Tabla for Two performing: “Pardeshiyon Se Na Ankhiyan Milana”
From the Old Bollywood movie “Jab Jab Phool Khile”
“Whenever the Flowers Bloomed”
Jab Jab Phool Khile is a 1965 Indian romantic drama film. It stars Shashi Kapoor and Nanda. The story is of a poor boy who is a boatman in Kashmir and falls in love with a rich tourist. The film became a "blockbuster" at the box office, was No. 2 in top ten grossing films at Box Office India for 1965. The songs by the music composing duo Kalyanji Anandji, assisted by then little-known Laxmikant Pyarelal are highlights of the film (lyrics by Anand Bakshi). The film was screened in Algeria's cinema halls every two days for a couple of years; there was, in fact, public demand for it. Shashi Kapoor was one of the most successful Indian actors in North African countries such as Algeria, Morocco and Libya. In the souks of Marrakesh, even today some of the older shopkeepers will give you a discount if you are from the land of Shashi Kapoor. 1996 Hindi movie Raja Hindustani was inspired by this movie.
Lyrics:
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
Strangers will go back some day
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
Its true how they call them birds
Its true how they call them birds
They come at night and leave in the morning
They come at night and leave in the morning
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
O, whenever flowers blossom in the forests
Whenever flowers blossom in the forests
You can find these cheaters (strangers)
You can find these cheaters (strangers)
How will this autumn pass by
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
Strangers will go back some day
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
Don't look in the eyes of Strangers
This performance by Masood Omari (singing and tabla) and Abigail Adams Greenway (harmonium)
Playing for Peace
Video recorded and edited by Blue Room Productions
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Tabla for Two
Playing for Peace
Tabla for Two was formed in 2012 when Abigail Adams Greenway and Masood Omari met in the Zamani House of Heritage, an Afghan textile showroom in Washington, DC. They formed a musical partnership after Abigail studied tabla with Masood. She totally immersed herself in her tabla studies to the extent that she left aside her career as a visual artist. Later she learned to play the harmonium as a natural development of her classical Indian music studies. Inspired by someone who could keep the beat to accompany his musical travels, Masood began composing new music for two tabla players, particularly including one (Abigail) playing the three daya. Utilizing the classical structure, Masood has written modern tabla compositions that are mesmerizing. Tabla For Two represents the best in East-West cooperation.
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