Silk Road: A Musical Caravan / Various Silk Road: A Musical Caravan / Various CD

What if Marco Polo had owned a tape recorder? And what if his epic travels across the heart of Asia had taken place not at the end of the 13th century, but at the beginning of the 21st? The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan presents a panoramic sweep of the vast and rich musical territory that an adventurous traveler like Polo might uncover in this vitally important region today. 2-CD, full color booklet with extensive notes, photos, 47 tracks and 146 minutes.

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 25. The Nomadic Sound: Jew's Harp Melody (Kazakh) - Edil Huseinov 26. The Nomadic Sound: Khai (Khakas) - Evgeni Ulugbashev 27. The Nomadic Sound: Tepen Kok (Kazakh from Mongolia) - Kelek Kumaqay 28. The Nomadic Sound: Kogmen (Khakas) - Slava Kuchenov 29. The Nomadic Sound: Excerpt from Alpamish Epic (Uzbek) - Jaule Bakhshi 30. The Nomadic Sound: Beyish Namasi ('Meoldy of Paradise') (Qaraqalpak) - Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova 31. The Nomadic Sound: Terme (Kazakh) - Almas Almatov 32. The Nomadic Sound: Lament (Turkmen from Iran) - Dordi Torik 33. The Nomadic Sound: Mashq-E Javanan (Tajik/Uzbek) - Sirajoddin Juraev 34. The Nomadic Sound: Kuu (Kyrgyz) - Nurlanbek Nishanov 35. Traditions of Festivity: Sanam (Uyghur) - Abdurashid Nadirev 36. Traditions of Festivity: Charzarb (Tajik) - Abdullah Nariev 37. Traditions of Festivity: Mizghan-I Siyah ('Black Eyelashes') (Afghan/Tajik) - Muhammud Rahim Takhary 38. Traditions of Festivity: Love Song (Azeri from Iran) - Ibrahim 39. Traditions of Festivity: Qara Olu (Kazakh) - Edil Huseinov 40. Spiritual Music: Kertolghau (Kazakh) - Sayan Aqmoldaev 41. Spiritual Music: Dargilik (Tajik) - Khodapanah Berdov 42. Spiritual Music: Madh (Tajik) - T. Soltan Qalbov 43. Spiritual Music: Zikr (Uyghur) - Naqshbandi Afaqi Brotherhood 44. Spiritual Music: Kyrgyz Wisdom Song (Kyrgyz) - Akli Sekebaev 45. Spiritual Music: Allah Madad (Iranian/Afghan) - Abdollah Sarvar Ahmandi 46. Spiritual Music: Alevi Song (Turkish) - Ashiq Faizullah Chinar 47. Spiritual Music: Sufi Hymn (Turkish) - Jarrahi Dervishes and Others