…At a time when Sufi music is becoming a rage, here comes the original. Recently, Mystica Music launched a compilation of the soulful verses of one of the greatest mystic poets of all times Jalaluddin Rumi. Translated from English and sung by Anandmurti Gurumaa…

…Another interesting aspect of the album is the use of Ney, a Turkish wind instrument. Gurumaa calls it a headless instrument. “For a Sufi has to be headless. It has seven holes quite similar to seven charkas and its sound is called soundless sound. You don’t have to blow into it. One just has to say ‘hoo’ and the music comes out.” The music has been composed by Kanchman Babbar who learnt to play ney and claims to be country’s first neyzen or ney player.