David Dalle
Thursday March 28th, 2019 with David Dalle
The Pakistani master singers, brothers Nazakat & Salamat Ali Khan recorded live in Cologne in 1970. Kronos Quartet, Kamancello, Divanhana and more.

Today we start with two of my favourite Hindustani singers, the brothers Nazakat & Salamat Ali Khan. They are part of their family's Sham Chaurasia gharana which dates back to the 16th century. They gave their first public performance in 1942 when the younger Salamat was only 8 years old, and they continued their partnership until they sadly stopped performing together in 1974. Nazakat died in 1984 and Salamat died in 2001. We will hear a superb live recording from Cologne in 1970. They gave the first ever Indian classical concert at the West German Radio and Television Network in June that year, and it inaugurated an unbroken series of several Indian classical concerts every year to this day. They perform a magnificent rendition of the noble and melancholic Raag Darbari Kanarra. They are accompanied by Ghulam Mohammed Khan on the sarangi and Shaukat Hussain Khan on tabla. The grandeur and beauty of this performance is awe inspiring! We will also hear sinuous strings from Kronos Quartet, Kamancello and more.