Rainbow: Music of Central Asia Vol. 8 | ||||
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Released | 2010 | |||
Recorded | September 2008–March 2009 | |||
Genre | Contemporary classical, mugham, ashiq | |||
Label | Smithsonian Folkways (#40527) | |||
Producer | David Harrington, Theodore Levin, Fairouz R. Nishanova | |||
Kronos Quartet chronology | ||||
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Rainbow: Music of Central Asia Vol. 8 is an album by the Kronos Quartet, in collaboration with Alim & Fargana Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi. The album is released by Folkways Records as a co-production between the Smithsonian Institution and the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rangin Kaman" (Homayun Sakhi) | 28:58 |
2. | "Köhlen Atim" (Alim Qasimov) | 7:45 |
3. | "Mehriban Olaq" (Alim Qasimov) | 4:49 |
4. | "Getme, Getme" (Alim Qasimov) | 12:31 |
5. | "Leyla" (Alim Qasimov) | 1:43 |
6. | "Qashlarin Kamandir" (Alim Qasimov) | 9:45 |
Track 1 recorded at Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, March 2009
Tracks 2-6 recorded at Livingston Recording Studios, London, England, September 2008
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