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

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

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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

Dive into the captivating "Curious Improvisation on Blüthner." This piece features an inspired piano improvisation on a Blüthner Concert Recording AB, inviting you to explore its rich, expressive tones.

432Hz Curious Improvisation on Blüthner

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

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

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)

From Kabul to California, Homayun Sakhi is admired as the outstanding Afghan rubâb player of his generation, a charismatic virtuoso who has pushed the limits of his instrument. With tabla player Taryalai Hashimi, Sakhi plays music that is uniquely Afghan, yet resonates strongly with the spirit of Indian raga. A bonus DVD offers an intimate portrait of Homayun Sakhi and his musical life from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Peshawar, Pakistan, to Fremont, California. Three tracks. 70 minutes. 32-page booklet, photos; DVD contains series introduction, 24-minute film, interactive glossary, and map. Music of Central Asia is a co-production of the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The aim of the series is to present leading exponents of Central Asia's rich and diverse musical heritage to listeners outside the region. 

Homayun Sakhi - Kataghani (Vol 3)

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

“…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.

Yaman (Alap)

Qais Essar

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