The Spirit of Sounds: The Unique Art of Ostad Elahi

by Jean During, Albert Gastaldi (Translator)

204 pages, Paperback

First published June 5, 2001

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[Gregory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ostad Elahi was an Iranian Sufi mystic turned Judge who developed, over the course of a long and rich life, a powerfully spiritual approach to making sound. Essentially music as prayer and music as vehicle for divine moods. This book, by the French ethnomusicologist Jean During, explores the history and music of this amazing man.