Umer Piracha
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About the Performer: NY-based Sufi Vocalist Umer Piracha is a classically trained singer, teacher and translator of ancient Sufi (mystical/spiritual) poetry and music, that originated in the royal courts of 14th century India (and present day Pakistan). His recent accomplishments include performing at Carnegie Hall in New York with the Raga-Jazz act "Charu Suri & Friends", and being featured on NY Public Radio's "New Sounds", as part of his Sufi Fusion ensemble "Falsa": https://www.newsounds.org/story/4355-qawwali-influence/ Falsa is a New York based Sufi music ensemble that began in Philadelphia in 2013 and has since established a strong following on the East Coast. The instrumentation of vocal, harmonium, electric bass VI, Spanish guitar, drum set, tabla, Carnatic violin, and trumpet brings traditional melodies into a modern context in a way that is at times meditative and, at others, explosive. The lyrical content comes from the likes of classic poets Amir Khusrau, Rumi and Hafez, who touched on something essential to human existence in their writings, something that becomes even more palpable to the audience as singer Umer Piracha offers brief, soulful translations between songs. The overall feeling of a Falsa performance is that of virtuosity and transcendence. https://www.falsamusic.com/
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Umer Piracha
About the Performer: NY-based Sufi Vocalist Umer Piracha is a classically trained singer, teacher and translator of ancient Sufi (mystical/spiritual) poetry and music, that originated in the royal courts of 14th century India (and present day Pakistan). His recent accomplishments include performing at Carnegie Hall in New York with the Raga-Jazz act "Charu Suri & Friends", and being featured on NY Public Radio's "New Sounds", as part of his Sufi Fusion ensemble "Falsa": https://www.newsounds.org/story/4355-qawwali-influence/ Falsa is a New York based Sufi music ensemble that began in Philadelphia in 2013 and has since established a strong following on the East Coast. The instrumentation of vocal, harmonium, electric bass VI, Spanish guitar, drum set, tabla, Carnatic violin, and trumpet brings traditional melodies into a modern context in a way that is at times meditative and, at others, explosive. The lyrical content comes from the likes of classic poets Amir Khusrau, Rumi and Hafez, who touched on something essential to human existence in their writings, something that becomes even more palpable to the audience as singer Umer Piracha offers brief, soulful translations between songs. The overall feeling of a Falsa performance is that of virtuosity and transcendence. https://www.falsamusic.com/
