Traditional music from regions in Central Asia now comprising present-day Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang (East Turkestan); includes "Caucasian male choirs, classical maqam singers from Bukhara and the Ferghana Valley, and a nomadic singer from the Kazakh Steppes, among others"--Container verso.

"From the International Music Collection of the British Library National Sound Archives"--Container.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Will Prentice with bibliographical references and instrument glossary (15 p. : ill., ports. ; map) inserted in container.

Field recordings made in Central Asia in 1909.

Vocal works sung in Armenian, Azeri, Bukharan, Chechen, Ingush, Kabadian, Kazakh, Kumyk, Kyrgyz, Persian, Pushto, Sart, and Old Turkic.

Topic world series

Vladikavkaz. Kudari zarond lechi zarag (Ossetian) (choir) (2:44) ; Lezghinka (Chechen) (tar, kamancha, drum) (2:39) ; Asup khubada (Ingush) (choir) (2:36) ; Lezghinka (Kabardian) (accordion) (3:01) ; Aya-duniya, pana duniya (Kumyk) (choir) (3:02)

Tiflis (Tbilisi). En inch man er ark'ayakan = What a kingly thing this is (Armenian) (vocal, 2 duduks) (3:01) ; Lezghinka : (Lekuri) (Georgian) (doli, 2 duduks) (2:54) ; Ekhlandeli kalebi = Contemporary women (Georgian) (vocal, drum tar) (2:59) ; (Bayati shiraz) : Katar (Azeri) (vocal, daf, tar, kamancha) (3:06)

Alexandropol (Gyumri). Alagyaz badzr sar e = Alagyaz is a high mountain (Armenian) (vocal) (2:40)

Merv (Mari). Kovsan (Afghan) (vocal, daira) (2:48)

Bukhara. Rafti iloi falag (Sart) (vocal trio, dumbak, doira) (3:00) ; Sarvinaz (Bukharan) (vocal, tanbur) (2:58) ; Khudoyar khan (Samarkand, Sart) (vocal, dutor) (2:57) ; Marsh ishvoi (Kokand, Sart) (chang, dutor, tanbur) (2:58)

Tashkent. Khazrat sultan ("Kyrgyz;" vocal, dombra) (2:47)

Kokand. Soki yamat jig-jigi (Khojent, Sart) (vocal, dutar) (2:49) ; Sowti sini khorosh. Pt. 2 (Khojent, Sart) (vocal, tanbur) (2:52)

Skobelev (Ferghana). Rok mashki (Sart) (vocal, tanbur, 2 dutors, chang, gijak, doira) (2:52) ; Suvora andizhany (Sart) (sumai, nagora) (2:54)

Marghelan. Mushagaran kashkarcha (Kashgar) (bowed tanbur, doira, Kashgar sapoi) (2:41) ; Sanor ayty khudoga (Sart) (vocal trio) (2:50)

Tashkent. Arzimni aytay body saboga. Pt. 1 (Sart) (vocal trio, tanbur, dutar) (2:47).

Folk music > Asia, Central.

Folk music > Caucasus.

Field recordings > Asia, Central.

Field recordings > Caucasus.

Asia > Sound recordings.

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