K. Q. Essar

Women for Afghan Women

Qais — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:08:09 +0000

A Portion of Proceeds from “Zima Afghanistan”, goes to fund Women for Afghan Women, a charitable organization helping women on the front line… Women for Afghan Women organization advocates for women’s rights and challenge the norms that underpin gender-based violence wherever opportunities arise to influence attitudes and bring about change. Women for Afghan Women also known as WAW is committed [...]

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Zima Afghanistan

Qais — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:43:09 +0000

Dear Friends and supporters … My Album ‘Zima Afghanistan’ is being distributed and will be ready for download at iTunes, Amazon, etc… You can also purchase tracks from my website… This is a very different Rabab album, the first of its kind, with an all-star cast ( Neelamjit Dhillon – Tabla, Jay Gandhi – Bansuri, Abhik Mukherjee – Sitar, Manu [...]

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The Gandhara Project

Qais — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:18:48 +0000

Celebrating the music and the old bond between Afghanistan and India, a fusion of classical and contemporary styling, creating a significant statement in the 21st Century. Ensemble comprises of K. Qais Essar on the Rabab, Anupam Shobhakar on the Sarod, Eric Zang on Kaval, and Neelamjit Dhillon on Tabla. Drawing from classical Hindustani, Carnatic, and Western Progressive influences, the ensemble [...]

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Amalgamation

Qais — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:25:46 +0000

\New album “Amalgamtion” to be released July 1st, 2011 for summer Canadian and Alaskan Tour, dates of which are available in LIVE… select tracks may be streamed on the MEDIA page… Featured artists Kevin Qais Essar – Rabab, Guitar Saman Mahmoudi – Santoor, Tonbak Eric Zang- Kaval Neelamjit Dhillon – Tabla

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Persian Indian Afghan Fusion Concert

Qais — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:04:07 +0000

A fusion of the rich musical heritage of Afghanistan, Indian, and Iran, discovering similarities and expanding upon that which we share… comprising of an all star cast… K. Qais Essar (Afghani Rabab), Anupam Shobhakar (Sarod), Saman Mahmoudi (Persian Santoor), Neelamjit Dhillon (Tabla), Pezhham Akhavass (Tonbek), Ghazaleh Felicia (Vocals), Navid Mustafapour (Kamencha)

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Las Noches de las Luminarias

Qais — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:29:42 +0000

Surrounded by the beauty of the Sonoran desert and all its splendor, a showcase of the deserts wonders…I will be performing all month long with the world music fusion ensemble Traveler, at the Desert Botanical Garden’s “Las Noches de las Luminarias”… where you can hear tracks off the new album, Scott Jeffers’ TRAVELER ‘Old World Christmas’, in which I am [...]

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Among Giants…

Qais — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:46:49 +0000

On a cold and clammy San Diego night, in a meek, humble venue…Ustad Eltaf Hussain Sarahang, son of the shining light of the Patiala Gharana, the legendary Ustad Mohammad Hussain Sarahang, is considered to be now the torch bearer for the indo-afghan classical tradition…such an honor was it to share a stage with such a giant of a man…accompanied by Melad Yousoffi on [...]

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Among Trees…

Qais — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:59:53 +0000

…among tall ponderosa pines…with the grandiose San Francisco peaks serving as our backdrop…a synthesis of an array of music, ranging from the echoes of the Hindu Kush, sounds of the Mediterranean, and rich Celtic reels, to make for an interesting and equally entertaining evening at the striking Flagstaff Arboretum, bringing an end to it’s summer concert series… special recognition to Scott [...]

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3D World Music Festival – A Précis

Qais — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:37:06 +0000

…nestled within the stubborn Bradshaw Mountains of Prescott, Arizona…on a soft grassy meadow overlooking Lake Watson… a cool breeze, the setting sun in the west, the moon in hindsight, a perfectly agreeable summer evening for such an experience… Rabab and Sarod jugalbundi, with virtuoso Anupam Shobhakar, accompanied by Daniel Hirtz on Tabla, Dashmesh Khalsa on Tanpura… the charming raga charukeshi saturated the [...]

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