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

We Used to Talk at Night

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

begins with a fifties-style jazz riff but along with organ I use kopuz & sanxian as well as electric saz to take the melodies...
a small surprise is in store for those who play to the end...

Beehives & Bedrolls

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

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Yaman (Alap)

Based on Ustad Taranasaz's original composition

Qais Essar: Rabab
Dr. Neelamjit Dhillon: Tabla

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Paimana Bede

This playlist showcases the “Music of Central Asia” series (http://www.folkways.si.edu/CentralAsia), ranging from the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, to the mugham and bardic songs of Azerbaijan, to the cross cultural collaborations of Afghanistan and western artists such as Kronos Quartet. Presented by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (http://www.folkways.si.edu/) and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (http://www.akdn.org/aktc) the 10-volume series celebrates musicians who display a mastery of older traditions and also embody a contemporary spirit of innovation. This playlist takes you through our own journey through new and old, discovering the hidden gems of Central Asia.

The latest, and last, album of the series- "Borderlands - Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route – will be released on XX/XX/2012. 
Keep up to date on our latest releases and touring information at: http://www.facebook.com/centralasia

Homayun Sakhi, Rahul Sharma, Salar Nader - Raga Kirwani (Vol 9)

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'
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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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To Mars And Back

“…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.

The Culmination Of A Sorrowful Life

Qais Essar

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