In-person | $25  or $20 early bird 7/12

Anhad Naad Collective presents an exploration of traditional devotional music from the motherland of Yoga in this 2-part musical offering:

1. Hindu chants and devotional music with Lekshmi Satheesh Nair & Jun on Wednesday, July 12 ⋅ 6:30-8:30pm
2. Sufi devotional music from North India and Pakistan with Sukhawat Ali Khan on Wednesday, July 19 ⋅ 6:30-8:00pm

We will explore Sufi devotional music from North India and Pakistan lead by Sukhawat Ali Khan, an Eleventh Generation Singer of the Sham Chaurasi Gharana of hindustani music in Pakistan.
In the first hour we will focus on listening and experiencing the effect of raag in singing of sufi poetry by Sukhawat Ali Khan. We will also discuss the importance of poetry and music in Hindustani spiritual culture. Me and a drummer will provide accompaniment. Sukhawat ji will explain the basic characteristics and phrasing of simple raags used in qawwali music.

After a short break, we will ask for audience participation as background vocalists to sing 2 popular qawwali songs lead by Sukhawat Ali Khan. We will provide the lyrics sheet with English translation.

Sukhawat Ali Khan ji’s sufi music samples:

• Ghulam Ali
• Raste Juda Juda

Skhawat Ali Khan will be accompanied by his student Divya Vyas as a hindustani back up singer and Jun Ishimuro, back up musician. Jun is a musician and music producer under Qb Moda Jazz Soundcloud, former member of Astrud Castillo Cosmic Caravan and a student of Hindustani music.

Bio:
Skhawat Ali Khan, (born 1950), son of Indian-Pakistani vocalist Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and nephew of Nazkat Ali Khan is a classical singer of Sham Chaurasia gharana tradition founded in 16th century as well as a performer of North Indian and Pakistani classical music and related folk music. He began singing and playing at age seven and has performed around the world.