As Night Falls on the Silk Road

Ghazal | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B00000AFQ3
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,491 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #3 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Islamic
  • #16 in Music > World Music > Middle East > Iran

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply sublime, July 25, 2001

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Richard Mcculloch - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Night Falls on the Silk Road (Audio CD)

Although this is not the last of the three Gazal it seems to draw on elements of the other albums to produce some powerful emotional music. The fourth track is far and away the best. I listen to it and I hear a storyteller inviting his listeners to sit down and hear a sad tale. The story of a lost love unfolds - so sad and riven with emotion. As if by telling the story the pain is eased and some faultering confidence returns. Gradually this confidence is reinforced and builds for the music to finish triumphally leaving me absolutely drained. It is simply and amazing piece of music and my best discovery on Amazon so far.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful music, February 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: As Night Falls on the Silk Road (Audio CD)

This is really a fantastic piece of work, and the amazing thing is, these guys don't rehearse much; it's almost all improvised. The "dialogue" between the kamancheh and sitar is enhanced by the skill of Kayhan Kalhor and Shujaat Husain Khan. And the tabla is perfectly executed by Swapan Chaudhuri. The best of the three Ghazal CDs.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, February 20, 2003

By 

Larry (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: As Night Falls on the Silk Road (Audio CD)

This is one of the most fantastic, relaxing, dreamy CD's you will ever own...I plan on buying the other 2 as soon as possible.
I have a wide range of musical favorites, from Godflesh to old school punk to The Chemical Brothers...Ghazal seems to speak to me for some reason. You can put this CD in and just float through the whole set mesmerized. I have no other way to describe it.
awesome