SILK ROAD: A MUSICAL CARAVAN

What if Marco Polo had owned a tape recorder? And what if his epic travels along the Silk Road had taken place not at the end of the 13th century, but at the beginning of the 21st? Far-fetched conjectures to be sure, but our compilation The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan offers a glimpse of the rich musical life that an intrepid and curious traveler like Marco Polo might find in the lands of the Silk Road today

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Mahur Dariush Safvat and Bruno Caillat 03:11

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Fakhri Havasi Edalat Nasibov 03:50

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Balbyraun (Honey fingers) Aygul Ulkenbaeva 01:25

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Dance of Tamir Agha Gevorg Dabaghian, Grigor Takushian, and Kamo Khatchuaturian 02:30

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Dilkash Elshan Mansurov 03:39

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Uchun Dur Jurabek Nabiev, Shuhrat Nabiev, Shavkat Nabiev, and Abdurahim Hamidov 04:20

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Choban Bayati Malik Mansurov and Mahmud Salah 01:52

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Mokhalef Hoseyn Qavami and Ali Tajvidi 03:13

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Shushtari Hasan Kasa'i 04:08

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Itsuki no Komoriuta (Lullaby from Itsuki) Kojiro Umezaki 02:50

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Ker-Tolgoo Samara Tokhtakunova 02:57

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Xiao Yue Er Gao (High Little Moon) Wu Man 02:20

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Jiu Kuang (Wine Mad) Yao Bingyan 02:19

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Kharagay (The pine tree) Sabjilar 03:27

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Ilme (Hook) Aygul Ulkenbaeva 02:13

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The Gallop of Jonon Khar Baterdene 02:19

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The Nightingale Ruslan Jumabaev 02:01

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The River Herlen Khongorzul and Baterdene 04:04

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Nava Turgun Alimatov 03:51

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Woy Bala (Hey, kid) Nur Mahammat Tursun 02:16

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Meskin II Abdurahim Hamidov and Shuhrat Razzaqov 02:45

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Ufar-e Bayat Barno Is'hakova, Rama Narkalaev, Sultanali Khudaberdiev, and Zakir-jan Yuusov 03:54

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Chabbiyat Tazi Marghul Uyghur Muqam Ensemble 03:29

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Shawm and percussion band from Southern Liaoning Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble 02:49

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Jew's harp melody Edil Huseinov 01:49

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Khai Evgeni Ulugbashev 02:11

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Tepen Kök Kelek Kumaqay-olu 01:19

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Kögmen Sabjilar 03:21

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Excerpt from Alpamish Epic Jaule Bakhshi 03:32

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Beyish Namasi (Melody of Paradise) Qalbeke Uzaqbergenova 02:29

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Terme Almas Almatov 03:38

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Lament Dordi Torik and Rahman Qilich Yomudi 04:49

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Masq-e Javanan Sirajoddin Juraev 02:49

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Kuu Nurlanbek Nishanov 01:21

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Sanam Abdurashid Nadirev and Abdughani Tukhtiev 04:38

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Charzarb Abdullah, Isma'il, and Davlat Nazriev 03:53

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Mizghan-i Siyah (Black eyelashes) Muhammud Rahim Takhary, Faqir Muhammad, Bahauddin, and Malang Nejrabi 03:28

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Love song Asheq, Sohrab, and Ibrahim Hasan 03:38

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Qara Olu Edil Huseinov 02:04

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Kertolghau Sayan Aqmoldaev 02:21

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Dargilik Ensemble from Khorog 03:32

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Madh T. Soltan Qalebov and S. Tawarov 04:25

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Zikr (Remembrance) Naqshbandi Afaqi Brotherhood 03:45

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Kyrgyz Wisdom Song Akil Sekebaev 02:31

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Allah Madad Abdollah Sarvar and M. Salar Ahmadi 03:22

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Alevi Song Ashiq Faizullah Chinar 04:05


Sufi Hymn Jarrahi Dervishes and others 04:38