AN EVENING OF GHAZALS

ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS IN AN INTIMATE SETTING

 

Deepak Kumar Pareek will be performing an all-ghazal concert with accompaniment by Samuel Burke playing tabla and Rachel Golub, violinist.
 
Ghazals are based on the ancient poetic form that is a series of couplets or "shers" with each one being a complete poem unto itself. Ghazals have traditional themes based on romantic love and mysticism with their origins in 10th Century Persia. Sung in Urdu, the songs are often metaphors for spiritual love.
 
Born into a musical family in Rajasthan, India, Deepak's musical education began at the age of five with his father Shri P.N. Vyas as his first teacher and he continued his studies with Ustad Moinuddin Khan and Mohinderjit Singh. Deepak has performed on radio and television in India and the U.S., and has composed award-winning music.
 
Deepak's singing has enthralled both Indian and Western audiences through its universal language of love, and he is considered to have one of the best voices of his generation. His music crosses all cultural boundaries and touches the deepest part of the soul.
 
Deepak recently toured the U.S. with MUSAFIR, the world-renowned Rajasthani gypsy troupe. In the New York City area, Deepak has performed at Christie's, the ARCH SPACE, Sirius Radio with Deepak Chopra, PIANOS, Merkin Concert Hall, Golden Bridge Yoga NYC and Jivamukti Yoga School. He is on the faculty of the East-West School of Music at Ananda Ashram in Monroe, NY where he often performs in concert and teaches North Indian vocal music. Deepak also teaches private and group singing classes in Philadelphia and New York City. His most recent concert in New York was produced by the Foundation for Universal Sacred Music celebrating his newest CD "Universal Songs of Kabir". Deepak plays the harmonium and guitar as accompaniment to his singing.
 
 
Samuel Burke

Samuel Burke's early music education began in his homeland of Pakistan, where his guru was Ustad Mohammed Ajmal Khan of the Punjab Gharana. When he moved with his family to the U.S. in 1991, he continued his tabla studies with Ustad Tari Khan, known as the "Prince of Tabla".
 
Samuel's superb artistry on tabla has led him to accomany some of the finest ghazal singers in the world, including Iqbal Qasim, Raj Kumar, Mehdi Hassan, Munni Beghum, Asaf Ali and Nawaz Doga. He has toured in Spain, England, the U.S. and the Bahamas, delighting audiences everywhere.
 
 
 
 
 
Rachel Golub 


   
photo by Anjali Bhargava

Rachel Golub, violinist, enjoys performing in a multitude of genres.  In New York, she performs reguarly with, among others, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Elliott Sharp, Sirius Quartet, New Jersey Symphony, and Lincoln Center Presents.  Rachel is in demand as a string arranger and session artist on violin, sitar and voice, appearing on the EMI/Virgin and Chesky Records labels, as well as in Universal and Warner Bros. films.  Having been exposed to Indian music in a dance collaboration at Yale, Rachel traveled to India, eventually becoming a sitar student of Ustad Shahid Parvez, and a lover of Urdu shairi.  Current projects include string arrangements for Machina's forthcoming Warner Bros. album, a summer residency with Rebecca Stenn Company and a vocal and instrumental record for the Yoga Organix label.
 
 
Deepak Kumar Pareek is managed by Harrice Miller Entertainment, Inc.