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Gula Sta De Kilie rubabnawaz 301 views Gula Sta De Kilie (Pashto folk song) Larry Porter - rebab, Scott White - bass, Solayman Alizo - tabla Museum Dahlem, Berlin, Nov. 27, 2011 (Markt der Kontinente) Video P...
Shrang Shrang Shrang rubabnawaz 630 views Shrang Shrang Shrang (Afghan folk song) Larry Porter - rebab, Scott White - bass, Solayman Alizo - tabla Museum Dahlem, Berlin, Nov. 27, 2011 (Markt der Kontinente) Vide...
KOTO & REBAB - Life Stories rubabnawaz 1,110 views Fumie Hihara - Koto, Larry Porter - Rebab Life Stories (Larry Porter) June 6, 2011 Kultursalon Roderich, Berlin http://www.eastwestmusic.net/ Video recording & edi...
Hackensack rubabnawaz 433 views Hackensack (Thelonious Monk) Joe Dorff - vocal, Larry Porter - piano, Robin Draganic - bass, Michael Clifton - drums live at the "Konzertsommer im Englischen Garten", Ber...
SILK ROAD BLUES PROJECT - Raga 'n Roll rubabnawaz 2,132 views Silk Road Blues Project live in Berlin, June 18, 2010 Raga 'n Roll (Larry Porter) Larry Porter - Rebab, Ulli Bartel - Violin, Benedikt Jahnel - Piano, Scott White - Bass,...
Laili Laili Jan rubabnawaz 18,821 views Afghan folk song, Larry Porter - rebab, Krishnan Shanmugam - dholak. New York, Sept. 2008. This is an example of using the folk song as a vehicle for improvisation by resha...
Dilbar-e Man rubabnawaz 3,493 views Afghan folk song, Larry Porter - rebab Solayman Alizo - tabla http://www.eastwestmusic.net/
Mystery Underground rubabnawaz 1,808 views Original composition by Larry Porter inspired by the giant 300-meter-long Buddha in repose, which according to some archaeologists lies hidden beneath the surface in Bamiya...
Naazaneen rubabnawaz 13,012 views Afghan folk song, Larry Porter - rebab, Solayman Alizo - tabla, http://www.eastwestmusic.net/
Magar Az Sang Hast Delam rubabnawaz 6,751 views Afghan song from Ahmad Zahir, Larry Porter - rebab, Solayman Alizo - tabla, http://www.eastwestmusic.net/

About Larry Porter

Afghan music played by Larry Porter on the rebab (robab, rabab, rubab) and Solayman Alizo on the tabla.

Afghan Trio:
Larry Porter - rebab
Scott White - bass
Solayman Alizo - tabla

Silk Road Blues Project - Afghan/Jazz fusion. http://www.eastwestmusic.net/cd-silkroadblues.htm

Jazz piano in different formations.

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Larry Porter plays traditional Afghan music on the rebab, an instrument particularly characteristic of this music culture. He first encountered the rebab, a short-necked lute with 18 strings, on his journey through Asia in 1976, at which time he had the extraordinary opportunity to study with the renowned master, Ustad Mohammad Omar, in Kabul. Since then he has developed a unique style in which he combines folk music with elements of the Indian classical tradition. For example, Larry has created Pashto-Teental, Dadra-Teental, and Kaharwa-Teental, by superimposing Afghan folk rhythms in 7, 6, and 8 on the North Indian 16-beat cycle, Teental, thereby turning folk tunes into vehicles for improvisation. The video "Amagi Afghani" uses Pashto-Teental, "Magar Az Sang Hast Delam", Dadra-Teental.

His first CD was highly acclaimed in the United States. The Afghan magazine, Lemar-Aftaab, based in the US wrote: "The Magical Rebab of Larry Porter is truly captivating. Porter has mastered the rebab to perfection with his noted style. Without a doubt, he is one of the best rebab players of his generation."

Larry's repertoire consists of traditional Afghan folk songs and Hindi film tunes as well as Pakistani ghazals, classical pieces, and original compositions.

He is accompanied by the outstanding tabla player, Solayman Alizo. Solayman grew up in Kabul and has lived in Germany since 1980. After his initial studies with tabla master Sankha Chatterjee, he established himself as one of the most sought after tabla players on the scene. He has played and recorded with many great names of Afghan music such as Ahmad Wali, Harun Lamha and Ustad Mawash.

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