KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Ode To Gravity: Afghani Music Recorded by Lowell Sheehy

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

OTG.1970.04.15

Program Series

Ode To Gravity

Program Length

58 min

Dates

1970-04-15 | broadcast
| 1970-02-17 | created

Description

Charles Amirkhanian interviews Lowell Sheehy, who describes his visit to Afghanistan, and plays recordings he made in 1969 of the music he heard there. Lowell Sheehy describes his low-budget trips to Afghanistan, and how he met and recorded these impromptu performances in tea houses throughout southern Afghanistan.

Genres

World music

Musical Selections

[lots of examples of traditional Afghani music, played on the dutār and clay pot drums, or tablas, with assorted bells and rattles and accompanied by singing, all performed by two non-professional musicians sitting in a tea house]

Subjects

World music
Ethnic music
Music -- Afghanistan
Dutar and tabla music

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Amirkhanian, Charles
Sheehy, Lowell