| Various Artists / Music of the Silk Road |
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| Album: | Music of the Silk Road | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Feb 2004 | |
| Label: | Arc Music Inc. | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-06-21 | Pull Date: | 2004-08-23 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Aug 1 | Jul 25 | Jul 11 | Jul 4 | Jun 27 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 20, 2015: | Melange Zim Zim Zim, You Are a Ploughman | 4. | Sep 24, 2004: | No Cover, No Minimum - On The Silk Road Khayam Va Koozeh | |
| 2. | Dec 31, 2011: | Music Casserole I Love You, Snow of the Norh | 5. | Jul 27, 2004: | At the Cafe Bohemian You Are a Ploughman | |
| 3. | Jun 20, 2009: | No Cover, No Minimum: Weekend Edition Khayam Va Koozeh | 6. | Jul 24, 2004: | Storytime!--Magic Agh Im Anush Yarus, You Are a Ploughman |
| Album Review |
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| Manoneet Reviewed 2004-05-31 | ||
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Imagine you’re a silk trader traveling with your wares in the mid 7th century. What kind of music would you hear during your 6-month land journey from the taverns of Turkey to the courts of China? This album tells you what kind. Track 1: Quintessential Turkish folk dance with strings and trad. percussion. **Track 2: Harvest song with husky fem vox. Strong rhythmic elements and the metallic clinker of small cymbals. Track 3: Somber, haunting flute refrain. Track 4: More dance music. Energetic oud-playing and melodic male vox. **Track 5: Festive dance music with distinctive bellow-like instrument + drums. Track 6: Dramatic musical piece with high pitched fem. vox. **Track 7: Classical santoor performance with steady percussive rhythm provided by trad. hollow wooden drum. **Track 8: Melodic, folksy Afghan love song with male and fem. vox, tabla-like “dhol�, and lute. (read the lyrics of this song in the liner notes—very cool 8->) Track 9: Nomadic dance tune performed on surnai (shrill flute) and dhol (crude percussive insturment) Track 10: Strong male vox with fiddle + lute. Check out the crazy vocal acrobatics around 3:30. Very peculiar singing style. Track 11: Folk orchestra performance with flute at the center. Texturally quite intricate. Track 12: Duet between powerful fem. vox and flute. **Track 13: Beautiful solo flute refrain. Traditional shepherd’s melody. Track 14: Mid-tempo folk song with passionate fem. vox. Warm, oriental sound. Track 15: Instrumental dance piece. Tempo picks up abruptly around 2:30. Quite theatrical. Track 16: Piercing fem. vox with beautiful, swaying melody performed on various background instruments. **Track 17: Joyous and playful composition with flute and brass percussion. | ||
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