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Moksha

Amjad Ali Kahn

Indian classical music is still essentially an oral tradition handed down. That's why the lineage or the guru is all important. The teacher (guru) is responsible for transmitting the musical knowledge and technique and often this runs in families - most of the big-name classical musicians in India have offspring to whom they're passing on the tradition. But there are no musicians in India with a lineage as long and illustrious as Amjad Ali Khan. It stretches back in an unbroken link over 200 years. Imagine the outcry if one of his sons, Amaan or Ayaan, had said something unthinkable like 'Hey Dad, do I have to be a musician? Can't I be a doctor?'

This album gives the listener a variety of ragas, including some folk music from two beautiful states of India - West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh." Amjad Ali Khan has named each piece according to its mood, but stresses they are just guides according to his (or his sons') vision while performing the piece. "I just want listeners to enjoy the music and the feelings it creates without knowing any technical background," he says. "Real World had beautifully lit up some candles around the recording studio and it created a magnificent inspiration."

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    more info£9.82Moksha - CD
    playSandhyaAmjad Ali Khan6m 55s
    playVignarajaAmjad Ali Khan7m 22s
    playCalcutta CityAmjad Ali Khan6m 12s
    playEbaadatAmjad Ali Khan10m 59s
    playMaa DurgaAmjad Ali Khan6m 32s
    playAtmaAmjad Ali Khan7m 53s
    playHimaalayaAmjad Ali Khan7m 17s
    playMokshaAmjad Ali Khan12m 26s
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