The Jew's Harp World

1. Skjoldmøyslaget

2. Sordølen

3. Fiskaren

4. Veum'en

5. Springar E. Olav Oreholti

6. Munnharpevalsen

7. Masurka E. Olav Aukrust

8. My Love Is in America

9. Frost Is All Over

10. Cuckoo's Nest

11. Gamalstev

12. Besteland'en

13. Vandringen

14. Gangar E. Tarkjel Aslakson Austad

15. Hôm Nay Toi Di Choi, Vui Ghe! - Tran Quang Hai

16. Balinese Genggong Solo - Tran Quang Hai

17. Em Mai la Em Be Viet Nam - Tran Quang Hai

18. Munnharpetone Fra Rajahstan - Jai Shankar, Svein Westad

19. Kirgisisk Folketone

20. Ker Özöne

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Average customer rating: Be a Marco Polo of music Northern Exposure Sparse Great Songs The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan Like an Exotic Journey

The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet Silk Road Journey Caravan: The Ultimate Silk Road Album Without You ASIN: B000063NDQ Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. Mahur (Iranian) - Bruno Caillat
2. Fakhri Havasi (Azeri) - Edalat Nasibov
3. Balbyraun (Kazakh) - Aygul Ulkenbaeva
4. Dance Of Tamir Agha (Armenian) - evorg Dabaghian
5. Dilkash (Azeri) - Elshan Mansurov
6. Uchun Dur (Uzbek/Tajik) - Jurabek Nabiev
7. Choban Bayati (Azeri) - Mailik Mansurov
8. Mokhalef (Iranian) - Hoseyn Qavami
9. Shushtari (Iranian) - Hasan Kasa'i
10. Lullaby From Itsuki (Japanese) - Kojiro Umezaki
11. Ker-Tolgoo (Kyrgyz) - Samara Tokhtakunova
12. Xiao Yue Er Gao ('High Little Moon') (Chinese) - Wu Man
13. Jiu Kuaang ('Wine Mad') (Chinese) - Yao Bingyan
14. Kharagay ('The Pine Tree') (Khakas) - Svetlana Chebodaev
15. Ilme ('Hook') (Kazakh) - Aygul Ulkenbaeva
16. The Gallop Of Jonon Khar (Mongolian) - Baterdene
17. The Nightingale (Kyrgyz) - Ruslan Jumabaev
18. The River Herlen (Mongolian) - Baterdene
19. Nava (Uzbek) - Turgun Alimatov
20. Woy Bala ('Hey, Kid') (Uyghur) - Nur Mahammat Tursun
21. Meskin II (Uzbek) - Abdurahim Hamidov
22. Ufar-e Bayat (Tajik/Uzbek/Bukharan Jewish) - Barno Is'hakova
23. Chabbiyat Tazi Marghul (Uyghur) - Uyghur Muquam Ensemble
24. Shawm And Percussion Band (Chinese) - Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble

Tracks:

1. The Nomadic Sound: Jew's Harp Melody (Kazakh) - Edil Huseinov
2. The Nomadic Sound: Khai (Khakas) - Evgeni Ulugbashev
3. The Nomadic Sound: Tepen Kok (Kazakh From Mongolia) - Kelek Kumaqay
4. The Nomadic Sound: Kogmen (Khakas) - Slava Kuchenov
5. The Nomadic Sound: Excerpt From Alpamish Epic (Uzbek) - Jaule Bakhshi
6. The Nomadic Sound: Beyish Namasi ('Meoldy Of Paradise') (Qaraqalpak) - Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova
7. The Nomadic Sound: Terme (Kazakh) - Almas Almatov
8. The Nomadic Sound: Lament (Turkmen From Iran) - Dordi Torik
9. The Nomadic Sound: Mashq-e Javanan (Tajik/Uzbek) - Sirajoddin Juraev
10. The Nomadic Sound: Kuu (Kyrgyz) - Nurlanbek Nishanov
11. Traditions Of Festivity: Sanam (Uyghur) - Abdurashid Nadirev
12. Traditions Of Festivity: Charzarb (Tajik) - Abdullah Nariev
13. Traditions Of Festivity: Mizghan-i Siyah ('Black Eyelashes') (Afghan/Tajik) - Muhammud Rahim Takhary
14. Traditions Of Festivity: Love Song (Azeri From Iran) - Ibrahim
15. Traditions Of Festivity: Qara Olu (Kazakh) - Edil Huseinov
16. Spiritual Music: Kertolghau (Kazakh) - Sayan Aqmoldaev
17. Spiritual Music: Dargilik (Tajik) - Khodapanah Berdov
18. Spiritual Music: Madh (Tajik) - T. Soltan Qalbov
19. Spiritual Music: Zikr (Uyghur) - Naqshbandi Afaqi Brotherhood
20. Spiritual Music: Kyrgyz Wisdom Song (Kyrgyz) - Akli Sekebaev
21. Spiritual Music: Allah Madad (Iranian/Afghan) - Abdollah Sarvar Ahmandi
22. Spiritual Music: Alevi Song (Turkish) - Ashiq Faizullah Chinar
23. Spiritual Music: Sufi Hymn (Turkish) - Jarrahi Dervishes And Others

Amazon.com

"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

Album Description

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.

Customer Reviews:

Be a Marco Polo of music.......2007-05-06

Its rather difficult to review this in the regular like it/don't like it way. This is the endemic music of the people along the silk road the runs across Asia. Some of it sounds very strange compared to Western music, like study for an Anthropology course, while some of it very enjoyable.

Northern Exposure.......2007-03-30

This anthology is an outstanding survey of the northern section of the so-called Silk Road, taking us from Turkey, Azerbaijan,and Iran, through Uzbekistan, southern Siberia, China, and finally to Japan, but not in order, as the CD set is organized instead by category of musical function and the localities seem random. Although there are significant gaps in the styles, and I particularly miss the sweet lyric songs of Kyrgyz women, the powerful mugham voice of Qasimov of Azerbaijan, and more examples of the kylkobyz fiddle of Kzakhstan, the set provides a fine introduction of the musics of inner Asia and particularly the instruments. A glossary of instruments is provided, but unfortunately their images are often lacking. All the examples are short by necessity, when many traditional pieces are far longer in duration. For the uninitiated, it will take repeated listening to distinguish the uniqueness of timbre and rhythm from one land to the other; but this similarity of sounds helps demonstrate the role of the trade routes in sharing instruments and styles, such that the Japanese biwa, the Chinese pipa, and the Arabic oud all are related. If you want to attain some feel for the musics of inner Asia, then certainly these disks will meet the requirement.

Sparse Great Songs.......2007-03-29

Some of the pieces on the first cd are "take away" great.
The secound cd is ...
I enjoy "world culture" music and sound however, the secound cd in this double collection was a monotonous let down.

The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan.......2007-01-03

Thank you for this part of my research on Central Asia.

Like an Exotic Journey.......2005-08-06

This is the ultimate World Music collection. It features authentic sounds from vastly diverse cultures, assembled in such a way that they don't clash, they flow along like a caravan journey. If you're looking for familiar tunes, this isn't for you. But if you'd like to expand your musical horizons, I highly recommend it.

Average customer rating:

4TH International Jew's Harp Festival Various Artists Manufacturer: Norway Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Jewish & Yiddish Music | Folk | Styles | Music Klezmer | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000ERVJBI Release Date: 2006-03-28

Average customer rating:

The Jew's Harp World Svein Westad Manufacturer: Norway Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Jewish & Yiddish Music | Folk | Styles | Music Klezmer | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005LMNF Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Skjoldmget
2. Sord
3. Fiskaren
4. Veum'en
5. Springar E. Olav Oreholti
6. Munnharpevalsen
7. Masurka E. Olav Aukrust
8. My Love Is in America
9. Frost Is All Over
10. Cuckoo's Nest
11. Gamalstev
12. Besteland'en
13. Vandringen
14. Gangar E. Tarkjel Aslakson Austad
15. Hay Toi Di Choi, Vui Ghe! - Tran Quang Hai
16. Balinese Genggong Solo - Tran Quang Hai
17. Em Mai la Em Be Viet Nam - Tran Quang Hai
18. Munnharpetone Fra Rajahstan - Jai Shankar, Svein Westad
19. Kirgisisk Folketone
20. Ker
21. Det Va'ei Gamal Kjering
22. Springar E. Embrik Beitohaugen
23. Sea Cucumber
24. On a Festive Day
25. Wandering Bear
26. Skripalen
27. Fossegrimen
28. Frorgon Te' Kveld
29. Jew's Harp Waves - Tran Quang Hai, , Svein Westad, John Wright

Average customer rating: Heaven for the jew's harp fan!

Genggong: Balinese Jew's Harp Orchestra Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Library ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Indonesia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music Bali | Indonesia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001LWC Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

1. Gegindeman
2. Tabuh Telu
3. Tangis
4. Gong-Gongan
5. Kondokan Jalan
6. Angklung
7. Katak Ngongkek
8. Gelagah Puhun
9. Selandung
10. Dongkang Menek Punyan Biyu
11. Tabuh Enggung

Customer Reviews:

Heaven for the jew's harp fan!.......2003-09-14

I have been fascinated with the jew's harp ever since Linus first played it for Charlie Brown during the Peanut's classic Spelling Bee episode. Genggong takes up where Linus left off, with a masterful exploration of a little-used and anti-semitic-sounding instrument.

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