Nashenas 'Life Is A Heavy Burden: Ghazals & Poetry From Afghanistan' Bennie Maupin & Adam Rudolph On Resistance

On Resistance

featuring the talents of Greg Foat

from the celestial blues of ‘Spontaneous Simplicity’ and ‘Plutonian Nights’ to the urgent jazz of ‘Rocket Number Nine Take Off For Planet Venus’ and ‘Dance Of The Cosmo Aliens’

The compilation includes elements of psychedelic rock

the jazz tradition

Nashenas 'Life Is A Heavy Burden: Ghazals & Poetry From Afghanistan' Bennie Maupin & Adam Rudolph On ResistanceThe first compilation of legendary Afghan Ghazal singer Dr. Mohammad Sadiq Fitrat a. k. a. Nashenas, recorded at the Radio Afghanistan Studios and later released on singles by the Royal label in Iran. Nashenas first made his move towards music aged 16 in 1951 when he approached Afghanistans national radio station, Radio Kabul, with an idea for a broadcast and, impressed with his language skills, they offered him a permanent job. I was in close contact