Homayun sakhi biography
- Sakhi was born in 1976 in Kabul into a family of musicians; he learned to play the rubab from his father.
- Born in Kabul in 1976, he was raised in one of Afghanistan's leading musical families.
- Homayoun Sakhi is the most outstanding Afghan rubâb player of his generation, a brilliant virtuoso endowed with charismatic musical presence and personality.
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Concert and demonstration/discussion presented by Homayun Sakhi, rabab, and Salar Nader, tabla.
Recorded by Michiko Urita for the UW Ethnomusicology Archives.
2011-1.1 OT - Concert, part 1 (recorded 7:30 pm, January 21, 2011) (due to distorted sound during first 30 minutes of recording, this section was not included on the DVD copy) (60:00)
2011-1.2 OT - Concert, part 2 (37:00)
2011-1.3 OT - Demonstration/discussion, recorded 12:30 pm, January 21, 2011 (introductions by Patricia Campbell and Hiromi Lorraine Sakata) (53:00)
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| 2011001-0001: Concert: Homayun Sakhi & Salar Nader 1 optical media : DVD - unpublished Concert by Homayun Sakhi, rabab, and Salar Nader, tabla (due to distorted sound during first 30 minutes of recording, this section was not included on this DVD copy) | 2011-01-21 |
| 2011001-0002: Demonstration/discussion: Homayun Sakhi & Salar Nader 1 optical media : DVD - unpublished Dem
CatalogHomayun Sakhi From Kabul to California, Homayun Sakhi is admired as the outstanding Afghan rubâb player of his generation, a charismatic virtuoso who has pushed the limits of his instrument. With tabla player Taryalai Hashimi, Sakhi plays music that is uniquely Afghan, yet resonates strongly with the spirit of Indian raga. A bonus DVD offers an intimate portrait of Homayun Sakhi and his musical life from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Peshawar, Pakistan, to Fremont, California. Three tracks. 70 minutes. 32-page booklet, photos; DVD contains series introduction, 24-minute film, interactive glossary, and map. Music of Central Asia is a co-production of the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The aim of the series is to present leading exponents of Central Asia's rich and diverse musical heritage to listeners outside the region.RELATED LESSON PLAN RELATED VIDEOS Track Listing
Homayun SakhiAfghan musician Homayoun Sakhi is an Afghan-born player of the Afghan Rubab, an instrument of which he is considered a master.[1] Since moving to the United States, he has collaborated with the Kronos Quartet and others. Sakhi was born in 1976 in Kabul into a family of musicians; he learned to play the rubab from his father. He moved to the United States in 2002 and lives in Fremont, California ("Little Kabul"), where he teaches Afghan music at a children's school he opened.[2] Sakhi's music is heard on two CDs from Smithsonian Folkways: The Art of the Afghan Rubab: Music of Central Asia Vol. 3 (2006), a solo album,[3] and Rainbow: Music of Central Asia Vol. 8 (2010), a collaboration with the Kronos Quartet and others. He has collaborated with santoor player Rahul Sharma[4][5] and was a resident at Brandeis University.[6]Dawn Elder brought him together with Afghan singer Mahwash, with whom he formed the group Voices of Afghanistan.[1] In a 2013 interview with NPR, Sakhi said he practi Copyright ©soybeck.pages.dev 2025 |