Take a mystical musical journey to South Asia with this collection of Sufi, Pakistani Folk and classical Indian ragas. Songs for healing, songs of love. Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami, a 17th generation musician from the Senia Gharan tradition, offers music that has been passed down from his ancestors. Arrangements range from traditional to a rhythm soaked contemporary version of a Rajasthani folk song. Recorded in Austin, Texas in 2010.
" ... a small window into the heart and soul of the subcontinent... Mesmerizing, passionate, and spiritually ecstatic, the songs on this disc will reverberate with your soul even if you’ve never experienced this type of music before." -- Amanda Quraishi, Tikkun Daily Blog, August 2010
" ...exotic, spellbinding" -- Austin Powell, Austin Chronicle, November 26, 2010
**Due to length restrictions, songs that are more than 10:00 minutes in length are not made available for individual sale on iTunes or Amazon. These tracks are available for individual sale on CD Baby for $1.99 each at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ghulamnizami
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