Sufi Hispano-Pakistani, by Aziz Balouch

Sufi Hispano-Pakistani

by Aziz Balouch

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dreamshepherd Incredible, wish I could hear more and more recordings from Aziz Balouch. Favorite track: Granadina Arabe Del Siglo IX.

Ex-Friendly Truly unique and life-affirming Favorite track: Granadina Arabe Del Siglo IX.

ZeitounC Amazing release, short but intense ! Favorite track: Serrana.

Faisal Jewell An Amazing EP of Pakistani Sufism and Spanish Guitar from 1962. Favorite track: Seguiriya.

PQR Truly unique music, thanks for allowing us yo hear it! Favorite track: Serrana.

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1.	Granadina Arabe Del Siglo IX 03:17	buy track
2.	Fandangos 02:42	buy track
3.	Seguiriya 03:00	buy track
4.	Serrana 02:51	buy track

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Aziz Balouch moved to the Iberian Peninsula from modern-day Pakistan in 1932 in search of work and music. After a childhood spent studying Islamic mysticism and devotional songs in the Sufi shrines of his native Sindh he soon fell in love with the 'deep song' of flamenco and was taken in as an apprentice to the great heterodox cantaor Pepe Marchena after a chance encounter. He dedicated the rest of his life to flamenco and developed an elaborate theory of the South Asian and Sufi origins of the art which he propagated through live performances and publications in London, Spain and Pakistan.

Decades before the arrival of the academic discipline of ethnomusicology or the invention of 'fusion' Aziz Balouch painstakingly immersed himself into a completely different musical tradition seeking connections and drawing inspiration to create a unique performance style which has tragically remained hidden and ignored. These 4 tracks are taken from Aziz Balouch's only surviving recording, an EP released in Spain in 1962. On each track Balouch draws on his polyglottism to seamlessly merge Sufi poetry in Persian, Sindhi, Hindi and Arabic with various forms of Andalusian song in Spanish. Accompanied by a single guitar his voice pushes through into the profound depths of human experience to excavate the shared past of flamenco which had been submerged beneath the surface.

Many thanks to Stefan Williamson Fa.

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released June 29, 2020

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