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Musician: Yusuf Mahmoud
Location: Southall, West London
Instruments: voice, tabla, harmonium
Music: Afghan/ Sufi
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HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSIC听听听听听听听听听听WHERE I PLAY听听听听听听听听听听A FAVOURITE SONG |
  
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 听听Listen (8'20) to an audio feature recorded at Yusuf Mahmoud's house in Southall. Presented by Reem Kelani. (Broadcast on Radio 3: 29/1/02)
听听Listen to Tchun Djaney Kharabat played by Yusuf Mahmoud (voice, harmonium) with his father Ustad Asif Mahmoud (tabla).
Where I Play:
I've lived here in London since '92. We have lots of concerts, functions: there are 12-15,000 Afghans in London. Coming to London has been very useful for my music. I've been all over European countries -playing Afghan music, and working with Indian groups as a tabla player.
We do perform at parties and celebrations - although not so much these days; we're very busy with our profession on the stage. At my daughter's birthday in December we played our music -we had all the family together, dancing and singing. Or if some friends ask us for a wedding party we play. Tonight we are celebrating the birth of my second daughter - she arrived just today! Traditionally we get together on the sixth day after the birth, but I will be away performing in Spain.
Of course I hope I could go back to the land one day - to Afghanistan. Hopefully we'll go soon. I would like to pass on this music to the next generation of Afghans. I'd love to stay in Kabul and teach people music so they can come back to the tradition. Because for many years now they've been disconnected from the music.
It's not easy to decide quickly that we will go back to live in Afghanistan. We are happy and a little bit nervous--we're still waiting for the right time. The first time we will go to perform - then we will decide later.
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