By Shridevi Keshavan,"Feminine strains of Sufi music" - Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
She drifts off into her own little world often in the midst of a conversation. But conversely the weight of the musical lineage that she traces strongly reflects in her fiery talk too.
Daughter of Ustad Vilayat Khan, vocalist Zila Khan, has formed her own niche and secured a fine following for the form of music she follows. She might be jamming with Louiz Banks at the Jazz Utsav or even singing an item number for Bollywood but she has surrendered her soul to Sufi style of singing.
Zila is coming out with a special album Zila-The Girl Child which is her offering to all women on this year’s Women’s Day. The album features women poetesses, the highlight being Hazrat Rabia-al-Basri.
“I conceptualised the album knowing the emotions of a girl child, the struggle and the success. There’s sensuousness, romance and everything that a woman goes through. I felt blessed that I was the chosen one to use Rabia’s poetry which no one to date has used,” she said.
For Zila growing up studying music under her dad’s tutelage, managing his work and then finding her own path was a natural progression.
“I would spend about 12 hours every day with my father studying and discussing music. He was close to all his kids but I was the one who was handling his work. He ended up spending more time with me. He taught me a lot about life,” she reminisces.
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[Visit the Artist's website http://www.zilakhan.in/].
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The Chosen One to Use Rabia’s Poetry
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
She drifts off into her own little world often in the midst of a conversation. But conversely the weight of the musical lineage that she traces strongly reflects in her fiery talk too.
Daughter of Ustad Vilayat Khan, vocalist Zila Khan, has formed her own niche and secured a fine following for the form of music she follows. She might be jamming with Louiz Banks at the Jazz Utsav or even singing an item number for Bollywood but she has surrendered her soul to Sufi style of singing.
Zila is coming out with a special album Zila-The Girl Child which is her offering to all women on this year’s Women’s Day. The album features women poetesses, the highlight being Hazrat Rabia-al-Basri.
“I conceptualised the album knowing the emotions of a girl child, the struggle and the success. There’s sensuousness, romance and everything that a woman goes through. I felt blessed that I was the chosen one to use Rabia’s poetry which no one to date has used,” she said.
For Zila growing up studying music under her dad’s tutelage, managing his work and then finding her own path was a natural progression.
“I would spend about 12 hours every day with my father studying and discussing music. He was close to all his kids but I was the one who was handling his work. He ended up spending more time with me. He taught me a lot about life,” she reminisces.
(...)
[Visit the Artist's website http://www.zilakhan.in/].
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By Shridevi Keshavan,"Feminine strains of Sufi music" - Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, IndiaWednesday, March 5, 2008
She drifts off into her own little world often in the midst of a conversation. But conversely the weight of the musical lineage that she traces strongly reflects in her fiery talk too.
Daughter of Ustad Vilayat Khan, vocalist Zila Khan, has formed her own niche and secured a fine following for the form of music she follows. She might be jamming with Louiz Banks at the Jazz Utsav or even singing an item number for Bollywood but she has surrendered her soul to Sufi style of singing.
Zila is coming out with a special album Zila-The Girl Child which is her offering to all women on this year’s Women’s Day. The album features women poetesses, the highlight being Hazrat Rabia-al-Basri.
“I conceptualised the album knowing the emotions of a girl child, the struggle and the success. There’s sensuousness, romance and everything that a woman goes through. I felt blessed that I was the chosen one to use Rabia’s poetry which no one to date has used,” she said.
For Zila growing up studying music under her dad’s tutelage, managing his work and then finding her own path was a natural progression.
“I would spend about 12 hours every day with my father studying and discussing music. He was close to all his kids but I was the one who was handling his work. He ended up spending more time with me. He taught me a lot about life,” she reminisces.
(...)
[Visit the Artist's website http://www.zilakhan.in/].
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