Qais Essar - On Solitude (EP)

Produced By: Qais Essar
Mix: Qais Essar (Phoenix) Eric Zang (Las Vegas)
Mastering: Eric Zang (Las Vegas)

"Astral Rendezvous", "We Used To Talk At Night", "Creosote Wreaths" (Q. Essar)

Featuring Chris Trinidad on Bass ("Astral Rendezvous", "We Used To Talk At Night")

Featuring Neelamjit Dhillon on Saxophone, and strings arrangement for "Creosote Wreaths"

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On Solitude

My Whole Heart draws from folk influences, blending rabab with the sounds of Psychedelic Folk
and Americana. The single, Listen For Me in the Wind When I’m Gone, features pedal steel
player Cole Quest and tabla player Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon. The three song EP is a pure expression
of love—all written, recorded, and produced in two weeks.

My Whole Heart - Track Listing
1. Listen For Me in the Wind When I’m Gone feat. Cole Quest
2. My Ineffable Love For You
3. Venus
credits
released September 1, 2023

My Whole Heart

Creosote Wreaths

We Used to Talk at Night

Astral Rendezvous

Produced by Qais Essar
Neelamjit Dhillon - Saxophone, Tabla
Chris Trinidad - Bass

Mar 4 2022

Haus of Taus - Chi Khilaf feat. Ahmad Zahir

Strange Village

venus

my ineffable love for you

listen for me in the wind when i'm gone feat. cole quest

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from "The Green Language"
Buy the Album!
iTunes: http://goo.gl/i9ePmU
Amazon.com:  http://goo.gl/5VMqZc


Transmutation

I am Afghan, Afghani is Currency Vol 4: Koh-i Baba
Inspired by and featuring Hazaragi folk music.

feat
Neelamjit Dhillon on Tabla
Mathieu Clavel on Sarinda
Eric Zang on Daf

Produced by Qais Essar
Ghost Songs Music

Cover art featuring the photography of Belal Mostamand

Pag Birar

Alai Jaan

Sheikh Ali

All RIghts Reserved 2014 © Qais Essar
from "The Green Language"
Buy the Album!
iTunes: goo.gl/i9ePmU
Amazon.com: goo.gl/5VMqZc

Qais Essar: Rabab, Tambour, Vibraphone
Eric Zang: Kaval
Dallas Huber: Upright Bass
Jason Wiedman: Drums

Ba Mazar

Based of Ahmad Zahir's original composition

Featuring Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon on Tabla

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Man Randa Ze Maikhana Am

A collection of traditional music from Afghanistan. 
Featuring:
Qais Essar: Rabab

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Yaman (Alap)

Based on a folkloric composition
Qais Essar: Rabab
Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon: Tabla
Sandeep Mishra: Sarangi

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Anar Anar

Based on Ustad Taranasaz's original composition

Qais Essar: Rabab
Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon: Tabla

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Paimana Bede

Based on an Original composition performed by Ahmad Zahir & Khanum Zhila
Qais Essar: Rabab, Dilruba,
Eric Zang: Daf, Bendir

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Laili Laili

Based on Ustad Awalmir's original composition
Featuring:
Qais Essar: Rabab, Tambour
Eman Hashimi Essa: Tabla, Dhol

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Maste Mange Bar

Qais Essar and Dr Neelamjit Dhillon 
Allah Ho (Live at St. Augustine's Episcopal Parish)
Featuring: Joshua Hill (Violin) & Eric Zang (Kaval, Daf)
Accompanied by Jacob Adler on Bass Tanpura & Venkata Shashidhar on Tanpura

Audio: Eric Zang

Allah Ho (Live at St Augustine's Episcopal Parish)

a cover of DRAKE's HOTLINE BLING
don't even try to act like you don't like this song.





HOTLINE BLING (1-800-YO-RABAB REMIX)

from "Tavern of Ruin"
get it at www.qaisessar.com
iTunes: https://goo.gl/Myo5jU
Amazon: https://goo.gl/IKtx8x

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Tavern of Ruin

The Thaw

I am Afghan Afghani is Currency Volume II: Beltoon

Sohbat Kabul Kawe

Qais Essar- Rabab, Guitar
Kamaljeet Alhuwalia- Santoor
Justin Gray- Bass Veena
Ray Belli- Drums

The Ghost You Love Most

from 'The Ghost You Love Most'
get it at www.qaisessar.com
iTunes: https://goo.gl/FKoez8
Amazon: https://goo.gl/takMKv
Spotify: https://goo.gl/NDQafo

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2018 © Qais Essar

Qais Essar- Rabab, Guitar
Justin Gray- Bass Veena
Brian Wilson- Cello
Jason Wiedman- Drums

The Culmination Of A Sorrowful Life

Qais Essar - Letters to My Best Friend EP

Produced By: Qais Essar
Mix: Qais Essar, Eric Zang (Phoenix)
Mastering: Justin Gray (Toronto)

"The Hurt", "To Mars and Back" (Q. Essar)
"Ahesta Bero" (Traditional)

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Ahesta Bero

To Mars And Back

The Hurt

released March 20, 2020

Produced by Qais Essar (Phoenix)
Mastered by Eric Zang (Las Vegas)
Featuring bassist Chris Trinidad

The Waves

Syzygy feat Alam Khan on Sarode
also feat bassist Chris Trinidad

released July, 2020

Produced by Qais Essar

Mixing by Qais Essar (Phoenix)
Mastered by Eric Zang (Las Vegas)

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2020 © Qais Essar

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John E. Madar

Syzygy

An Ode to Who We Were
(Q . Essar, A. Shobhakar)

Produced by Qais Essar
Feat. Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon (Tabla) and Eric Zang (Kaval)

Mix: Qais Essar, Eric Zang
Mastering: Eric Zang

An Ode to Who We Were

“…a master of the rabab…” – NY Daily News

Qais Essar is a contemporary Afghan composer, instrumentalist and producer who channels his melodic designs through the rabab, a 2,500 year old instrument from Afghanistan. He has toured extensively, sharing his new genre of music nationally and internationally. His first LP, The Green Language (2014), quickly became an Amazon #1 bestseller, followed by  Tavern of Ruin (2016), and his 3rd album, The Ghost You Love Most (2018) to critical acclaim. . He has contributed original music to feature film and television also, composing for 2021’s Oscar-nominated film Three Songs for Benazir.  In 2017, Qais was recruited by director Nora Twomey to compose an original song for her Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated film, The Breadwinner (produced by Angelina Jolie). He earned a Canadian Screen Award for “Best Original Song” for his piece The Crown Sleeps.

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