The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan
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Brand: Smithsonian Folkways RecordingsComposer: Afghan / Tajik Traditional
Composer: Armenian Traditional
Composer: Azeri Traditional
Composer: Chinese Traditional
Composer: Iranian Traditional
Composer: Iranian / Afghan Traditional
Composer: Japanese Traditional
Composer: Kazakh Traditional
Composer: Kazakh / Mongol Traditional
Composer: Khakas Traditional
Composer: Kyrgyz Traditional
Composer: Mongolian Traditional
Composer: Qaraqalpak Traditional
Composer: Tajik Traditional
Composer: Tajik / Uzbek / Bukharan Jewish Traditional
Composer: Turkish Traditional
Composer: Uyghur Traditional
Composer: Uzbek Traditional
Composer: Uzbek / Tajik Traditional
Performer: M. Salar Ahmadi
Edition: Music CD
Format: CD
CD Release Date: 2002-04-23
Model: SFW40438
Music Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Mahur (Iranian) - Bruno Caillat
- Fakhri Havasi (Azeri) - Edalat Nasibov
- Balbyraun (Kazakh) - Aygul Ulkenbaeva
- Dance Of Tamir Agha (Armenian) - evorg Dabaghian
- Dilkash (Azeri) - Elshan Mansurov
- Uchun Dur (Uzbek/Tajik) - Jurabek Nabiev
- Choban Bayati (Azeri) - Mailik Mansurov
- Mokhalef (Iranian) - Hoseyn Qavami
- Shushtari (Iranian) - Hasan Kasa'i
- Lullaby From Itsuki (Japanese) - Kojiro Umezaki
- Ker-Tolgoo (Kyrgyz) - Samara Tokhtakunova
- Xiao Yue Er Gao ('High Little Moon') (Chinese) - Wu Man
- Jiu Kuaang ('Wine Mad') (Chinese) - Yao Bingyan
- Kharagay ('The Pine Tree') (Khakas) - Svetlana Chebodaev
- Ilme ('Hook') (Kazakh) - Aygul Ulkenbaeva
- The Gallop Of Jonon Khar (Mongolian) - Baterdene
- The Nightingale (Kyrgyz) - Ruslan Jumabaev
- The River Herlen (Mongolian) - Baterdene
- Nava (Uzbek) - Turgun Alimatov
- Woy Bala ('Hey, Kid') (Uyghur) - Nur Mahammat Tursun
- Meskin II (Uzbek) - Abdurahim Hamidov
- Ufar-e Bayat (Tajik/Uzbek/Bukharan Jewish) - Barno Is'hakova
- Chabbiyat Tazi Marghul (Uyghur) - Uyghur Muquam Ensemble
- Shawm And Percussion Band (Chinese) - Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble
- The Nomadic Sound: Jew's Harp Melody (Kazakh) - Edil Huseinov
- The Nomadic Sound: Khai (Khakas) - Evgeni Ulugbashev
- The Nomadic Sound: Tepen Kok (Kazakh From Mongolia) - Kelek Kumaqay
- The Nomadic Sound: Kogmen (Khakas) - Slava Kuchenov
- The Nomadic Sound: Excerpt From Alpamish Epic (Uzbek) - Jaule Bakhshi
- The Nomadic Sound: Beyish Namasi ('Meoldy Of Paradise') (Qaraqalpak) - Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova
- The Nomadic Sound: Terme (Kazakh) - Almas Almatov
- The Nomadic Sound: Lament (Turkmen From Iran) - Dordi Torik
- The Nomadic Sound: Mashq-e Javanan (Tajik/Uzbek) - Sirajoddin Juraev
- The Nomadic Sound: Kuu (Kyrgyz) - Nurlanbek Nishanov
- Traditions Of Festivity: Sanam (Uyghur) - Abdurashid Nadirev
- Traditions Of Festivity: Charzarb (Tajik) - Abdullah Nariev
- Traditions Of Festivity: Mizghan-i Siyah ('Black Eyelashes') (Afghan/Tajik) - Muhammud Rahim Takhary
- Traditions Of Festivity: Love Song (Azeri From Iran) - Ibrahim
- Traditions Of Festivity: Qara Olu (Kazakh) - Edil Huseinov
- Spiritual Music: Kertolghau (Kazakh) - Sayan Aqmoldaev
- Spiritual Music: Dargilik (Tajik) - Khodapanah Berdov
- Spiritual Music: Madh (Tajik) - T. Soltan Qalbov
- Spiritual Music: Zikr (Uyghur) - Naqshbandi Afaqi Brotherhood
- Spiritual Music: Kyrgyz Wisdom Song (Kyrgyz) - Akli Sekebaev
- Spiritual Music: Allah Madad (Iranian/Afghan) - Abdollah Sarvar Ahmandi
- Spiritual Music: Alevi Song (Turkish) - Ashiq Faizullah Chinar
- Spiritual Music: Sufi Hymn (Turkish) - Jarrahi Dervishes And Others
Music reviews of The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan
Music Review: Music from the Steppes and Deserts
Rating: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful two CD set of music covering the traditions of the Silk Road. Althugh it includes pieces of Chinese, Persian, Turkish, Azeri, Japanese and Armenian origin, this CD's focus remains strongly tilted towards the musical traditions of Central Asia; Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Uzbekestan, Turkestan, Mongolia and so forth. This is very much the tradition of steppe nomads, merchants and traders. While listening to the CD, you can see as much of an influence from outside sources such as Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Chinese and Indian traditions, as you can from traditional Central Asian sources. After all, for many centuries the Silk Road provided a trade route between the West and East, so this should not come as any surprise.The first CD fouses on traditional, classical styles. In it, we are presented with some truely beautiful and emotional pieces. The Dance of Tamir Agha is truely exotic and seductive. Uchun Dur is majestic and inspiring. The Lullaby from Itsuki and Jiu Kuang express the calm, melodious sounds of East Asia. Mokhalef and Shushtari give wonderful examples of how wonderful Persian music is. And the River Herlen is just magnificent. All of these songs are positively breath taking. The second CD continues this, giving examples of folk music and religious music. Tjeresa Kazakh Jew's Harp melody, which is simple but intrigueing; part of the Alpamish Epic, which is a mournful but beautiful song; and several other examples of Nomadic folk singing. Then, we are treated with several examples of music from festivals, including "Mizghan-i-Siyah", an Azeri love song and "Charzarb". Finally, it rounds out with religious music, combining steppe nomad's animism with mystical Islam. Included here is a Kazakh song drawing upon the ancestors; a Kyrgyz wisdom song; a performance of the Sufi zikr; the Turkish Alevi mystics and the moving "Allah Madad" from Iran/Afghanistan. All I can say is that if you appreciate the classical, folk and religious musics of Asia or the Middle East, then you would certainly appreciate this CD. Buy it as soon as you get a chance.
Description of The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan
What if Marco Polo had owned a tape recorder? And what if his epic travels along the Silk Road had taken place not at the end of the 13th century, but at the beginning of the 21st? Far-fetched conjectures to be sure, but our compilation The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan offers a glimpse of the rich musical life that an intrepid and curious traveler like Marco Polo might find in the lands of the Silk Road today."What if Marco Polo had owned tape recorder?" This intriguing concept is raised in the liner notes to this impressive two-CD set, which wanders along ancient Asian trade routes known as the Silk Road. The first disc, Masters & Traditions, deals with formal styles performed by and for sophisticated connoisseurs. Meanwhile, the music on Minstrels and Lovers is played by amateurs who are part of daily life and thus reach a wider audience. The imaginary caravan passes through Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and Afghanistan, encountering nomads, mystics, and bards along the way. The instruments are scratchy, pungent, and/or serene, while the singers weave a potent spell out of a millennium's worth of slow-changing rural and urban vistas. In the opening essay, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the project's artistic director, pleads for intercultural communication and empathy. This compilation provides an exotic, brave, entertaining first step in that direction. --Christina Roden
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