Moksha

Amjad Ali Khan (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Real World
• ASIN: B00080M8HK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,678 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Tracks:<br><br>1.)     Sandhya&ndsh;6.55 <a href="http://www.whiteswanmusic.com/sample_tracks/RW&ndsh;53222&ndsh;MOKSHA_1.mp3">Play MP3 sample</a><br>2.)     Vignaraja&ndsh;7.22 <a href="http://www.whiteswanmusic.com/sample_tracks/RW&ndsh;53222&ndsh;MOKSHA_2.mp3">Play MP3 sample</a><br>3.)     Calcutta City&ndsh;6.12 <a href="http://www.whiteswanmusic.com/sample_tracks/RW&ndsh;53222&ndsh;MOKSHA_3.mp3">Play MP3 sample</a><br><br>Brought to the country from Africa by his great&ndsh;great&ndsh;grandfather Over 200 years ago,you could say that the unstrument and the music are in his blood!<br><br>Slightly more melodic in tone than the sitar,with fewer resonating strings,the sarod is not so well known in the West,but is greatly revered in India.<br><br>Amjad Ali Khan ranks alongside such luminaries as Ravi Shankar in the pantheon of Indian classical music,so this album is something of an event to those in the know.<br><br>This album differs from the mainstream classical canon in that Amjad Has decided to dispense with the long,slow build up of the normal raga form,cutting the tracks to enable the Western public to see into the heart of the tunes without having to know too much about the formal structure of the tradition.<br><br>

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read this before buying, December 2, 2005

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Keith "Keith M." (LA, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moksha (Audio CD)

Anything Amjad Ali Khan releases is a gem. However, this album isn't a traditional classical performance as in it's shortened versions made for people unfamiliar with Indian Classical Music. It is a good album to begin to understand some of indian music but is not a lengthy raga which i would prefer. Probably my favorite Amjad Ali Khan album is the one released on Moment Records which is also on this site called, Amjad Ali Khan and Zakir Hussain. That is a great record. So, if you want something with shorter pieces that quickly get to the heart of the song, then buy this. If you want a great rendering of a raga, buy the other one. If you have the cash, buy both. Enjoy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a MUST have for everyone, August 8, 2010

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This review is from: Moksha (Audio CD)

The first time I heard this on [...] (internet radio) I was SO blown away, I ordered it from Amazon before the song was even finished playing. That's how amazing I think this is. The sarod is unlike any instrument I've heard before. The best I could describe it... is a fretless acoustic guitar. If you were to write this music in sheet music, it would just be a lot of squiggly lines. And I must say, Ahmjad Ali Khan has to be one of the best sarod players I've found. The drums can reach speeds only comparable to death metal drums, and Mr. Khan's skill at the sarod is truly an amazing gift.