MUSIC “Sounds From The Heart” a robab recital by Ustad Daud Khan Sadozai from Afghanistan at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place > 7pm on 8th March 2016

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Time : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 08/03/2016 19:00 08/03/2016 20:30 Asia/Kolkata MUSIC “Sounds From The Heart” a robab recital by Ustad Daud Khan Sadozai from Afghanistan Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/03/music-sounds-from-heart-robab-recital.html The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 
Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant
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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)
Area : Connaught Place (CP)

Event Description : “Sounds From The Heart” a robab recital by Ustad Daud Khan Sadozai from Afghanistan 

The Afghan Robab is a long-necked lute that is carved from a single mulberry tree trunk. The sound body is covered with a goatskin with a bridge and  three playing strings.  
Throughout Afghanistan the Robab 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, was born in Kabul in 1955.  He studied Robab  with Ustad Muhammad Umar. He also studied the Sarod with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan in India whose ancestors had brought the Robab from Afghanistan to India. 

Daud Khan has frequently performed all over Europe and participated in many international music-festivals including  Weltfestival der Laute in Frankfurt, Nacht der Mogule in Munich , Festival Musicale del Mediterraneo in Genoa. He has also performed in festivals in the US, France and Morocco. 

Since 2004 Daud Khan is performing with the Ensemble Radio Kabul in concerts and festivals all over Europe and abroad. He also heads the Academy of Indian Music in Cologne, founded by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.  

His CDs include  : 
Tribute to Afghanistan
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) 
His son Dorran Ahmad Sadozai studies the Robab with his father.   
www.robabnawaz.de

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