Best of Zakir Hussain

~ Release by Zakir Hussain feat. Fazal Qureshi (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Cat#:
EUCD 2088 on the back cover and spines
EUCD2088 on the disc face

From the back cover:
Details in English
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Texto en español incluido

1. Jai Taal
Jaya taal (13 beats) maddhya laya (medium tempo). Accompanied on sarangi.
Naghma (melodic cycle) in Raag Megh (one of the monsoon ragas, otherwise an afternoon raga).

2. Pashto
Taal deepchandi (14 beats) maddhya laya (generally a folk rhythmic cycle)
Jugal bandi (duet) of two tablas. Naghma: Raag Khamaj (romantic mood, second quarter of the evening)

3. Teentaal
Part a. Vilambit (slow) teentaal (16 beats).
Naghma: Raag Sindura (romanitc, relaxed afternoon raga, played just before sunset).

Part b. Vilambit teentaal.
Naghma: Raag Dhaani (romantic, relaxed afternoon raga, also a seasonal raga - between spring and summer).

Part c. Vilambit teentaal. Naghma: Raag Malkauns (after midnight just before sunrise).

Part d. Drut (fast) teentaal (16 beats). Naghma: Raag Vasant (Spring, generally rendered after midnight).

4. 'Chands'
Vilambit teentaal. Naghma: Raag Malkauns (after midnight just before sunrise).

Licensed from Music Today / Living Media India Ltd., New Delhi, India
℗ & © 2007, ARC Music Productions Int. Ltd. - Product of United Kingdom - Manufactured in Austria

Total playing time: 61:04 min.

From the disc face:
Made in Austria

℗ & © 2007, ARC Music Productions

From the booklet:
Cover photo: courtesy of Music Today / Living Media India Ltd., New Delhi
Liner notes: Music Today / Baluji Shrivastav
Special thanks to Baluji Shrivastav for his expertise and help with the liner notes!

Other Identifiers
Rights Society: mcps
Label Code: LC 05111
Matrix / Runout: manufactured by kdg 649.181 EUCD 2088 #1

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-29 07:38 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jai Taal
Zakir Hussain19:59
2Pashto
Zakir Hussain feat. Fazal Qureshi8:32
3Teentaal
Zakir Hussain27:50
4'Chhands'
Zakir Hussain4:40

Credits

Release

liner notes:Baluji Shrivastav
tabla:Zakir Hussain
Fazal Qureshi (Indian Tabla player)
design:Alex Stokes (UK designer and owner of Stokes Design) (task: cover design)
artwork:Barbara Papadopoulos (task: layout; task: typesetting / typography)
Alex Stokes (UK designer and owner of Stokes Design) (task: cover)
manufactured by:kdg (manufacturer Koch Dureco Group)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:ARC Music Productions
ARC Music Productions Int. Ltd. (not for release label use - for copyrights only)
licensed from:Living Media India Ltd.
Music Today
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9649546 [info]