- Audio CD (Oct 5 2009)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: World Village USA
- ASIN: B0000C52GC
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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#894 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #2 in Music > World Music > India & Pakistan > India
- #6 in Music > World Music > Reggae
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Track Listings
| 1. Breeze |
| 2. You Have Become A God For All The Lovers Of This World |
| 3. Clay Doll |
| 4. Generosity |
| 5. Again In My Thoughts |
| 6. My Eyes Have Met Your Eyes |
Product Description
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Sitarist Shujaat Husain Khan may be best known to Western audiences as part of Ghazal, a highly regarded North Indian-Iranian classical music duo that has recorded a handful of albums, but in India he is also recognized as a young member of the Khan family, an acclaimed dynasty of musicians that reaches back seven generations. On Hawa Hawa, Khan's second album as a solo artist, the sitarist, who is accompanied by tabla and percussion, steps away from the classical ragas to do North Indian folk music. To the untrained ear, the music is similar sounding, but these songs are more raw and direct than the more meandering classical material, quickly getting to the heart of the song and then getting out. Khan sings and plays with a fiery passion that literally ignites the material, bringing to life tales of love, unrequited and otherwise. The cumulative effect of this rich tapestry of notes and insistent rhythms is both ecstatic and sad, and never less than hypnotic. --Tad Hendrickson
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4.0 out of 5 stars
4.5 stars for a great CD - here's why,
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This review is from: Hawa Hawa (India) (Audio CD)
First, let me say that this is a very pleasing, easy to listen to but intellectually simulating CD. Shujaat Husain Khan has a smooth, mellow, well-controlled singing style and his sitar playing, especially the fills around the vocal parts, is impeccable. While the songs might sound similar, closer listening will reveal clear differences in the melodies. The "culprit" in terms of that apparent similarity is the sound of the sitar. It is the only non-percussion instrument in this recording and while Shujaat plays beautifully, I found myself wondering why he did not vary the overall color mix by bringing in other instruments. For someone has well-placed in the Indian classical music community as Shujaat (his father is the late Ustad Vilayat Khan, master sitarist), I have to think that he could have easily called in the top young players of, for example, the bansuri (wooden flute) and sarangi (the small upright violin instrument championed by Pandit Ram Narayan). Judicious use of these instruments as well as, perhaps, an additional voice (I am thinking female, e.g., Shweta Jhaveri) would have made this a sensational CD. Don't get me wrong. It's very good, but Shujaat should have pushed himself a bit in putting this project together.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely gorgeous.,
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This review is from: Hawa Hawa (India) (Audio CD)
Quite simply, one of the most beautiful, alluring and contemplative sets of North Indian music to come down the pike in while. Husain Khan hails from the province of Simla, and draws on that regions folk tradition to gather this stellar set of a half dozen romantically themed songs, sung in both Hindi and Punjabi. If you've ever found Indian music a bit daunting or inaccessable, then try this disc out -- it's rich and relaxing, without a single discordant moment... I've spent days on end without it ever leaving my stereo, and really can't recommend it highly enough. A must-have.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely gorgeous.,
By DJ Joe Sixpack - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hawa Hawa (India) (Audio CD)
Quite simply, one of the most beautiful, alluring and contemplative sets of North Indian music to come down the pike in while. Husain Khan hails from the province of Simla, and draws on that regions folk tradition to gather this stellar set of a half dozen romantically themed songs, sung in both Hindi and Punjabi. If you've ever found Indian music a bit daunting or inaccessable, then try this disc out -- it's rich and relaxing, without a single discordant moment... I've spent days on end without it ever leaving my stereo, and really can't recommend it highly enough. A must-have.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's Hard Not To Listen,
By Keith "Keith M." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hawa Hawa (India) (Audio CD)
Ustad Shujaat Hussain Khan may very well be the best Hindustani musician of his generation. It's quite phenomenal that he is so well versed in the classical and folk traditions of India. This is very rare to find. Even more rare to find is a musician with such a feel for music to bring people to tears when listening to it. When I first heard this music, I was into alot of styles of music but the only indian music i was into was the classical form of the north and south. This music helped me to understand the beauty of the folk tradition of india and revealed where the classical music came from. This is the root of all Indian Classical Music. It soothes your soul. I think that even more important than having ears in order to listen to music is having a heart filled with love. Shujaat sings beautifully and plays the sitar incredibly well weaving an ocean of bliss and imagination. He leads the way to an unknown world....the world of Shujaat Khan. Hawa Hawa.....
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seventh Generation of the Musical Bach Family!,
By Customer Formerly Known as Giordano Bruno - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Hawa Hawa (India) (Audio CD)
Errrr... Make that the musical Khan family of Punjab, an unbroken line of classical sitar masters. Husain's father and teacher was the revered Ustad Vilayat Khan. Husain was already concertizing at age six, and has garnered most of the prizes and titles available to an Indian classical musician under the age of forty-five. Like many of his peers these days, a goodly share of his audience is in.... California! where he was a visiting professor at the University of California Los Angeles when this performance was recorded.Shujaat Husain Khan sings as he plays his sitar, and on this CD his voice is more prominent than his instrument. He sings in the instantly recognizable Indian style, all head voice and no chest, breathy and nasal but supremely agile, sweetly melancholy to European ears, a very pleasant sound even when expressing life's losses. It's important to note that Husain Khan isn't performing the deeply traditional religious texts of Indian classical music. Four of the poems Husain sings on this CD are his own, while two are traditional Punjabi folk songs. In fact, there is a folkloric quality to "Hawa Hawa" that represents a great departure from his seven-generation heritage. Like the sons of J. S. Bach, Shujaat Husain has simplified and popularized his music - adapted to the taste of his audience, if you will. The complex formal rhythmic patterns of classical North Indian tabla-playing have been smoothly "westernized" into measured six-eight and two-four beats. The extended exploration of tonalities and micro-tones of the older style of raga improvisation has been abandoned, at least in this performance. "Hawa Hawa" is Indian classical music in transition to Bollywood. I'm sure there are purists of North Indian music who will despise this recording as "light weight" stuff. I'm not one of them, but then I have no investment in maintaining the classical style. I find "Hawa Hawa" musically thrilling and poetically poignant, and I've already popped Shujaat Husain Khan's other CDs into my groaning amazon shopping cart. |
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