Trekking up to higher altitudes, towards K2, we're going to discover music in the secret hills of this heavenly semi-autonomous region of far northern Pakistan (bordering China on the NE and Afghanistan on the NW). A shift from the bowed rebabs of Indonesia, let's now get a closer look at the strummed rebabs of Central Asia.
Ready for a listen in the hills? click here
Ready for a listen in the hills? click here
The first Hunza musician I came to adore, after my own quick trek through the magical region of Hunza to relish in an endless supply of golden dried apricots (delicious beyond compare), was Shahid Akhtar Qalandar. Here he is playing rebab (with some talking and dropped silverware in the background), and here is my (and the world's) favorite song of his, "Thala Thala"
This 40-day Virtual World Tour of Music correlates with the World Music House kickstarter crowdfund. (Click the orange words for more details!)
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