert in Borgo e Rocca Meddioevale bei Rom, Festival Musicale del Mediterraneo -via della Seta, Turin) and in the US. He participated in the famous Agadir Festival in Morocco and since 2004 Daud Khan is performing with the Ensemble Radio Kabul in concerts and festivals all over Europe. In India he was honoured twice with the Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award (1988/1995).
In Cologne Daud Khan is head of the Academy of Indian Music where he teaches the Rabab and the Sarod. He has recorded - Tribute to Afghanistan and published The voice of the mystics (Jaffar Hussain Khan-Qawwali), The soul of sound (Ustad Muhammad Umar-Robab) , A world of string and sound (B.L.Sopuri-Santoor).

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Very Very heart touching it is sound of heart and soul