Name: Quraishi - Badakshi by Evergreene Music in Rubab
Duration: 6 min 36 s
Description: Quraishi's music is a rare and vital link between the rich tradition of classical Afghan court music, the golden years of Afghan radio, NYC's diverse immigrant culture, and the future of Afghanistan's musical identity.

Rubab

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Quraishi is a world-class Afghan-American master of the rubab, an ancient instrument belonging to the short-necked lute family. Traditionally made with a single piece of mulberry wood and a skin face, the rubab is often richly ornamented with inlay of bone, ivory, lapis lazuli or mother-of-pearl. There are typically three melody strings and as many as twenty sympathetic strings variably tuned to the modes or ragas, imparting a deep resonance and unique timbre to the national instrument of Afghanistan.

During Quraishi's childhood in Kabul, his father built him his first rubab. The young player quickly excelled in the regional folk styles of his country’s numerous ethnic groups — including the Pashtun, Tajik, and Uzbek — and steeped himself in the discipline and formalistic principles of classical Hindustani music theory, the foundation of Afghanistan’s musical tradition.

After moving to New York in his teens, he quickly found his calling: the dedication of his life to preserving the traditional Afghan rubab style. Quraishi’s music is a rare and vital link between the rich tradition of classical Afghan music, the golden years of Afghan radio, New York City’s diverse immigrant culture, and the future of Afghanistan’s musical identity.

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Balochistan or Baluchistan[1] (Balochi: بلوچستان, lit. Land of the Baloch) is an arid desert and mountainous region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Balochian Sea. It stretches across southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran, and a small section of southwestern Afghanistan. The southern part of Balochistan is known by its historical name Makran.

Balochistan is named after the native Baloch tribes who inhabit the region and use Balochi as their native language. Brahui is spoken by the Brahui people. Pashto is spoken by the Pashtun people. Punjabi and Sindhi languages are also spoken as first language in Pakistani Balouchistan and related version Hindki in Afghanistan. Urdu is used as second language in Pakistan. Persian is used as second languages in Iran and Afghanistan.

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