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Ustad Mohammad Omar

Title: Virtuoso from Afghanistan - Ft Zakir Hussain

Label: Smithsonian Folkways

Cat No:SFWCD40439
Format:CD

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Afghan rebāb virtuoso Ustad Mohammad Omar, who was born sometime in the early 20th century, came to the United States in 1974 to Seattle’s University of Washington as an artist-in-residence in the ethnomusicology department. On November 18th, 1974, he gave his only U.S. concert, at the university’s Meany Hall. He was accompanied by 24-year-old Zakir Hussain, a budding Indian tabla player. Hussain went on to become a world-renowned tabla virtuoso. Ustad Mohammad Omar returned to Afghanistan after his year in Seattle and died in 1980.

Track Listing for Virtuoso from Afghanistan - Ft Zakir Hussain
Shakal And Naghma In The Melodic Mode Of Emen (yeman) - Ustad Mohammad Omar - 21:40
shakal And Naghma In The Melodic Mode Of Bopali (bhupali) - Ustad Mohammad Omar - 10:14
tabla Solo In The Rhythmic Cycle Of Jhaptal (10-beat Cycle) - Zakir Hussein - 7:55
shakal And Naghma Based On The Melodic Mode Of Pelo (pilu) - Ustad Mohammad Omar - 16:01
keliwali In The Melodic Mode Of Kastori - Ustad Mohammad Omar - 6:56

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Virtuoso from Afghanistan - Ft Zakir Hussain