Shashmaqam

by Bukharan Jewish Ensemble N.Y., Shashmaqam

Overview

A wide variety of passionate music by expatriate members of the Central Asian city of Bukhara mixes a dramatic Hassidic vocal style with Indian and Islamic instrumentals. It's an intriguing collection of ancient folksongs, ghazals (allegorical love poems), wedding songs, instrumentals, and more from the Jewish repertoire of this fertile region. ~ Myles Boisen & Bob Tarte

Product Details

Release Date:	07/13/1992
Label:	SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
UPC:	0093074005422

Tracks

1. Obloim
2. Ghairi Khudo Yar Nadoram (We Have No Friend But God)
3. Jon-E Manam (My Soul)
4. To Bodi Sabo
5. Dostanra Gum Makun (Don't Lose Your Friends)
6. Biyo Yak (Come Once)
7. Medley of Songs from Wedding Repertory: Yar-Yar/Abru Kosh Dumi Mor
8. Talqin-I Bayat
9. Nasr-I Chargah
10. Ushshaq-I Samarkand
11. Qalandari
12. Yalli
13. Azerbaijani Segah

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bukharan Jewish Ensemble N.Y.   Primary Artist
Shashmaqam   Primary Artist
Ethel Raim   Director
Martin Koenig   Director

Technical Credits

Paul Zinman   Engineer,Mastering
Nelson Wong   Assistant Engineer
Carol Hardy   Cover Design
Ethel Raim   Project Director,Producer
Martin Koenig   Project Director,Photography,Cover Photo,Producer
Otanazar Matyakubov   Consultant
Matt Walters   Production Coordination
Anthony Seeger   Production Coordination
Joe Brescio   Mastering,Engineer
Ted Levin   Annotation,Producer,Liner Notes