Qawwalis and ragas

Something happened to me the other day that took me back to Indo-Pakistani music. Life is like a cycle; memories and music are there to go back to.

Let's listen to this jewel: Abida Parveen's rendering of Sahib mera ek hai, a poem by Kabir, the weaver-mystic poet:


And what about some sitar music? The great Ravi Shankar (see photo below) with his daughter Anoushka, also an extraordinary sitar player.