Talib Rasul Hakim

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Talib Rasul Hakim (1940 -1988) was born Stephen Alexander Chambers in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1940. He developed an interest in music in high school, studied clarinet and piano, and continued his education at the Manhattan School of Music (1958–1959) and the New York College of Music (1959–1963). . His major teachers and advisors included Hall Overton, William Sydeman, Hale Smith, Charles Whittenberg, Morton Feldman, Margaret Allison Bonds and Ornette Coleman.  Sometime in the 1960s he became interested in Sufism and assumed his Arabic name. He taught at several institutions and was the recipient of many awards and grants. His pieces “Sound-Gone” (1967), “Placements” (1970), and “Visions of Ishwara” (1970) were commercially recorded and published, and numerous other works received concert performances. Following the publishing of these pieces, Hakim taught at Pace College. His music often incorporated avant-garde compositional and performance techniques and also strongly reflect his interest in Islam and Eastern religions. He died in 1988.

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