Sunday, October 12, 2014, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue, New York, NY
With its transfixing sound, rich and deeply rooted in Pashtoon tradition, Khumariyaan has reawakened a popular music scene in Peshawar, Pakistan, the ancient crossroads through the Khyber Pass where cultures have long come together. The traditional Pashtoon rubab is the meeting point for this instrumental jam quartet, which also includes guitar, the djembe-like zerbaghali (clay or wooden goblet drum) and Pashtoon sitar (long-necked lute). Khumariyaan’s rolling pulse and richly layered sound invigorates a tradition and reimagines folk music for a contemporary audience.
“…their smooth blend of the rubab and keyboards with a dash of the guitar will send you into a trance.”— The Express Tribune with the International New York Times
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