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• 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 and the Alim Qasimov Ensemble.
• Personnel : Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, violin; John Sherba, violin; Hank Dutt, viola; Jeffrey Zeigler, cello - with : Alim Qasimov, vocal and daf; Fargana Qasimova, vocal and daf; Rafael Asgarov, balaban; RaufIslamov, kamancha; Ali Asgar Mammadov, tar; Vugar Sharifzadeh, naghara; and Homayun Sakhi, Afghan rubâb; Salar Nader, tabla; Abbos Kosimov, doyra and qayraq.
• There is a full bonus DVD with a 24-min film, interactive glossary, maps and track list. The set is in deluxe gatefold digipak packaging , with a 20+ page colour booklet, with photos & song lyrics.
• This is volume 7 of the acclaimed Music of Central Asia, series, and two other volumes are released concurrently with this one. |
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Track Listing for Music of Central Asia V8 (CD + DVD) Rainbow
1. Rangin Kaman
2. Kohlen Atim
3. Mehriban Olaq
4. Getme, Getme
5. Leyla
6. Qashlarin Kamandir
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Reviews |
| fRoots - Ken Hunt |
| Music to live long in the memory. |
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Discovery catalogue available for
Kronos Quartet / Alim & Fargana Quasimov
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Music of Central Asia V8 (CD + DVD) Rainbow
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