Musafir

Indian

There are, at least, two bands known as Musafir: 1) A traditional indian musical group. 2) A hindi rock band. 1) An Indian group of artists, who perform Rajasthani folk & dance, with a touch of classical. The word “musafir itself literally means wandering which reflects the reality of Hameed Khan “Kawa”, the founder, and his artists. They express their itinerant life through their music and the stage performances. As a nomad told to his son: “For us, to stay at the same place is to stop the rhythm of the universe and die”. Hameed Khan “Kawa”, a tabla player inherited from a musical lineage, draws his own inspiration from his experiences in India and abroad, he has performed with musicians from various musical backgrounds, such as The Trio Erik Marchand, a subtle fusion of French Brittany, Arabian and Rajasthani traditions, Narendra Bataju, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Lakshmi Shankar, Chico Bouchiki (Gypsy King), Najat Aatabou, Natacha Atlas, Henri Texier, Lo'Jo, Thierry Robin, Henri Agnel, with dancers like Carolyn Carlson, Gulabi Sapera…and has created Jaipur Kawa Brass Band and musafir, groups of traditional musicians from Rajasthan, with whom he has developed an innovative interpretation of music from the Thar Desert, by adding a new richness and warmth. Musafir is a cohesive nature of divergent styles and backgrounds from all corners of the Rajasthan: the “Langas” and “Manghanyar”, renowned wandering poets singing a wide repertoire of ancient songs fr...