Guldasta, by Jaffar Hussain Randhawa

Guldasta

by Jaffar Hussain Randhawa

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marchivemind Oh man, highest possible recommendation for this one. Just the timbre of that clarinet is a whole universe to fall into

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1.	Thumri Pahadi 13:41	info	buy track
2.	Raag Sultani 19:09	info	buy track
3.	Raag Bhopali 17:58	info	buy track
4.	Raag Puriya Dhanashree 24:05	info	buy track
5.	Sanwal Mor Muharan 08:08	info	buy track

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Guldasta, meaning bouquet, is the debut solo release of Pakistan's senior most Clarinetist, Ustad Jaffar Hussain Randhawa. It was recorded live, on the rooftop of his house in Shahdara, on a foggy winter afternoon, as he sat with his favourite accompanists under the Alam. He titled the album Guldasta because he imagines at as a bouqet of flowers, mixing up various raags and styles, each flower with its own distinct fragrance.

Artist Bio:

Jaffar Hussain is Pakistan’s most senior and accomplished Clarinet maestro. He is amongst a handful of people in all of South Asia, carrying on the now rare tradition of playing Hindustani Classical music on the Clarinet, a western instrument not typically heard in performances of Raags and Thumris. Born in to a brass band family, his grandfather founded the Punjab Band in the mid 20th century, and his father continued leading the band, making his name in a time of fierce competition amongst brass bands in Punjab such as the famous Babu Band and the Sohni Band. He himself learnt from Ustad Sohni Khan and was heavily influenced by the great Ustad Sadiq Ali Mando, one of the most well known classical Clarinet players in the sub-continent. What sets Jaffar Hussain apart are his masterful performances of classical forms like Raag, Thumri, and Kafi on the Clarinet, on which he manages to reproduce the melodic ornamentations that are central to this music and simultaneously display a creative rigour with his approach to rhythm (laya) and layakaari (rhythmic interplay).

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released February 3, 2023

Clarinet- Jaffar Hussain Randhawa
Tabla - Riaz Ahmed
Harmonium - Muneer Hussain

Recorded and Produced by Daniyal Ahmed

Mixed and Mastered by Nizar Lalani
Assistant Engineer: Muneer Khan

Cover Design by Abeera Kamran
Cover Photo by Daniyal Yousaf

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Mar 2024
Guldasta

Feb 2023
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Sep 2022

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