Farewell to Rasheed

Farewell to Rasheed is a Hindustani classical instrumental piece composed and performed by sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan. The recording captures a live performance by the artist. The piece was released in 2018 as part of a private archival collection, though no commercial label is officially credited. The track has a duration of 1 minute and 21 seconds.

The composition serves as a tribute to Ustad Rashid Khan, a prominent vocalist of the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan structures the piece in a concise alap format, emphasizing the raga’s core melodic framework without extensive elaboration. The performance highlights the artist’s characteristic use of meend (glissando) and gamak (ornamentation) to evoke emotional depth within a brief timeframe.

The exact raga of the composition remains unspecified in available documentation. The piece does not follow a conventional rhythmic cycle (tala), instead relying on free-flowing improvisation typical of alap sections. The recording quality reflects a live setting, with ambient acoustics and minimal post-production.

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, a seventh-generation sitar exponent of the Etahwah gharana, has performed Farewell to Rasheed in select concerts following its initial release. The track is not widely distributed through mainstream platforms, and its circulation remains limited to private collections and archival releases. Details regarding the specific concert or venue of the original performance are not publicly documented.