Wah, this duet with Sarood is other worldly. 

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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Creosote Wreaths

Astral Rendezvous

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from "The Green Language"
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Qais Essar: Rabab, Tambour, Vibraphone
Eric Zang: Kaval
Dallas Huber: Upright Bass
Jason Wiedman: Drums

Ba Mazar

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

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)

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

The Ghost You Love Most

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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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.

Syzygy

Qais Essar

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