Kashmiri Sufi music legend dead
from The Hindu, Srinagar, Dec. 4 (PTI):
A legend of Kashmiri Sufi music and santoor maestro, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, died at a local hospital here yesterday after brief illness.
Sheikh, 75, is survived by son Sheikh Mushtaq,a journalist and three daughters.
He was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard here yesterday, family sources said.
A contemporary of the famous Shiv Kumar Sharma of Jammu and Bhajan Lal Sopori and his father Shamboo Nath Sopori in the valley, Sheikh had attained mastery in playing classical ragas on Santoor in his early age. Later, he had revived a number of the defunct ragas.
Sheikh's three-volume publication on Kashmiri musical instruments and ragas, titled 'Koshur sargam', had won him accolades all over the world. The University of Maryland, US, had not only translated the book in English but also included it in the syllabus of its post-graduation course and also appointed Sheikh as a guest lecturer on the Indian classical music who there for one year.
His research work, which was included in the syllabus by the University of Kashmir in 1980s, earned Sheikh the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academy award.
Sheikh had completed the fourth volume of his work days before his death. "It is currently being printed," Mushtaq said. After his return to Srinagar, Shiekh compiled another book titled 'Ramooz-e-Moosiqi', which was published in Urdu.
Sheikh had composed music for a large number of Kashmiri songs and operas. He also represented India in the world music festival in Europe.
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Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Kashmiri Sufi music legend, dead
Kashmiri Sufi music legend dead
from The Hindu, Srinagar, Dec. 4 (PTI):
A legend of Kashmiri Sufi music and santoor maestro, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, died at a local hospital here yesterday after brief illness.
Sheikh, 75, is survived by son Sheikh Mushtaq,a journalist and three daughters.
He was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard here yesterday, family sources said.
A contemporary of the famous Shiv Kumar Sharma of Jammu and Bhajan Lal Sopori and his father Shamboo Nath Sopori in the valley, Sheikh had attained mastery in playing classical ragas on Santoor in his early age. Later, he had revived a number of the defunct ragas.
Sheikh's three-volume publication on Kashmiri musical instruments and ragas, titled 'Koshur sargam', had won him accolades all over the world. The University of Maryland, US, had not only translated the book in English but also included it in the syllabus of its post-graduation course and also appointed Sheikh as a guest lecturer on the Indian classical music who there for one year.
His research work, which was included in the syllabus by the University of Kashmir in 1980s, earned Sheikh the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academy award.
Sheikh had completed the fourth volume of his work days before his death. "It is currently being printed," Mushtaq said. After his return to Srinagar, Shiekh compiled another book titled 'Ramooz-e-Moosiqi', which was published in Urdu.
Sheikh had composed music for a large number of Kashmiri songs and operas. He also represented India in the world music festival in Europe.
from The Hindu, Srinagar, Dec. 4 (PTI):
A legend of Kashmiri Sufi music and santoor maestro, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, died at a local hospital here yesterday after brief illness.
Sheikh, 75, is survived by son Sheikh Mushtaq,a journalist and three daughters.
He was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard here yesterday, family sources said.
A contemporary of the famous Shiv Kumar Sharma of Jammu and Bhajan Lal Sopori and his father Shamboo Nath Sopori in the valley, Sheikh had attained mastery in playing classical ragas on Santoor in his early age. Later, he had revived a number of the defunct ragas.
Sheikh's three-volume publication on Kashmiri musical instruments and ragas, titled 'Koshur sargam', had won him accolades all over the world. The University of Maryland, US, had not only translated the book in English but also included it in the syllabus of its post-graduation course and also appointed Sheikh as a guest lecturer on the Indian classical music who there for one year.
His research work, which was included in the syllabus by the University of Kashmir in 1980s, earned Sheikh the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academy award.
Sheikh had completed the fourth volume of his work days before his death. "It is currently being printed," Mushtaq said. After his return to Srinagar, Shiekh compiled another book titled 'Ramooz-e-Moosiqi', which was published in Urdu.
Sheikh had composed music for a large number of Kashmiri songs and operas. He also represented India in the world music festival in Europe.
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