Glad you enjoyed, Mark. After you mentioned Ligeti's 'New Adventures', I watched three performances, one of which I might post next Saturday. However, despite seeing (at least I think so) your point, I do not associate Ligeti's work with Qawwali.
I didn't know he passed away in 1997 In 1988 I saw him live performing on the Sfinks festival in Boechout (BE). If I'm not mistaken, he was a Pakistani, not an Afghan, but maybe my sources were wrong...?
No, no, you are right, Linda. The tradition of qawwali in his family, the roots of which lie in Afghanistan, though, had passed down through successive generations for almost 600 years.
Intriguing...
ReplyDelete... the more when thinking of that the roots of his family lie in ... Afghanistan.
DeleteI actually really enjoyed that! Unbelievably it brought shades of Ligeti to mind - thise vocal reverberations reminded me of 'New Adventures'.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed, Mark.
ReplyDeleteAfter you mentioned Ligeti's 'New Adventures', I watched three performances, one of which I might post next Saturday.
However, despite seeing (at least I think so) your point, I do not associate Ligeti's work with Qawwali.
I didn't know he passed away in 1997
ReplyDeleteIn 1988 I saw him live performing on the Sfinks festival in Boechout (BE). If I'm not mistaken, he was a Pakistani, not an Afghan, but maybe my sources were wrong...?
No, no, you are right, Linda. The tradition of qawwali in his family, the roots of which lie in Afghanistan, though, had passed down through successive generations for almost 600 years.
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