The Silk Road : a musical caravan.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings.

Series:

Smithsonian Global Sound.

Language:

English

Multiple languages

Subjects (All):

Music--Silk Road.

Music.

Music--Asia.

Asia.

Genre:

Folk music.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2002.

Contents:

Disc 1 : Masters and traditions. Mahur (Iranian) (3:07) ; Fakhri havasi (Azeri) (3:48) ; Balbyraun (Kazakh) (1:23) ; Dance of tamir agha (Armenian) (2:27) ; Dilkash (Azeri) (3:36) ; Uchun dur (Uzbek/Tajik) (4:17) ; Choban bayati (Azeri) (1:49) ; Mokhalef (Iranian) (3:09) ; Shushtari (Iranian) (4:06) ; Lullaby from Itsuki (Japanese) (2:46) ; Ker-tolgoo (Kyrgyz) (2:52) ; Xiao yue er gao = High little moon (Chinese) (2:16) ; Jiu kuang = Wine mad (Chinese) (2:16) ; Kharagay = The pine tree (Khakas) (3:24) ; Ilme = Hook (Kazakh) (2:10) ; The gallop of jonon khar (Mongolian) (2:15) ; The nightingale (Kyrgyz) (1:57) ; The river Herlen (Mongolian) (4:00) ; Nava (Uzbek) (3:46) ; Woy bala = Hey kid (Uyghur) (2:12) ; Meskin II (Uzbek) (2:41) ; Ufar-e bayat (Tajik/Uzbek/Bukharan Jewish) (3:51) ; Chabbiyat tazi marghul (Uyghur) (3:25) ; Shawm and percussion band (Chinese) (2:49). Disc 2 : Minstrels and lovers : Jew's harp melody (Kazakh) (1:45) ; Khai (Kkakas) (2:07) ; Tepen kök (Kazakh from Mongolia) (1:15) ; Kögmen (Khakas) (3:17) ; Excerpt from Alpamish epic (Uzbek) (3:28) ; Beyish namasi = Melody of paradise (Qaraqalpak) (2:26) ; Terme (Kazakh) (3:35) ; Lament (Turkmen from Iran) (4:47) ; Mashq-e javanan (Tajik/Uzbek) (2:45) ; Kuu (Kyrgyz) (1:17) ; Sanam (Uyghur) (4:34) ; Charzarb (Tajik) (3:49) ; Mizghan-i siyah = Black eyelashes (Afghan/Tajik) (3:24) ; Love song (Azeri from Iran) (3:34) ; Qara olu (Kazakh) (2:01) ; Kertolghau (Kazakh) (2:17) ; Dargilik (Tajik) (3:28) ; Madh (Tajik) (4:21) ; Zikr (Uyghur) (3:42) ; Kyrgyz wisdom song (Kyrgyz) (2:27) ; Allah madad (Iranian/Afghan) (3:19) ; Alevi song (Turkish) (4:01) ; Sufi hymn (Turkish) (4:38).

Participant:

Various performers.

Notes:

Streaming audio files.

Title from resource description page (viewed March 03, 2016).

Includes PDF of liner notes in English.

Recorded between 1980 and 2002.

Other Format:

Original cat. no.: SFW40438

OCLC:

950025484

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.