Showing posts with label central asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label central asia. Show all posts
Friday, September 18, 2015

CD Review: Zedashe's 'Our Earth And Water'

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Zedashe Our Earth And Water Living Roots Music Georgia (the country) is well-known for it's polyphonic vocal traditions. Zedashe con...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

CD Review: Baraka's Double-Disc 'Shams'

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Baraka Shams [2-CD] Sketis Music The Latvian band, Baraka, brings us a double-disc release of music celebrating the contemporary styles...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

CD Review: Quraishi's 'Mountain Melodies'

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Quraishi Mountain Melodies Evergreene Music Quraishi is a New York City-based and Afghan-born rubab player with a penchant for reviving ...
Saturday, May 3, 2014

CD Review: Sakina's 'Roye Mi'

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Sakina Roye Mi ARC Music A native of Kurdish Turkey, Sakina is an Austrian and German-based singer and composer that represents the folk...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

CD Review: Meikhaneh's 'La maison de l'ivresse'

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Meikhaneh La maison de l'ivresse Self-Release France's Meikhaneh produces intriguing music inspired by Central Asia, the Mediter...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

CD Review: Various Artists' 'Kyzyl-Moscow III'

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Various Artists Kyzyl-Moscow III Sketis Music This collection of Tuvan throat-singing music spans twenty tracks and numerous, well-known...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

CD Review: Baird Hersey & Prana's 'Sadhana'

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Baird Hersey & Prana Sadhana Bent Records The multiphonic, yogic, and kirtan-influenced vocal traditions of Tuva, Nepal, Tibet, and ...
Saturday, December 7, 2013

CD Review: Kevin Seddiki and Bijan Chemirani's 'Imaginarium'

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Kevin Seddiki and Bijan Chemirani Imaginarium World Village With ties to France and Iran, Kevin Seddiki and Bijan Chemirani know how to...
Sunday, November 3, 2013

CD Review: Alim Qasimov And Fargana Qasimova's 'Intimate Dialogue'

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Alim Qasimov and Fargana Qasimova Intimate Dialogue Dreyer Gaido Azerbaijani father and daughter, Alim Qasimov and Fargana Qasimova, res...
Friday, September 20, 2013

CD Review: Salaam's 'Train To Basra...And Other Stories'

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Salaam Train To Basra...And Other Stories Self-Release With ties to American blues and Iraqi folk music, you know this is going to be a ...

CD Review: Gao Hong's 'Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream'

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Gao Hong Quiet Forest, Flowing Stream Innova Pipa master, Gao Hong, is a Chinese lute player with a knack for creating beautiful melodie...
Monday, September 16, 2013

CD Review: Qetiq's 'Rock From Taklamakan Desert'

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Qetiq Rock From Taklamakan Desert Dreyer Gaido Uyghur rock music? You bet. This is a compelling, energetic, and unforgettable romp throu...
Friday, September 7, 2012

CD Review: Shahrzad Sepanlou's 'Yek Rooz'

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Shahrzad Sepanlou Yek Rooz (One Day) Self-Release Born in Tehran, Iran and based in California, Shahrzad Sepanlou is a talented musician...
Friday, August 24, 2012

CD Review: Persian Azeri Trio's 'Persian Azeri Project: From Shiraz To Baku'

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Persian Azeri Trio Persian Azeri Project: From Shiraz To Baku ARC Music The Persian Azeri Trio consists of Iran's Pejman Hadadi on p...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

CD Review: SoSaLa's 'Nu World Trash'

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SoSaLa Nu World Trash DooBeeDoo Records SoSaLa is Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi, a native Persian, who has lived all over the world. As a com...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

CD Review: Mehdi Rezania's 'Salute To Sun'

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Mehdi Rezania Salute To Sun Self Release Born in Iran and based in Canada, Mehdi Rezania is a talented santur (hammered dulcimer) master...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

CD Review: Sevara Nazarkhan's 'Tortadur'

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Sevara Nazarkhan Tortadur Sevara Music Sevara leaves the flashy, pop-oriented flavor of earlier works behind--the original tone of  Ne ...

CD Review: Pezhham Akhavass 'Percussions'

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Pezhham Akhavass Percussions Self Release The San Francisco-based percussionist extraordinaire, Pezhham Akhavass, is a whiz at the tomba...
Friday, June 17, 2011

CD Review: Tareq Abboushi & Shusmo's 'Mumtastic'

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Tareq Abboushi & Shusmo Mumtastic Self-Release The Palestinian-raised Tareq Abboushi celebrates a progressive set of Middle Eastern musi...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

CD Review: Amjad Ali Khan/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/David Murphy

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Amjad Ali Khan Samaagam World Village Samaagam , which is Sanskrit for "confluence" or "flowing together," is an astute ...