Month: July 2006

The video coverage of APMC Karachi's Annual Festival 20-22 January 2006 was televised by Geo TV on 21 July 2006. It was a pleasant surprise to see Buland Iqbal, the son of Ustad Bundu Khan, playing Raga Aiman on what seems to be a freshly varnished sarangi innovated by his father. Buland Iqbal Sahib is … Continue reading Buland Iqbal & Zafar Ali Khan →

Ragas available at sarangi.info are listed in alphabetical order on this page, which can now be accessed from the sidebar menu. The list has been compiled by Riaz Ahmad Barni. Vocal Adaana - Amaanat Ali & Fateh Ali Khan (sarangi: Nazim Ali Khan) Adaana - Bahaar Afzal Khan & Hafiz Khan Ahir Bhairov - Umeed … Continue reading RagaList@sarangi.info →

The sitar concert by Shahid Parvez scheduled for 12 August 2006 in Islamabad has been cancelled. This cancellation is due to the extension of Shahid Parvez’s tour in Europe. He would now be returning to Delhi too late to guarantee a visa in time for visiting Islamabad. Concert Alert from FAME Foundation for the Advancement … Continue reading Cancellation of concert by Shahid Pervaiz →

Thanks to Saadullah Bashir, the complete text of Walter Kaufmann's Without Guilt & Justice is now featured here. The book is an admirable triumph of the five cardinal virtues - courage, honesty, love, ambition, and humility - elaborated by the author. It has been out of print for the past several years and is reproduced … Continue reading Without Guilt & Justice by Walter Kaufmann →

Ram Narayan's Gujri Todi has been added to the Sarangi Archive. ________________ Changes in the sidebar menu: i. link to the site's RSS feed ii. list of recent posts and comments iii. the monthly archive has been shifted to the 'Updates' page