Release Date: 30 March 2010
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 093074052723
Genres: Rock
Description
Working with Kronos [America's premier new music quartet], I realized that through music you can cross not only boundaries between different regions of Afghanistan, but even bigger boundaries, such as between East and West, reveals Homayun Sakhi. "When we play together, the music really connects well and we all get a lot of pleasure from it."A bold collaboration between America's premier new music quartet, Azerbaijan's best-loved traditional singer, and the leading Afghan rubâb player of his generation. Featured works include Homayun Sakhi's luminous "Rainbow," for string quartet, rubâb, tabla, and Central Asian percussion, and spirited arrangements of Azerbaijani songs performed by Kronos Quartet and the Alim Qasimov Ensemble. A bonus DVD documents the creative process of the collaboration between Kronos Quartet and renowned Azerbaijani vocalist Alim Qasimov and his ensemble, and with Afghan rubâb virtuoso Homayun Sakhi. 6 Tracks, 66 Minutes, 44-pg Booklet, photos; DVD contains series introduction, 24-minute film, interactive glossary, and map.
Tracklisting
Jerron Paxton
Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin
Dan + Claudia Zanes
Ella Jenkins
Ella Jenkins
The Po' Ramblin Boys
Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell & Ed Young
Sonya Cohen Cramer
Kronos Quartet
Alison Brown
Kronos Quartet, Rinde Eckert, Van-Anh Vanessa Vo
Kronos Quartet, Mahsa Vahdat & Marjan Vahdat
