Off the Map [Import]

Silk Road Ensemble (Artist, Conductor), Osvaldo Golijov (Composer), Gabriela Lena Frank (Composer), Angel Lam (Composer), Ziporyn (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Silk Road Ensemble
• Composer: Osvaldo Golijov, Gabriela Lena Frank, Angel Lam, Ziporyn
• Audio CD (November 10, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: World Village
• ASIN: B002MXNNXO
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,265 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Over the years, the Silk Road Ensemble has evolved from a group of strangers, brought together by artistic director Yo Yo Ma, into a close-knit band of friends. Off the Map is a testament to that transformation, as the Silk Road Project celebrates its 10th anniversary. Gabriela Frank's Ritmos Anchinos transports us into the Andes, with pipa and sheng imitating indigenous folk instruments. Angel Lam's childhood memories emerge in Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain -- an urban groove of Hong Kong carried by shakuhachi and bass. Creation of the world is at the center of Evan Ziporyn's Sulvasutra. Written for India's great tabla player Sandeep Das, the piece is an explosion of colors -- cosmic particles uniting in the Big Bang, knowledge spreading like fire throughout the universe. Osvaldo Golijov's Air to Air invokes a Sicilian protest song, prayers to Holy Mother Guadalupe and songs from the Christian Arab Easter service, known to millions across the Middle East through recordings by the incomprable Lebanese singer Fairouz. The album features the playing of such renowned superstars as Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, Cristina Pato, and Wu Tong, yet it is the Silk Road Ensemble's collective spirit that shines throug, proving great things can happen when strangers meet.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silk Road Success, August 16, 2010

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This review is from: Off the Map (Audio CD)

Another stimulating collection from the Ensemble, minus Yo-Yo Ma. Just goes to show how talented the group is and how they have grown both as a group and individual artists through association. Very good selections and well performed by the various artists.