They need to make this site deaf people friendly mainly for the 3 deaf people that voted thumbs down for this cause they couldn't hear the beautiful sounds coming out of that instrument through the means of one of the best rabab players ever.
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Rabub was invented by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, known as Gharib Nawaz in India. Moiuddin was a tajik sufi leader who was born in Chisht village, Herat city Afghanistan. his sufi school called Chishti.
Brother, thanks for visiting. However I should point out,
Hazrat Khwaja Buzurg, Moinuddin Hasan Chishti, Sanjari Ajmeri, May God sanctify his secret! called Gharib Nawaz,
1. was born in Sanjar [aka Sinjar & Sancar], Khorasan, not Chisht e Sharif near Herat. His grandshaykh was from Chisht so all those in the Tariqa take the name Chishti.
2. Rabab was invented long before him.
3. Hazrat Gharib Nawaz was a Husayni Seyed, not Tajik.
But we're all brothers & the children of Adam. Peace.
May I add that some of the borders that we have today of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, etc. did not exist back then, regions were called Khorasan, Hind, Sindh, etc. Besides, some of the greatest scholars of Islam came from the region of Khorasan, like Imam Bukhari, Moinuddin Hasan Chisti, etc.
@AFGHANZCLIP Hi, are you by any chance a demented fool? I never said Khurasan was in Iran, Pakistan, India, Russia, Albania, or whatever the hell is out there. I said that the countries we know as today were not recognized by their name as we know it today, they were recognized as regions.
rabab may not be invented by Pashtuns, but almost all the tunes played on rabab in Afg/Pak are pashtu tunes. tunes of Pashtu folk songs. listen to Humayon Sakhi of today, he is a tajik but in all of his videos you will see him playing pashtu tunes.
Sure. Pashto music is great. So is Kashmiri rubab and Tajik Rubab and Irani Tenbur, Tar and Setar! Or African Kora for that matter... It's all good stuff man :) enjoy.
Actually rubab as we know it is invented by Pashtuns.....the rabab is the national instrument of all "Pashtuns" - if there is such a thing. It forms a vital part of all Pashto musical pieces- without the rabab Pashto music is incomplete.
Good of you to point it out. Of course versions of the rubab are played all over Central Asia, not just by Tajiks. I did mentioned Kashmir, Kashmiris are not Pashtuns either.
This particular piece sounded Pashtun to my admittedly Pakistani ears.
rabab may not be invented by Pashtuns, but almost all the tunes played on rabab in Afg/Pak are pashtu tunes. tunes of Pashtu folk songs. listen to Humayon Sakhi of today, he is a tajik but in all of his videos you will see him playing pashtu tunes.
Selaab: what do you mean, "all the tunes played on rabab in afg/pak are pashtu tunes"??
All regions of Afg has its own distinct and beautiful Rubab pieces. Homayun chose to play 'qataghani' piece in his Central Asian series CD released, besides playing two ragas.
In the 'Air Mail Music', Ust Omar plays two beautiful songs from north Afg. There are great Herati pieces by Khushnawaz in Rubab. You should broaden the repertoire of Rubab music that you listen.
I didn't say 'all', instead almost all. the ones you mentioned are rarities. the bulk of peices played on rabab are pashtu tunes. Ustad M.Omar and H.Sakhi both played mostly pashtu tunes and on some occasions peices from northern and western Afg. that I don't deny nor have any problem with. read your own comment, 2 peices by Ustad M.Omar, one or two here and there.
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I am not trying to be funny. The of fact that you guys are jockers and funny. My jokes have no chance when you are there.
How can you have pashto music when music was forbidden for centuries duty islamic Gov.
Rubab is an old east persian instrument. Those pashto who lived beside Tajik and persian are having more advanced music.Others are still hanging by Yak Qurbaaaaaaan.
Music was never forbidden for centuries. But probably during the Taliban times. There was no strict policy about not playing music back then, but yea obviously your not suppose to play any music during ramadan. And by the way I said rubab was invented by AFGHANS. I didn't specifically say what type of Afghan. Either tajik, hazara, uzbek, pashto, or any other race living in Afghanistan I consider them Afghans. And you jump to saying pashto..
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I think I am talking idiots. You have no Idea of history. The classic music was born eastern persia.(now partly iran,afghaistan and Tajikistan).During islamic Gov it was banned.After some years one of Afghan king went to india.I liked the music there.And brough some musician with himself to Afghanistan. I hate fucking youtube. Everyone pretend to know everything.
@KisaiKagai, I have a different opinion. Rubab has its origins in India (and by India I mean the entire Indian subcontinent, in that way, even Afghans are Indians, culturally though, do not take it otherwise). During the Mughal era, the Seni Rubab used to be popular among the Hindi speaking population and was frequently played in the royal courts. You can search for Somjit Dasgupta in youtube.
@KisaiKagai, Other instruments which look like, have similar sound quality and are played in a posture similar to the Rubab are the Dramyen of Tibet which is known as Damphu in Nepal. The Dotara of Bengal region (consisting of India and Bangladesh) is extremely popular in Bengali folk music. Another near extinct instrument is the Swaragat or Swarabat of South India. The Sarod of Classical Raga Music is also a very close relative of the Kabuli Rubab.
@KisaiKagai, Sculptures of The Buddha playing a similar kind of instrument has been found out. In the manuscripts that instrument is referred to as the Chitra Veena. It is highly probable that this Chitra Veena was the ancestor of all these above mentioned instruments. However, this can be a hypothesis and you are free to comment upon if not shatter and debunk my argument.
i have the entire video of embryos journey to afghanistan in 78 , with footage of them jamming with Ostad Mohammad Omar . look under embryo & Omar , it will be on in the next week , just need to segment it all.
I think if one says he was the best ever Rubab Player in Afghanistan and in India, it will not be inappropriate. I like very much his joint play with Zakir Hussain in the US in 1974. That's a memorable piece in the World Music.
Would anybody be interested in buying Rubab Lesson DVDs? I just want opinions. A friend is producing them right now and they will be out soon!! There is going to be 4 DVDs, Level 1,2, and 3, and a Practice DVD. Right now, he said the each DVD will be around $80.00!!! I just want opinions for this idea. Thank You.
Great master in action. May Allah(J) bless his soul. He composed da rubaba naghma in "Da zmong ziaba watan" for Ustad Awal Meer. Thanks for uploading the video, it is the first time i hv seen him.
Famous Bihag Alap by Great Rubab Master, Ustad Mohamad Omar. Each note is played with great dexterity, producing full profound tonality of the instrument. His Rubab is totally different from others!
this guy was incredible sadly he isnt around anymore....unbelievably good rabab player!!!
damras88 5 months ago
They need to make this site deaf people friendly mainly for the 3 deaf people that voted thumbs down for this cause they couldn't hear the beautiful sounds coming out of that instrument through the means of one of the best rabab players ever.
saadk3000 6 months ago
WOW Beautiful!
jeff61177 1 year ago
zabardast upload
aryankhan101 1 year ago
beautiful music.
stevefoxy 1 year ago
Wallahi Ustad omar's rabab is unbeatable, it makes you go to sleeeeeep..ouf hai hai
PASHTONYAR 1 year ago
@PASHTONYAR no man it makes you listen it again and again ))))
AFGHANZCLIP 1 year ago
Nice. Chishti sounds halfway between "Krsna" and "Krystos."
Satyagrahaha 1 year ago
master of masters....realy amazing.....
bangashG911 2 years ago
The Legend
GoldenMusic92 2 years ago 7
pashtoons only
yuosufzai 2 years ago
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Rabub was invented by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, known as Gharib Nawaz in India. Moiuddin was a tajik sufi leader who was born in Chisht village, Herat city Afghanistan. his sufi school called Chishti.
RumiBalkhi 3 years ago
Brother, thanks for visiting. However I should point out,
Hazrat Khwaja Buzurg, Moinuddin Hasan Chishti, Sanjari Ajmeri, May God sanctify his secret! called Gharib Nawaz,
1. was born in Sanjar [aka Sinjar & Sancar], Khorasan, not Chisht e Sharif near Herat. His grandshaykh was from Chisht so all those in the Tariqa take the name Chishti.
2. Rabab was invented long before him.
3. Hazrat Gharib Nawaz was a Husayni Seyed, not Tajik.
But we're all brothers & the children of Adam. Peace.
greensufi 3 years ago 8
May I add that some of the borders that we have today of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, etc. did not exist back then, regions were called Khorasan, Hind, Sindh, etc. Besides, some of the greatest scholars of Islam came from the region of Khorasan, like Imam Bukhari, Moinuddin Hasan Chisti, etc.
AhmedM85 2 years ago 3
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AFGHANZCLIP 1 year ago
@AFGHANZCLIP Hi, are you by any chance a demented fool? I never said Khurasan was in Iran, Pakistan, India, Russia, Albania, or whatever the hell is out there. I said that the countries we know as today were not recognized by their name as we know it today, they were recognized as regions.
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AFGHANZCLIP 1 year ago
@AhmedM85 dont cry drink cold water daddy removed his comment.
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AFGHANZCLIP 1 year ago
@RumiBalkhi lol where do you get your info from. What is your evidence?
Robab was invented in central Afghanistan, Shelgar, Maqur, Qarabagh ( present day Ghazni).
PASHTONYAR 1 year ago
Cool,
Guru Nanaks main musical accompniast was a Muslim named Baba Mardana, he also played this instrument.
It is so awsome to hear it.
KillinDaWelfareMCs 3 years ago 3
What are you talking about? Of course Pashtuns have their own music. Stop posting wrong information
Faisalha9159 3 years ago
rabab may not be invented by Pashtuns, but almost all the tunes played on rabab in Afg/Pak are pashtu tunes. tunes of Pashtu folk songs. listen to Humayon Sakhi of today, he is a tajik but in all of his videos you will see him playing pashtu tunes.
selaab 3 years ago
Sure. Pashto music is great. So is Kashmiri rubab and Tajik Rubab and Irani Tenbur, Tar and Setar! Or African Kora for that matter... It's all good stuff man :) enjoy.
We are after all, all the children of Adam & Eve.
Peace and God bless.
greensufi 3 years ago
Actually rubab as we know it is invented by Pashtuns.....the rabab is the national instrument of all "Pashtuns" - if there is such a thing. It forms a vital part of all Pashto musical pieces- without the rabab Pashto music is incomplete.
Faisalha9159 3 years ago
very nice
nuttierthanthou 3 years ago
god bless rabab and all the ustads and all the listeners..
adfreedi 3 years ago
Good of you to point it out. Of course versions of the rubab are played all over Central Asia, not just by Tajiks. I did mentioned Kashmir, Kashmiris are not Pashtuns either.
This particular piece sounded Pashtun to my admittedly Pakistani ears.
greensufi 3 years ago
rabab may not be invented by Pashtuns, but almost all the tunes played on rabab in Afg/Pak are pashtu tunes. tunes of Pashtu folk songs. listen to Humayon Sakhi of today, he is a tajik but in all of his videos you will see him playing pashtu tunes.
selaab 3 years ago
Selaab: what do you mean, "all the tunes played on rabab in afg/pak are pashtu tunes"??
All regions of Afg has its own distinct and beautiful Rubab pieces. Homayun chose to play 'qataghani' piece in his Central Asian series CD released, besides playing two ragas.
In the 'Air Mail Music', Ust Omar plays two beautiful songs from north Afg. There are great Herati pieces by Khushnawaz in Rubab. You should broaden the repertoire of Rubab music that you listen.
Ariush222 3 years ago
I didn't say 'all', instead almost all. the ones you mentioned are rarities. the bulk of peices played on rabab are pashtu tunes. Ustad M.Omar and H.Sakhi both played mostly pashtu tunes and on some occasions peices from northern and western Afg. that I don't deny nor have any problem with. read your own comment, 2 peices by Ustad M.Omar, one or two here and there.
selaab 3 years ago
guys this , tajik this who give a fuck!!! what are u guys trying to prove? we are all afghan and Robab is afghan insturment!
babagul12345 3 years ago
Rabab is invented by AFGHANS and Homayun Sakhi is Afghan. End.
KisaiKagai 3 years ago 2
I heard that pashtoons invited the first nasa spacecraft 5 thousands years ago.
what2search 3 years ago
Wow. You failed at being funny.
KisaiKagai 3 years ago 3
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I am not trying to be funny. The of fact that you guys are jockers and funny. My jokes have no chance when you are there.
How can you have pashto music when music was forbidden for centuries duty islamic Gov.
Rubab is an old east persian instrument. Those pashto who lived beside Tajik and persian are having more advanced music.Others are still hanging by Yak Qurbaaaaaaan.
what2search 3 years ago
Music was never forbidden for centuries. But probably during the Taliban times. There was no strict policy about not playing music back then, but yea obviously your not suppose to play any music during ramadan. And by the way I said rubab was invented by AFGHANS. I didn't specifically say what type of Afghan. Either tajik, hazara, uzbek, pashto, or any other race living in Afghanistan I consider them Afghans. And you jump to saying pashto..
KisaiKagai 3 years ago 5
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I think I am talking idiots. You have no Idea of history. The classic music was born eastern persia.(now partly iran,afghaistan and Tajikistan).During islamic Gov it was banned.After some years one of Afghan king went to india.I liked the music there.And brough some musician with himself to Afghanistan. I hate fucking youtube. Everyone pretend to know everything.
what2search 3 years ago
Prove it if that's what you think.
KisaiKagai 3 years ago
History is not maths to be proved.
what2search 3 years ago
Fine then if you will be that way. Why is the call for prayer (Allah Akbar Allah Akbar) in a tune different than we speak?
KisaiKagai 3 years ago
@KisaiKagai, I have a different opinion. Rubab has its origins in India (and by India I mean the entire Indian subcontinent, in that way, even Afghans are Indians, culturally though, do not take it otherwise). During the Mughal era, the Seni Rubab used to be popular among the Hindi speaking population and was frequently played in the royal courts. You can search for Somjit Dasgupta in youtube.
MZLTMBCJMN 1 year ago
@KisaiKagai, Other instruments which look like, have similar sound quality and are played in a posture similar to the Rubab are the Dramyen of Tibet which is known as Damphu in Nepal. The Dotara of Bengal region (consisting of India and Bangladesh) is extremely popular in Bengali folk music. Another near extinct instrument is the Swaragat or Swarabat of South India. The Sarod of Classical Raga Music is also a very close relative of the Kabuli Rubab.
MZLTMBCJMN 1 year ago
@KisaiKagai, Sculptures of The Buddha playing a similar kind of instrument has been found out. In the manuscripts that instrument is referred to as the Chitra Veena. It is highly probable that this Chitra Veena was the ancestor of all these above mentioned instruments. However, this can be a hypothesis and you are free to comment upon if not shatter and debunk my argument.
MZLTMBCJMN 1 year ago
@MZLTMBCJMN Okay cool I respect your opinion. Sorry I don't have the time to respond to this, I'm very busy with school.
KisaiKagai 1 year ago
i have the entire video of embryos journey to afghanistan in 78 , with footage of them jamming with Ostad Mohammad Omar . look under embryo & Omar , it will be on in the next week , just need to segment it all.
bigmuso123 3 years ago
I'd like to see that. Please upload it :]
KisaiKagai 3 years ago
namekhuda...
a true Afghan talent... respects
whoozyourdaddy 3 years ago
Does anyone have footage of Aziz Herawi on rubab? Thanks.
fbahrami 3 years ago
I think if one says he was the best ever Rubab Player in Afghanistan and in India, it will not be inappropriate. I like very much his joint play with Zakir Hussain in the US in 1974. That's a memorable piece in the World Music.
omr310 3 years ago
Oh! The grand master himself! I never thought that there was footage of him here on YouTube.
Amazing!
Homayun Sakhi cites him as a major influence, and now I see why!
Peace be upon you, ustad Mohammad Omar!
RitchieBrinckmore 3 years ago
ustad mohammad omar sahab ji god bless beautuful alaap and bandish
PrincessBhupi 4 years ago 2
A beautiful instrument with a beautiful sound
dmarker21 4 years ago 3
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Would anybody be interested in buying Rubab Lesson DVDs? I just want opinions. A friend is producing them right now and they will be out soon!! There is going to be 4 DVDs, Level 1,2, and 3, and a Practice DVD. Right now, he said the each DVD will be around $80.00!!! I just want opinions for this idea. Thank You.
habibwardak 4 years ago
very nice Rabab Ustad Mohammad Omar Best Thanks Man god bless you
KohsaarTv 4 years ago
Finally I get to hear this Master...well worth the wait.
Meckipsychman 4 years ago
Lol you're stupid. Saagey khar never say such a thing to this, atleast he could play music and you can't.
KisaiKagai 4 years ago
Beautiful Alaap and bandish in Behag. Very sweet.
ajrahi 4 years ago
Want to hear again n again...so beautiful...
amqadri 4 years ago
Where could one buy or download this kind of music?
bbs3721 4 years ago
send me a PM i will hook u uop
2fan 4 years ago
hey I need it too..plz tell me
Kandaharihalak 4 years ago
Great master in action. May Allah(J) bless his soul. He composed da rubaba naghma in "Da zmong ziaba watan" for Ustad Awal Meer. Thanks for uploading the video, it is the first time i hv seen him.
FarhadBa 4 years ago
awesome.thanks. i want to learn to play the rubab too
shellyryder 4 years ago
Famous Bihag Alap by Great Rubab Master, Ustad Mohamad Omar. Each note is played with great dexterity, producing full profound tonality of the instrument. His Rubab is totally different from others!
Ariush222 4 years ago