City of Love

Askhabad, Ashkhabad | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Real World
• ASIN: B000000HOS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,611 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turkmenestan Boogie, January 2, 2001

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Pat MacSwyney (Valencia, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: City of Love (Audio CD)

Phenomenal! Central Asian Boogie. All acoustic indigenous percussion and string instruments along with massive clarinet, accordian and fiddle. Turkmenistan is not Turkey, however. Perhaps we could get together and buy a map for the folks. Pat MacSwyney

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best in Turkmenistan!, February 25, 2000

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Murat (Ashkhabad) - See all my reviews

This review is from: City of Love (Audio CD)

This artist could be regarded as the best in Turkmenistan among other stars,i like his songs and i rate them with the biggest score!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passionate Dance Party from the Heart of Turkmenistan, May 22, 2006

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Zekeriyah (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City of Love (Audio CD)

The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan remains little known on the "world music" scene, and for that matter to the west at large following the fall of the Soviet Union. Which is unfortunate, considering the lively, passionate, soulful music that comes from the region. This CD, featuring a collection of Turkmen folk artists, showcases some of the true genius of Central Asian music.

With violin, accordian, clarinet, tar and deep, meaningful vocals, Ashkhabad covers a variety of traditional and folksongs of the Turkmen people. Firey dance numbers like "Arylsa" and the instrumental "Shalakho" sit wonderfully beside touching songs of love and loss like "Ketshpelek", "Yaman Ykbal" and "Bayat". There are noticable Middle Eastern influences on the music, but as others have pointed out this is Turkmenistan NOT the Republic of Turkey. Still, lovers of Middle Eastern music will find much to appreciate here.

With Yo-yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble and Smithsonian's recent "Music of Central Asia" series, it seems that Americans are finally waking up to the treasure trove of music from the region. This CD still remains a classic, and is well worth having in your collection if you are a fan of Central Asian or Middle Eastern music. You can't go wrong with this purchase. The music is deep, haunting and wonderful... it touches your very soul itself.