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Kabir Cultural Centre collection ➔ [Brochure for Irshad Khan's sitar and surbahar performance at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Montreal, Quebec]

Item
Identifier:
2023_01_06_003
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.centrekabir.com/en/
Repository Identifier
Brochure 2009_24pages[1]
Date
October 24 2009;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Extent
1 brochure
Format
ephemera
Description
Brochure advertising a performance of classical music at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Montreal, Quebec. Features Irshad Khan on the sitar and surbarhar and Hindol Majumdar on the tabla. Irshad Khan is a sitar and surbahar player and vocalist based in Mississauga, Ontario. Considered a child prodigy, Khan has been performing publicly since the age of 7. He is also the founder/president of the Universal Academy for Musicians. In addition to actively performing, he also conducts workshops, lectures and master classes in various educational institutions. Hindol Majumdar is a tabla player. He began learning tabla at the age of 5 and had his first performance at the age of 10. He has since collaborated with world music percussionists like Doyra player Abbos Kosimov, four time Grammy award winner Glenn Velez, and world renowned Mridangam exponent Legendary Trichy Sankaran. He also founded the Hindole Majumdar School of Music and Dance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in USA where he teaches Tabla and Indian Rhythm.
Location
Canada;Quebec;Montreal
Language
English;French
Notes
"Irshad Khan is the son and disciple of Ustad Imrat Khan and nephew of Ustad Vilayat Khan. Dating back over four hundred years, Irshad’s ancestors had been among the best musicians and are credited for the introduction of the ‘‘gayakiang’’ vocal style on the sitar. His family has been paramount in the evolution of the sitar into its present form as well as in the creation of the surbahar, which was invented by Irshad’s great-great grandfather Ustad Sahebdad Khan." -Kabir Cultural Centre "Hindol Majumdar occupies a commendable position amongst the young Tabla players in the country of this generation. He had his initial training from Sri Shibsankar Karmakar of Farukabad Gharana. He has been taking advanced training from the Tabla maestro Pundit Sankha Chatterjee of the Punjab Gharana, the school made famous by Ustad Allah Rakha Khan and from Pundit Amar Dey, of the Farukabad Gharana. He is a graded artist of ALL INDIA RADIO and TELEVISION (India). He has excelled both as an accompanist and a soloist and has performed in the USA, Canada, India and other countries." -Kabir Cultural Centre "Sitar: Approximately 140 cms. long, it is made of a gourd cut in halves and closed by a block of wood which extends from a long wooden neck. The number of frets can vary between 17 and 22. These are movable in order to allow variation in tuning. The first sets of chords are the principal (playable) chords. These rest on a flat bridge, the jawari, made of deer horn or ebony or bone. Around 12 sympathetic chords (tarafs or tarbs) constitute the second set of chords and rest on a small bridge located under the principal chords. The instrument is played with a metal plectrum (mizrab) worn on the right index finger tip." -Kabir Cultural Centre "The surbahar is also a plucked instrument like the sitar. Its neck of 130 cms. length is provided with very large movable frets which enable glissandos of 6 notes on a single fret. The neck is fixed on a very big gourd which acts as resonator and produces very sombre sounds (less than 20 Hz). The surbahar has four rhythm strings (cikari) and four play strings of which the thickest is 1 mm. in diameter as well as 15 to 17 sympathetic chords. All these strings rest on a flat bridge." -Kabir Cultural Centre "The Tabla is the most widely used percussion instrument in North Indian music concerts. It consists of of a small right hand drum called dayan and a larger metal one called bayan. The dayan (right hand drum) is almost always made of wood. The diameter at the membrane may run from just under five inches to over six inches. The bayan (left hand drum) is generally made of brass with a nickel or chrome plate is the most common material. A striking characteristic of the tabla is the large black spot on each of the playing surfaces. These black spots are a mixture of gum, soot, and iron filings. Their function is to create the bell- like timbre that is characteristic of the instrument." -Kabir Cultural Centre Record includes entire 24-page brochure. *Date listed refers to date of performance.
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Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Hindustani music [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088852];Sitar players [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87001488];Surbahar players [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006214];Tabla players [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87006038];Brochures [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008004230]