Live Performances music Includes liner notes by D.A. Sonneborn and Hiromi Lorraine Sakata. The late Ustad Mohammad Omar was, perhaps, Afghanistan's greatest musician, a virtuoso on the rabab (a plucked lute that's the ancestor of India's sarod) who was largely responsible for making the folk instrument into something classical. This album -- from the only concert he played in the U.S. while teaching at the University of Washington in 1974 -- is a remarkable endeavor. Not only does it showcase his superb playing on a selection ...

Live Performances album Various Artists: Sahiba Dovlatshaeva (vocals, chant); Djonbaz Doshanbiev (various instruments); Mokhtar Muborakkadomav (sitar); Shodikhon Mabatkulov (daf); Ghulamsho Safarov (tambour).

Live Performances music Track Listing of songs: Nasar Jan; Naghmeh Bajekhaneh; Sefid Kheimeh; Bada Bada; Shishkebab; Shah Koko Jan; Gol-E Bikhar; Siahmu Wa Jalali; Gol-E Zard; Shirin Dokhtar-E Maldar; Jam-E Narenji; Wa Wa Leili;

Live Performances songs Recording information: St. Leonard's, Semley, Wiltshire, England (08/17/2004); St. Mary, Barcombe, West Sussex, England (08/17/2004). Personnel: Abdul Wahab Madadi (vocals); Veronica Doubleday (vocals, daireh); John Baily (strings).