Baraka - Hip-hop tribute to Ahmad Zahir (2015)
The new album of Baltic band Baraka is devoted to Ahmad Zahir — famous Afghan singer from the mid-20 century who is well-known and beloved throughout the Eastern world and beyond. The basic conceptual and semantic line of the album is to show that the life of the prophet, save in his own country (and Ahmad Zahir was certainly a prophet to some extent), is short, dangerous, and, of course, tragic.
The last song on the album is called “My Death” - Zahir performed it when he was still alive, thus saying that his life will be an offering to the culture of his people, it will be bright like the flight of the star, but, unfortunately, rather short.
He was a great reformer, as he brought European instruments and electronic sound into the Afghan popular music. At that time, it was a huge and brave step forward for all of its musicians. We continued his reforms in some sense by adding rap and jazz to the famous Central Asian songs.
Besides constant Baraka band members album features various hip-hop artists from Tajikistan and singer Zarina Tajibaeva who is well-known in Europe. The album is accessible to a wider audience, for Western listeners as well as for the Eastern. It includes certain elements of the Eastern culture, jazz improvisation, rap and academic vocal performance.
credits:
musicians:
Zarina Tajibaeva - vocal
Deniss Pashkevich – flute, sax
Viktor Ritov – piano, rhodes piano, synth solo
Artem Sarvi – rhodes piano, synth solo
Madars Kalnins – rhodes piano
Egor Kovaikov – electric and acoustic guitars, dutor
Artur Kutepov –guitars
Dmitry Evsikov – all percussion and arrangements
Rap:
Alijon Boynazarov
Amin Mamadnazarov
Khurshed Davronzod
Dorob Yan's
Rayyan Sabet-Parry
Sabzali Navruzov
Imomdod Orifov
Mister Ruslan
KiLLa Voice
Kova Tilavpur
01. Bewafo Yaaram (Ahmad Zahir – Ahmadshohi Asghar) feat. Dorob Yan's
02 . Nabar In Guman (Shah Wali Taranasaz – Mirza Abdul Qader Bedil) feat. Zarina Tadjibaeva & Rayyan Sabet Parry & Imomdod Orifov
03. Dostet Darom Wallah Billah (Shah Wali Taranasaz) feat. Alijon Boynazarov
04. Modare Man (Shah Wali Taranasaz ) feat. Kova Tilavpur
05. Zindagi Okhir Sar Oyad (Shankar Jaykishan – Abulkasim Lahuti) feat. Amin Mamadnazarov
06. Sultani Qalbam Tu Hasti (Anushervon Ruhoni - Muhammad Ali Sherozi) feat. Zarina Tadjibaeva & Mister Ruslan
07. Emshab Ba Qessae (Ahmad Zahir - Hushangi Soya) feat. KiLLa Voice
08. Pas Az In Zari Makon (Vigen Derderiyon – Rahimi Muayiri) feat. Imomdod Orifov
09. Charkh Bizan (Fazl Ahmad Khan Naynawaz – Abdul Ahmadi Ado) feat. Khurshed Davronzod
10. Yaad-e Rozgore Shereen (Ernesto de Curtis - Ahmad Zahir) feat. Alijon Boynazarov
11. Layley Jaan (Ahmad Zahir – trad.) feat. Rayyan Sabet Parry
12. Ay Sorbon (Abdul Jalil Zaland – Saadi Sherozi ) feat. Zarina Tadjibaeva & Khurshed Davronzod
13. Chi Khelaf Sar Zad Az Ma (Ahmad Zahir – Furughi Bastomi) feat. Dorob Yan’s
14. Pas Az In Zari Makon reprise (Vigen Derderiyon – Rahimi Muayiri)
15. Marge Man (Ahmad Zahir – Forough Farrokhzad) feat. Sabzali Na
