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- Date Released: April 23, 2002
- Genre: International
- Style: Central Asia
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Hear the sound of musical influence travel down a thousand mile road.
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We Say...
For centuries, the Silk Road was the line of contact between China and the Middle East, traversing thousands of miles and myriad cultures, as well as the subject of myth. But not only spices and goods travelled its length; music did, too. These field recordings, all with piercing sonic clarity, show not only the similarities, but also the unique aspects of so many stops along the way. There’s the stunning playing on "Balbyraun," and "Kharagay" is a beautiful song underpinned by unearthly Tuvan folk singing. To Western ears there’s a deliciously alien feel to it all, but the carefully chosen tracks are still easy to listen to and appreciate, be they on the jew’s harp or the dutar lute of Tazikstan’s Sirajoddin Juraev. Whether consciously or not, each piece evokes the caravan rhythms of horses and camels across the endless steppes. This is an introduction to a very different world of powerful music.
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They Say...
The Silk Road, that amorphous region that stretches from China to the Middle East, might just be Earth's final frontier. Crossing many countries and regions, for centuries it's been the conduit of trade and culture. Part of the culture is the music and the way the travelers have spread the influence of sounds in both directions. The result is music from many areas with common themes -- horses, for example -- and modes and ideas that mix, but which also often keep a remarkably unique flavor, perhaps best typified by the unearthly Tuvan throat singing. Many of the examples given here, both in the Masters & Traditions disc and the Minstrels & Lovers, are field recordings made across Asia and the Middle East with some stunning fidelity. One of the most intriguing things about the nomadic music that fills so much of this collection is the lack of rhythmic instruments (as opposed to settled cultures, which value drumming) and the curious rhythms of the songs and instrumental pieces, which seem to reflect the gait of horses. There's plenty of wonderful music here, but to Western ears, the transcendent player has to be Mashq-e Javanan, a player of the stringed dutar from Tajikistan. He's not traditional, but his fluency and creativity -- not to mention his speed -- make him the equal of any guitar god. However, that's not quite the point of the overall exercise here, which is to expose people to all the music and cultures that comprise the Silk Road. In that it succeeds completely, as part of the overall Silk Road project headed by Yo-Yo Ma. Extraordinary, exotic, and frequently majestic, this is indeed a journey.
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Mahur
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3:11 |  |
| 02. | |
Fakhri Havasi
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3:50 | |
| 03. |
Balbyraun |
1:25 | ||
| 04. |
Dance of Tamir Agha |
2:30 | ||
| 05. |
Dilkash |
3:39 | ||
| 06. | |
Uchun Dur |
4:20 | |
| 07. | |
Choban Bayati
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1:52 | |
| 08. | |
Mokhalef
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3:13 | |
| 09. | |
Shushtari
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4:09 | |
| 10. | |
Itsuki no Komoriuta
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2:50 | |
| 11. | |
Ker-Tolgoo
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2:57 | |
| 12. | |
Xiao Yue Er Gao
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2:20 | |
| 13. |
Jiu Kuang |
2:20 | ||
| 14. |
Kharagay |
3:27 | ||
| 15. |
Ilme |
2:13 | ||
| 16. | |
The Gallop of Jonon Khar
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2:19 | |
| 17. | |
The Nightingale
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2:01 | |
| 18. | |
The River Herlen
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4:04 | |
| 19. | |
Nava
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3:51 | |
| 20. | |
Woy Bela
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2:16 | |
| 21. | |
Meskin II |
2:45 | |
| 22. | |
Ufar-e Bayat
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3:54 | |
| 23. | |
Chabbiyat Tazi Marghul
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3:29 | |
| 24. |
Shawm And Percussion Band |
2:49 | ||
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Credits
- Richard Burgess - Marketing // Ted Levin - Producer // Ted Levin - Liner Notes // Ted Levin - Photography // Wu Man - Pipa // Wu Man - Pipa // Jeff Place - Archivist // Dan Sheehy - Supervisor // Ronnie Simpkins - Audio Supervisor // Ali Tajvidi - Violin // Pete Reiniger - Mastering // Turgun Alimatov - Sato // Ashik Feyzullah Tchinar - Saz // Ashik Feyzullah Tchinar - Vocals // Mary Monseur - Production Coordination // Carla Borden - Editorial // Jean During - Producer // Jean During - Liner Notes // Jean During - Photography // Ashiq Hasan - Saz // Ashiq Hasan - Vocals // Grigor Takushian - Duduk // Bruno Caillat - Zarb // Gevorg Dabaghyan - Doudouk // Jean-Claude Chabin - Mastering // Malik Mansurov - Taragat // Stephanie Smith - Archivist // Abdorahim Hamidov - Dutar // Abdollâh Nazriev - Vocals // Abdollâh Nazriev - Satara // Barno Ishakova - Vocals // Elshan Mansurov - Kamanche // Rachel Harris - Photography // Lee Michael Demsey - ? // D.A. Sonneborn - Supervisor // Kojiro Umezaki - Shakuhachi // Ibrahim - ? // Sa Sohrabi - Performer // Abdollâh Sarvar Ahmadi - Dutar // Morâd Ali Sâlâr Ahmadi - Vocals // Rahmân-Qilich Yomudi - Ghijak // Hassan Kassai - Ney // Hossein Ghavami - Vocals // Judy Barlas - Coordination // John Passmore - ? // Almas Almatov - Vocals // Almas Almatov - Dombura // Jurabek Nabiev - Vocals // Sonya Cohen Cramer - Design // Sonya Cohen Cramer - Layout Design // Abdurashid Nâdirev - Vocals // Abdurashid Nâdirev - Dutar // Abdughani Tokhtiev - Tambur // Norman van der Sluys - Audio Engineer // Edalat Nasibov - Saz // Sayan Aqmoldaev - ? // Leyli Atashkar - Photo Booklet // Bahauddin - Tambur // Jaule Bakshi - Vocals // Jaule Bakshi - Dombura // Barterdene - Morin Khuur // Khodapanah Berdov - Satara // Yao Bingyan - Guoqin // Anna Burnakova - ? // Sergei Charkhov - Vocals // Sergei Charkhov - Chakchas // Svetlana Chebodaev - Percussion // Svetlana Chebodaev - Vocals // Jarrahi Dervishes - ? // Cloe Drieu - Photography // Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble - Cymbals // Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble - Drums // Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble - Gong // Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble - Sheng // Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble - Shawm // Edil Huseinov - ? // Ruslan Jamabaev - Komuz // Sirajoddin Juraev - Dutar // Karakhan Karakhanov - Tambor // Kamo Khatchuarturian - Dhol // Khongorzul - Vocals // Sultanali Khudaberdiev - Dutar // Slava Kuchenov - ? // Vyacheslav Kuchenov - Vocals // Vyacheslav Kuchenov - Chakchas // Kelek Kumaqau olo - ? // Faqir Muhammad - Rubab // Shavkat Nabiev - Ghijak // Shuhrat Nabiev - Vocals // Shuhrat Nabiev - Tambur // Naqshbandi Afaqi Brotherhood - ? // Rama Narkalaev - Ghijak // Mahingul Nazarshaheva - Vocals // Davlat Nazriev - Taragat // Ismail Nazriev - Dombura // Malang Nejrabi - ? // Axel Nickolaus - Photography // Nurlanbek Nishanov - ? // T. Soltan Qalebov - Vocals // T. Soltan Qalebov - Rubab // Jean Luc Ray - Photography // Razzaqov - Tambur // Dariush Safvat - Santur // Mahmud Salah - Daff // Akil Sekebaev - Vocals // Akil Sekebaev - Komuz // Shayna Silverstein - Production Coordination // Shayna Silverstein - Glossary // Sohrab - Balaban // Muhammud Rahim Takhary - Vocals // Muhammud Rahim Takhary - Dambura // S. Tawarow - Vocals // S. Tawarow - Rubab // Tara Todras Whitehill - Photography // Samara Tokhtakunova - Komuz // Dordi Torik - Vocals // Dordi Torik - Dutar // Nur Mahammat Tursun - Satara // Aygul Ulkenbaeva - Dombura // Evgeni Ulugbashev - Vocals // Evgeni Ulugbashev - Chakchas // Uyghur Muqam Ensemble - ? // Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova - Vocals // Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova - Dutar // Zakirjan Yunusov - Tambur
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