Hawa Hawa

Hawa Hawa Artist: Shujaat Husain Khan
Label: World Village
Category: Music


Buying details


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 713746802226
EAN: 0713746802226
ASIN: B0000C52GC


Release Date: 2003-09-09

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Tracks:

  1. Breeze
  2. You Have Become A God For All The Lovers Of This World
  3. Clay Doll
  4. Generosity
  5. Again In My Thoughts
  6. My Eyes Have Met Your Eyes

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars It's Hard Not To Listen.......2006-05-28

Ustad Shujaat Hussain Khan may very well be the best Hindustani musician of his generation. It's quite phenomenal that he is so well versed in the classical and folk traditions of India. This is very rare to find. Even more rare to find is a musician with such a feel for music to bring people to tears when listening to it. When I first heard this music, I was into alot of styles of music but the only indian music i was into was the classical form of the north and south. This music helped me to understand the beauty of the folk tradition of india and revealed where the classical music came from. This is the root of all Indian Classical Music. It soothes your soul. I think that even more important than having ears in order to listen to music is having a heart filled with love. Shujaat sings beautifully and plays the sitar incredibly well weaving an ocean of bliss and imagination. He leads the way to an unknown world....the world of Shujaat Khan. Hawa Hawa.....

5 out of 5 stars cfredhappy.......2006-01-03

I listen to this CD almost daily. I have it in my car and nothing is better to listen to after a long day at work. The music is both rhythmic and soothing at the same time. The vocals are truely inspirational. If you are thinking of exploring this type of music, I cannot think of a better CD to start with.

4 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars for a great CD - here's why.......2004-03-23

First, let me say that this is a very pleasing, easy to listen to but intellectually simulating CD. Shujaat Husain Khan has a smooth, mellow, well-controlled singing style and his sitar playing, especially the fills around the vocal parts, is impeccable. While the songs might sound similar, closer listening will reveal clear differences in the melodies. The "culprit" in terms of that apparent similarity is the sound of the sitar. It is the only non-percussion instrument in this recording and while Shujaat plays beautifully, I found myself wondering why he did not vary the overall color mix by bringing in other instruments. For someone has well-placed in the Indian classical music community as Shujaat (his father is the late Ustad Vilayat Khan, master sitarist), I have to think that he could have easily called in the top young players of, for example, the bansuri (wooden flute) and sarangi (the small upright violin instrument championed by Pandit Ram Narayan). Judicious use of these instruments as well as, perhaps, an additional voice (I am thinking female, e.g., Shweta Jhaveri) would have made this a sensational CD. Don't get me wrong. It's very good, but Shujaat should have pushed himself a bit in putting this project together.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely gorgeous........2004-01-23

Quite simply, one of the most beautiful, alluring and contemplative sets of North Indian music to come down the pike in while. Husain Khan hails from the province of Simla, and draws on that regions folk tradition to gather this stellar set of a half dozen romantically themed songs, sung in both Hindi and Punjabi. If you've ever found Indian music a bit daunting or inaccessable, then try this disc out -- it's rich and relaxing, without a single discordant moment... I've spent days on end without it ever leaving my stereo, and really can't recommend it highly enough. A must-have.

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