Sahib, Ustad Faiyaz Khan - Golden Shadows
SKU
08-FY8079
The art of Faiyaz Khan (1880 -1950) forms part of the singing tradition called khayal which because less tied to devotional classicism allows the performer space to improvise freely, unleashing the whole range of their emotional expressivity in the creative now of the execution. The genre first became popular during the 19th century and Faiyaz Khan was without doubt one of the figures who have contributed most to its diffusion. Golden Shadows features the great voice of one of the legendary figures of North Indian classical music of the first half of the 20th century. The CD comprises fourteen tracks originally recorded by Ustad Faiyaz Khan Sahib between 1935 and 1948 accompanied by a group consisting of second voice, harmonium, tampura and tabla, digitally remastered to unveil to fans of Hindustani music all the mysteries of a unique vocal talent that has survived the decades to reach us with all its vigour intact.