11. Chitrali Music

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Two pieces - similar, yet different - interpreted by Fateh Uddin, Durdana Khan, and Shuja ul-Haq. The songs were perhaps originally released on a 60-minute audio cassette, and were found on the excellent Shandur.com website - a 'site "dedicated to providing information about shandur polo festival and other tourist spot in the Northern Areas including Chitral". (Yasinvalley.com is another excellent source for music from Yasen, Chitral, Hunza, Shin, Wakhan, the Pamirs, Chilas, and Baltistan.)

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Song 1
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Song 2
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(The opening instrumental solo of the second song ranks among the finest and most soulful entrées I know; and although the voice in both pieces is a little harsh to my ears, I find that "it grows on one". This is remarkable music, and I know of no other like it!)
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And from our friends on YouTube: A short documentary film on Chitral, which mostly deals with music and song. Well worth watching!
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Part 1
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"Chitral has a rich diverse cultural heritage.See the complete series of this movie and you ill find out pleasent and melody voice of various singers.....see the Baarwazi style dance and listen to Aamir Gul."
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Part 2
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"Aamir Gul the famous poet and baba of Sithar....listen to him carefully .he is nt plain Sithaar ..He Speaks."
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Part 3

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"The Romeo & Juliet Of Chitral. Muhammad Siyaar & Youman Hammeem. Listen the story and Siyaar poetry."
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Part 4

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"Listen to the melodious voice of Mir Wali Khan Master of Koragh.He is singing of Siyaar's poetry."
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Part 5

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"Here you can view old traditional dances and songes.The people of Chapali are very famous in dances. See the introduction of Sufism and Garba."
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