Sunday, July 28, 2013

Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan - Sitar Ecstasy - LP published in India in 1983


Another LP by Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan. Earlier we posted already four of his LPs and a set of two cassettes. See here.

Side 1:
Raga Jaitshri


Side 2:
1.  Raga Hemavati
2. Dhun: Soofiana Samaa



Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Al-Haj Abd ar-Rahman ben Moussa (1908-1997) - Al-Qur'an al-Karim - TCK 681 - Cassette from Morocco


And again another cassette of beautiful Quran recitations by Haj Abd er-Rahman ben Moussa, based on so-called "Andalusian" melodies, a style which has almost completely disappeared. See last post for more details.

Side 1:
1. Surat 36: Ya Sin
2. Surat 63: Al-Munafiqun

Side 2:
1. Surat 37: Al-Saffat
2. Surat 84: Al-Inshiqaq
3. Surat 85: Al-Burudj 

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Al-Haj Abd ar-Rahman ben Moussa (1908-1997) - Al-Qur'an al-Karim - TCK 680 - Cassette from Morocco


We post here one more cassette by Haj Abd er-Rahman ben Moussa with beautiful Quran recitations, based on so-called "Andalusian" melodies, a style which has almost completely disappeared.
Before we had already posted three preceding volumes from this series (TCK 676, TCK 677 and TCK 679 and Vol. 1 and Vol. 60 of a complete Qur'an on 60 cassettes.

Side 1:
Surat 20: Ta Ha

Side 2:
Surat 19: Maryam


A complete Qur'an by this outstanding Qari (Qur'an reciter) can be downloaded here:
This seems to be a recording different from the one of which we had posted the first and last volumes.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Damodarlal Kabra (Sarod) & Jyotish C. Choudhury (Surbahar & Surashringar) - Ragas - Sunrise and Sunset - LP published in US in 1968


Damodarlal Kabra, older brother of the famous slide guitar player Brij Bhushan Kabra, was a well-known Sarod player in the 1960s and 1970s. He was one of the early students of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
Jyotish C. Choudhury was a Surbahar and Surashringar (Surshringar) player from Benares.
Recorded in India by Deben Bhattacharya.

Side 1:
Damodarlal Kabra (Sarod) - Raga Natabhairava (20:36)


Side 2:
Jyotish C. Choudhury 
1. Surbahar - Raga Yaman-Kalyan (13:18)
2. Surashringar - Raga Bhimpalashri (7:05)