Tracklisting
1. Black Night
2. How Beautiful
3. Drowned in Your Eyes
4. Love
5. The Holy Prophet
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Badar Ali Khan, reigning master of the
mystic, entrancing qawwali has created something
wonderful for his audiences, both old and new. Merging the
timeless transcendence of Sufi mysticism with vibrant energy
of electronic dance music, Lost in Qawwali III
is an offering that welcomes the soul within an embrace of
discovery and spiritual awakening. As the title suggests, this
is Badar’s third album in his "Lost in Qawwali" series, and in
many ways it culminates his multi-year odyssey with his
producer, Baba Varma, the creator of modern goa trance.
Part III is the most mature and integrated "Lost in
Qawwali," and it impossible to tell where the ancient ends and
the modern begins. Exotic and familiar, Badar’s release
manages to breathe fresh life into the ancient form while
preserving, and even enhancing qawwali’s essential,
indomitable spirit. Qawwali is the musical manifestation of
Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam. With a tradition dating
from the tenth century, qawwali masters think of themselves as
pilots and their listeners as passengers on a journey that
brings them to another plane of consciousness, one that is
closer to God. Featuring instruments such as harmonium, tabla,
dholak, saringda and rabab, beats and lines are often
repeated, with subtle variations to bring out the deeper
truths to the music and lyrics, which are poems and
observations of Sufi philosophers such as the immortal
poet-sage Rumi.
Badar Ali Khan is part of the Khans of Pakistan, a truly
remarkable family whose unbroken line of vocalists has
dominated Qawwali for generations. Badar is the younger cousin
of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the legendary "voice
of heaven" who first introduced qawwali to a worldwide
audience. After releasing 22 albums in his native Pakistan,
Badar decided to continue Nusrat’s crusade to offer the gift
of qawwali to those who would welcome it regardless of
country, culture, or religion. To many Nusrat embodied qawwali
itself, and Badar pays tribute to Nusrat’s formidable legacy
while adding his own eloquent vision and voice.
The intricate, lush layers of qawwali has gained a huge
following not only to those interested in the cultural aspects
of Sufism and other traditions of Eastern mysticism, but among
younger dance music audiences, who are devoted to genres such
as trance and drum and bass. Varma is not surprised by this,
and sees the spiritual awareness now taking place in raves and
dance clubs as a rediscovery of a truth known to the Sufis for
over a thousand years.
"Imagine uncovering a beautiful gemstone, then discovering
someone has the skill and desire to clean and polish that
gemstone to completely reveal its inner light. What a gift
that would be! Qawwali reveals one’s inner soul with
virtuosity and effortless power that has stood against the
weight of centuries. This sort of enlightenment can be
achieved purely through the music, without any sort of other
drug or paraphernalia."
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For more information or to request and interview with the
artist, please contact Susan Mainzer (323) 466-5141 or
susan@greengalactic.com.
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