Akbar Khamisu Khan at Sharq Taronalari

There are two performances in this video; one in Mr. Khan's hotel room from a rehearsal, and one from his performance at the 21019 Sharq Taronalari Festival in Samarkand. Pakistan's Akhbar Khamisu Khan, plays the alghoza, a double flute. One flute plays a drone while the other plays melody and as one might expect, it requires circular breathing to keep the sound going. Although his father was also a decorated player of the alghoza, the son is very much a master of his instrument in his own right, and the sound he gets is mesmerizing and powerful. For more information about this video visit worldmusicandc...