Nomads of the Silk Road

Turku | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 30, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 26, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hittite Sun
• ASIN: B00004U102
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741,304 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Traditional Central Asian music- a winner, September 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nomads of the Silk Road (Audio CD)

Dancers and fans of traditional mid-eastern music take note. A beautiful and original set of songs that captures the essense of Central Asia. Emotionally rich, rhythmically alert and well executed on traditional instruments. Some very danceable pieces in the collection- for tribal, troupe or solo.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow! wow! wow!, July 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nomads of the Silk Road (Audio CD)

breath takingly performed. the vocals send shivers down your spine. the performances are superb (the tar is excellent). althou not known worldwide, as he deserves to be, farzed is undoubtedly one of the greatest masters of the middle eastern violin alive today. he and turku may be relatively unknown for now, but will not be for long. wow wow wow

5.0 out of 5 stars Vibrant, Exotic Taste of Central Asia, December 1, 2007

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Zekeriyah (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nomads of the Silk Road (Audio CD)

Wow... I've spent a long time trying to track down this CD, and it was well worth it. A follow-up to Turku's earlier 'Alleys of Istanbul' album, the band goes on to explore and disseminate the music of the Kurds, Qashqa'i, Balochi, Yörük, Turkmen, Rroma, Azeris and other nomadic peoples of Asia and the Middle East, linked together by the Silk Road trade route. The result is a spectacular concept album that fuses traditional Oriental rhythmns and melodies with brilliant imrpovisational techniques (especially on track 9, a 12-minute long jam session based on Dastgah Mahur).

The music here is traditional, vibrant and very well done. Turku clearly has a great deal of respect and understanding for the cultures of the Silk Road, and it shines through in their works. And there is certainly a great deal of variety here, from Caucasian folk dances like Lesgi and Sut Içim Dilim Yandi to the Persian poetry of Baba Taher on Variations on a Kurdish Theme, from the festive Gypsy sound of Rumelaj to the Indian influenced Balochi song Kamar Barik. Fans of Tribal bellydance in particular should get a kick out of this CD. The only problem, as I mentioned, is tracking it down. It's long out of print and hard to find, with copies going for up to $80!!! Turku's website says they will be re-releasing the CD, as they did with the earlier Alleys of Istanbul, but that could take a while. Still, if you can find it, by all means buy this CD. If not, then your best bet is either wait for the re-release or buy it off iTunes. In the meantime, theres always Alleys of Istanbul too...