The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan

by SILK ROAD: A MUSICAL CARAVAN /

Overview

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. ~ Chris Nickson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/23/2002
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074043820
Rank:	96180

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Mahur  - Bruno Caillat  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Dariush Safvat
2. Fakhri Havasi  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Edalat Nasibov
3. Balbyraun  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Aygul Ulkenbaeva
4. Dance of Tamir Agha  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Gevorg Dabaghyan  - Kamo Khatchuarturian  - Mary Monseur  - Grigor Takushian
5. Dilkash  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Elshan Mansurov  - Mary Monseur
6. Uchun Dur  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Abdorahim Hamidov  - Mary Monseur  - Jurabek Nabiev  - Shavkat Nabiev  - Shuhrat Nabiev
7. Choban Bayati  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Malik Mansurov  - Mary Monseur  - Mahmud Salah
8. Mokhalef  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Hoseyn Qavami  - Ali Tajvidi
9. Shushtari  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Hassan Kassai  - Mary Monseur
10. Lullaby from Itsuki  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Kojiro Umezaki
11. Ker-Tolgoo  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Samara Tokhtakunova
12. Ziao Yue Er Gao (High Little Moon)  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Wu Man  - Mary Monseur
13. Jiu Kuang (Wine Mad)  - Yao Bingyan  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur
14. Kharagay (The Pine Tree)  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Svetlana Chebodaev  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Vyacheslav Kuchenov  - Mary Monseur
15. Ilme (Hook)  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Aygul Ulkenbaeva
16. The Gallop of Jonon Khar  -  Baterdene  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Joel Gordon  - Mary Monseur
17. The Nightingale  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Ruslan Jamabaev  - Mary Monseur
18. The River Herlen  -  Baterdene  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Joel Gordon  -  Khongorzul  - Mary Monseur
19. Nava  - Turgun Alimatov  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur
20. Woy Bala (Hey, Kid)  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Nur Mahammat Tursun
21. Meskin II  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Abdorahim Hamidov  - Mary Monseur  - Shuhrat Razzaqov
22. Ufar-e Bayat  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Barno Ishakova  - Sultanali Khudaberdiev  - Mary Monseur  - Rama Narkalaev  - Zakirjan Yunusov
23. Chabbiyat Tazi Marghul  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  -  Uyghur Muqam Ensemble
24. Shawm and Percussion Band from Southern Liaoning  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  -  Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble  - Mary Monseur  - Francois Picard

Disc 2

25. Jew's Harp Melody  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Edil Huseinov  - Mary Monseur
26. Khai  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Evgeni Ulugbashev
27. Tepen K¿¿k (from Mongolia)  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Kelek Kumaqauolo  - Mary Monseur
28. K¿¿gmen  - Anna Burnakova  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sergei Charkhov  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Slava Kuchenov  - Mary Monseur  -  Sabjilar
29. Alpamish Epic~Excerpt  - Jaule Bakshi  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur
30. Beyish Namasi (Melody of Paradise)  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova
31. Terme  - Almas Almatov  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur
32. Lament  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Dordi Torik  - Rahman-Qilich Yomudi
33. Mashq-e Javanan  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Sirajoddin Juraev  - Mary Monseur
34. Kuu  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Nurlanbek Nyshanov
35. Sanam  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Abdurashid Nadirev  - Abdughani Tokhtiev
36. Charzarb  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Abdollah Nazriev  - Davlat Nazriev  - Ismail Nazriev
37. Mizghan-i Siyah (Black Eyelashes)  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Muhammud Rahim Takhary
38. Love Song  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Asheq Hasan  -  Ibrahim  - Mary Monseur  - Sa Sohrabi
39. Qara Olu  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Edil Huseinov  - Mary Monseur
40. Kertolghau  - Sayan Aqmoldaev  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur
41. Dargilik  - Khodapanah Berdov  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Karakhan Karakhanov  - Mary Monseur  - Mahingul Nazarshaheva
42. Madh  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - T. Soltan Qalebov
43. Zikr  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  -  Naqshbandi Afaqi Brotherhood
44. Kyrgyz Wisdom Song  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Akil Sekebaev
45. Allah Madad  - Abdollah Sarvar Ahmadi  - M. Salar Ahmadi  - Morad Ali Salar Ahmadi  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur
46. Alevi Song  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  - Mary Monseur  - Ashik Feyzullah Tchinar
47. Sufi Hymn  - Jean Claude Chabin  - Sonya Cohen Cramer  -  Jarrahi Dervishes  - Mary Monseur

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wu Man   Primary Artist,Pipa
Elshan Mansurov   Primary Artist,Kamanche
Sa Sohrabi   Primary Artist
Barno Ishakova   Primary Artist,Vocals
Shuhrat Nabiev   Primary Artist,Tambur,Vocals
Shavkat Nabiev   Primary Artist,Ghijak
Muhammud Rahim Takhary   Primary Artist,Vocals,Dambura
Hassan Kassai   Primary Artist,Ney
Ismail Nazriev   Primary Artist,Dombura
Samara Tokhtakunova   Primary Artist,Komuz
Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble   Primary Artist,Gong,Drums,Shawm,Sheng,Cymbals
Khongorzul   Primary Artist,Vocals
Slava Kuchenov   Primary Artist
Naqshbandi Afaqi Brotherhood   Primary Artist
Kelek Kumaqau olo   Primary Artist
Sultanali Khudaberdiev   Primary Artist,Dutar
Uyghur Muqam Ensemble   Primary Artist
T. Soltan Qalebov   Primary Artist,Rubab,Vocals
Dordi Torik   Primary Artist,Dutar,Vocals
Nur Mahammat Tursun   Primary Artist,Satara
Khodapanah Berdov   Primary Artist,Satara
Hoseyn Qavami   Primary Artist
Morad Ali Salar Ahmadi   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rahman-Qilich Yomudi   Primary Artist,Ghijak
Abdurashid Nadirev   Primary Artist,Dutar,Vocals
Vyacheslav Kuchenov   Primary Artist,Vocals,Chakchas
Nurlanbek Nyshanov   Primary Artist
Evgeni Ulugbashev   Primary Artist,Vocals,Chakchas
Mahingul Nazarshaheva   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kamo Khatchuarturian   Primary Artist,Dhol
Akil Sekebaev   Primary Artist,Komuz,Vocals
Asheq Hasan   Primary Artist
Aygul Ulkenbaeva   Primary Artist,Dombura
Mahmud Salah   Primary Artist,Daff
Svetlana Chebodaev   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion
Rama Narkalaev   Primary Artist,Ghijak
Sayan Aqmoldaev   Primary Artist
Zakirjan Yunusov   Primary Artist,Tambur
Ibrahim   Primary Artist
Sabjilar   Primary Artist
Abdollah Sarvar Ahmadi   Primary Artist,Dutar
Dariush Safvat   Primary Artist,Santur
Abdughani Tokhtiev   Primary Artist,Tambur
Sirajoddin Juraev   Primary Artist,Dutar
Ruslan Jamabaev   Primary Artist,Komuz
Edil Huseinov   Primary Artist
Shuhrat Razzaqov   Primary Artist
Almas Almatov   Primary Artist,Vocals,Dombura
Edalat Nasibov   Primary Artist,Saz
Ashik Feyzullah Tchinar   Primary Artist,Saz,Vocals
Ali Tajvidi   Primary Artist,Violin
Grigor Takushian   Primary Artist,Duduk
Karakhan Karakhanov   Primary Artist,Tambor
Davlat Nazriev   Primary Artist,Taragat
Kojiro Umezaki   Primary Artist,Shakuhachi
Turgun Alimatov   Primary Artist,Sato
Abdorahim Hamidov   Primary Artist,Dutar
Abdollah Nazriev   Primary Artist,Satara,Vocals
Anna Burnakova   Primary Artist
Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova   Primary Artist,Dutar,Vocals
Baterdene   Primary Artist
Jaule Bakshi   Primary Artist,Vocals,Dombura
Jurabek Nabiev   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sergei Charkhov   Primary Artist,Vocals,Chakchas
Jarrahi Dervishes   Primary Artist
Yao Bingyan   Primary Artist,Guoqin
Bruno Caillat   Primary Artist,Zarb
Malik Mansurov   Primary Artist,Taragat
Gevorg Dabaghyan   Primary Artist,Doudouk
Bahauddin   Tambur
Faqir Muhammad   Rubab
S. Tawarow   Rubab,Vocals
Razzaqov   Tambur
Sohrab   Balaban
Barterdene   Morin Khuur
M. Salar Ahmadi   Vocals
Shayna Silverstein   Glossary
Ashiq Hasan   Saz,Vocals
Hossein Ghavami   Vocals

Technical Credits

Norman van der Sluys   Audio Engineer
Jean Claude Chabin   Mastering
Sonya Cohen Cramer   Design,Layout Design
Stephanie Smith   Archivist
Cloe Drieu   Photography
Leyli Atashkar   Photo Booklet
Ted Levin   Producer,Liner Notes,Photography
Axel Nickolaus   Photography
Jean Luc Ray   Photography
Judy Barlas   Coordination
Jean-Claude Chabin   Mastering
Richard Burgess   Marketing
Tara Todras Whitehill   Photography
Mary Monseur   Production Coordination
Carla Borden   Editorial
Francois Picard   Engineer
Jean During   Producer,Liner Notes,Photography
Joel Gordon   Engineer
Pete Reiniger   Mastering
Ronnie Simpkins   Audio Supervisor
Shayna Silverstein   Production Coordination
Dan Sheehy   Supervisor
D.A. Sonneborn   Supervisor
Jeff Place   Archivist
Rachel Harris   Photography
Sa Sohrabi   Performer