Morchang/morsing/Jew's Harp percussion - Track 2a - Funky folky Ringtones

Rais Khan, percussionist extraordinaire, plays the morchang, bhapang, khartaal and beatboxes. He is a member of the contemporary folk group Barmer Boys (Rajasthan, India) and is an Amarrass Records artist. Track licensing and/or bookings for sessions/dubbing, please contact amarrassrecords@gmail.com

 

Morchang - 2a - RaisKhan - AmarrassRecords

Morchang/morsing/Jew's Harp percussion - Track 1a - Funky folky Ringtones

Rais Khan, percussionist extraordinaire, plays the morchang, bhapang, khartaal and beatboxes. He is a member of the contemporary folk group Barmer Boys (Rajasthan, India) and is an Amarrass Records artist. Track licensing and/or bookings for sessions/dubbing, please contact amarrassrecords@gmail.com

Amarrass Loves Folk - Morchang 1a - Rais Khan - AmarrassRecords

Morchang - 2 -RaisKhan - AmarrassRecords

Morchang - 1c - RaisKhan - AmarrassRecords

The undisputed maestro of the kamaicha Sakar Khan (1938-2013) live on radio HIT95 FM in Delhi, India.

Sakar Khan - Radio broadcast - HIT95 FM Delhi - Nov 30 2012 part 1

Sakar Khan (1938-2013) was the greatest exponent of the kamaicha, a 14 stringed folk instrument from Rajasthan, India. His first album "at Home: Sakar Khan" was released on Amarrass Records in 2012.

TRAIN No1 - Sakar Khan

HICHKI - Sakar Khan

People who meet Haakam Khan are struck first by his classical Rajasthani looks—the moustache, the sharp nose, the turban—and then, they are floored by his pure folksy voice.

Haakam-ji is a repository of folk tales set to tune—a walking musical library, that can, on occasion, arrive at a village gig in Jaisalmer district on a tractor, together with accompanists and instruments, straight from the fields he ploughs in adjoining Jodhpur.

Available on Mitha Bol (release date: September 13, 2011), Volume one of the field recordings of the Manganiyars. 2011 Amarrass Records. Pre-order at www.amarrass.com

Zorawar Bagh (mono edit) - Haakam Khan

Vaari Jaun (Jazzed Out Edit) - Barmer Boys with Ari Roland Jazz Quartet, recorded in March 2014 at the American Center in New Delhi, India. 

Vaari Jaun (Jazzed Out Edit) - Barmer Boys with Ari Roland Jazz Quartet

Prem Patri, a Meera bhajan performed by an immensely talented group of artists led by Bagga Khan and Meisa Ram. This track features on the album Mitha Bol, on Amarrass Records available at www.amarrass.com, on iTunes, Amazon, and your local independent record store.
Single-take, two channel analog tape recording! 

Prem Patri - by Bagga Khan + Meisa Ram and company

Lakha Khan (sarangi, vocals) sings Khedan De Din Chaar, 
a poem by the great Sufi mystic Bulleh Shah. Track number 6 from the album 'Live in Nashville' (2015, Amarrass Records)

Khedan De Din Chaar

Duga (Vulture) - A song that was both spontaneous in its creation, and serendipitous in the nature of the its subject matter. One of those moments when we were glad that we had the tape rolling, so to speak, as the magic of the strings ascended on the nighttime terrace in Gurgaon, India, and a reverential hush descended on the small audience in gathering. Duga (vulture, or gidh in Hindi) is one of the oldest pieces from the Mande repertory and dates back to the reign of Sundiata Keita, the 13th century warrior king who founded Mali. It is based in the minor mode, indicating possible vocal origins. It was originally played for the most renowned warriors, those who had narrowly escaped death, but has since been associated first with Duga Koro, king of Kore, and then with the Segu king Da Monson Jara who defeated him. The gidh features prominently in Hindu mythology, such as in the epic Ramayana, in which the half-man half-eagle Garuda’s two sons are vultures* Jatayu and his brother Sampati, with whom are associated stories of courage and self-sacrifice. It was Jatayu, gravely wounded in battle with Ravana, who informed Rama in which direction Sita was being taken by the Lanka king. Lakha Khan’s sarangi poignantly expresses the story in his song Gidh ne godh liye Raghunath (translates to ‘Rama took me (Jatayu) in his arms’).

Duga - The Lakha~Madou Project

Chomasu (Monsoon) - Two traditional compositions from two different continents, with the common theme of water. Lakha Khan plays a Ragini in Malhari, a derivative melody related to a raga, played to welcome the monsoon season in India. Madou improvises a traditional song Viriba ye (the baobab tree, an icon of the African savanna, and known as the "tree of life" for its succulent nature, absorbing and storing water during the rainy season). There is an important message for conservation of our natural resources and nature associated with this song. As Madou says "once it (the baobab) comes down it never comes back. In the same way as a person important in your life (like a father or mother or brother) who goes away will never come back."

The Lakha~Madou Project - Chomasu

Barmer Boys - Awara RMX by Audio Pervert and DaSAZ

Mangey Khan is a hidden gem from Barmer, Rajasthan. This track is featured on Banko Ghodo: Vol 2 of field recordings from the Indian Desert, released on Amarrass Records on February 7, 2012. A traditional wedding song sung at Sindhi weddings, this recording was made at at an evening session at Rukma Bai's home in December 2010. Single take, two channel, analog recording! 

Challa Challa-MangeyKhan-BankoGhodo

Mangey Khan, a hidden gem from Barmer, delivers a falsetto on this track that The Hindustan Times review says "needs to be heard to be believed". This recording is the debut release of his music, on Mitha Bol: Vol. 1 of field recordings from the Indian Desert on Amarrass Records (released Nov 2011). www.amarrass.com 

Pir Murshid Haiyad Ka Kalaam - Mangey Khan

Kheta Khan sings Mehuda Barse, on Amarrass Records' Banko Ghodo (Released Feb 7, 2012)

Lunagarh Mehuda Barse - Kheta Khan - Banko Ghodo

Allah Who? - The Barmer Boys and DJ Spincycle perform at Escape 2 Zorba in Delhi, India. Barmer Boys are Mangey Khan (Vocals, harmonium), Mangu Khan (dholak), Rais Khan (morchang, bhapang, beatboxing, backing vocals), Bhungar Khan (khartal). DJ Spincycle is Ankur Malhotra

Allah Who - The Barmer Boys DJ Spincycle @ Escape to Zorba, Chapter 2

This track is from the album Live At Amarrass Desert Music Festival 2011 and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lakhakhanvieuxfarkatoure

Barmer Jam #1 (Live)

This track is from the album Banko Ghodo (2012, Amarrass Records) and is available for purchase at www.amarrass.com, iTunes, Amazon, and at an independent record store near you.

Morchang (Instrumental) - Sawai Khan

This track is from the album Madou Sidiki Diabate: Live in India and is available for purchase at http://www.amarrass.com/label/shop-dp1, iTunes, Amazon, and your local independent music store

Kaira (Live) - Madou Sidiki Diabate

This track is from the album Live At Amarrass Desert Music Festival 2011 and is available for purchase at www.amarrass.com, iTunes, Amazon, and your favorite independent record store.

Meeting of the Minstrels (Desert Jam #2) [Live]

Madou Sidiki Diabate and his kora.. at the studios of HIT95 FM Radio in Gurgaon/Delhi, India... broadcast on February 6, 2013

Ancient Kora (Radio edit) - Madou Sidiki Diabate

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