Qais Essar is an Afghan-American musician based in
Phoenix, Arizona. A
rabab player and songwriter, he is most noted for the song "The Crown Sleeps", from the 2017 animated film ''
The Breadwinner'', which won the
Best Original Song
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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prize at the
6th Canadian Screen Awards
The 6th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 11, 2018, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2017. in 2018.
["Maudie, Kim's Convenience, Ava, Alias Grace, and Rumble among major winners at Canadian Screen Awards"]
'' The Georgia Straight'', March 11, 2018. He co-wrote the song with Joshua Hill, a bandmate in the now-defunct band Qosmonauts.
[ Essar often features instruments more familiar to Western music to complement the more traditional sound of the rabab and the ]santur
The santur (also ''santūr'', ''santour'', ''santoor'') ( fa, سنتور), is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian origins.--- Rashid, Subhi Anwar (1989). ''Al-ʼĀlāt al-musīqīyya al-muṣāhiba lil-Maqām al-ʻIrāqī''. Baghdad: Matbaʻat al-ʻU ...
in his compositions.
Discography
* ''The Green Language'' (2014)
* ''Klasik'' (EP, 2015)
* ''I Am Afghan, Afghani Is Currency'' (EP, 2015)
* ''Tavern of Ruin'' (2016)
* ''I Am Afghan, Afghani Is Currency Vol 2: Beltoon'' (EP, 2017)
* ''Live from Toronto'' with Neelamjit Dhillon (2017)
* ''Misc Vol 1'' (2018)
* ''The Ghost You Love Most'' (2018)
References
External links
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Songwriters from Arizona
Musicians from Phoenix, Arizona
American people of Afghan descent
Best Original Song Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American world music musicians
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