Ustad Naseeruddin Saami & The Saami Brothers live on KEXP

Ustad Saami Nasiruddin led a mesmerizing September 4, 2025 session at KEXP, performing “Rain Bina Jag Dohki” with his Saami Brothers crew—Muhammad Rauf and Ahmed Ghani on harmonium and vocals, Urooj Khan and chorus vocalists Mohiuddin Nizami & Muhammad Jawad, Pratyush Goberdhan’s haunting sarangi, and tabla magic from Azeem Jawwad and Naseem Ahmed.

Hosted by Darek Mazzone, engineered by Kevin Suggs and mastered by Matt Ogaz, the performance was filmed by Jim Beckmann, Carlos Cruz, Scott Holpainen, Luke Knecht & Ettie Wahl, with Scott Holpainen on editing duty. Craving more? Check out their tunes at https://naseeruddinsaami.bandcamp.com/ or swing by KEXP at http://kexp.org.

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