Charles Amirkhanian Collection ➔ Speaking of Music: Najma, 1991, 1 of 2
Digital Audio
Event Type
Interview and MusicOrigin
C AmirkhanianIdentifier
SOM.1991.09.05.AProgram Series
Speaking of MusicProgram Length
112 minPart
1 of 2Dates
1991-10-03 | broadcast| 1991-09-05 | created
Description
Recorded on September 5, 1991 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series, the acclaimed British born ghazal singer of South Asian ancestry, Najma Akhtar, and her band, are heard in concert as well as in conversation with Charles Amirkhanian. Trained as a chemical engineer but fortunately doing very well as a singer, Najma has successfully blended the traditional singing styles of her ancestors with the modern rhythms of pop music, and is recognized around the globe as one of the premiere practitioners of what has become to be known as world fusion music. In this program she and her band perform a number of songs from her numerous CDs as well as provide some background information on their origin and meaning.Genres
World musicJazz
Musical Selections
Nikala -- Jane Kis Tara -- Jheel Mai -- Ghoom CharakanaPerformers
Najma Akhtar, voice and harmoniumPaul Honey, keyboards
John Deemer, bass guitar
Ray Carless, saxophone
Nawazish Khan, violin
Sirish Kumar, tabla
Subjects
Music -- IndiaJazz fusion
World music
Motion picture music
Acknowledgment
Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.Related places
San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Amirkhanian, CharlesNajma
Honey, Paul, 1963-
Deemer, John
Carless, Ray
Khan, Nawazish
Kumar, Sirish