Central Asia

Asie centrale: Traditions classiques
Ocora (Radio France) C 560035-36 (2 CDs)

Contents:

  1. Turgun Alimatov (sato) / Alisher Alimatov (tanbur): Nowruz-e Ajam
  2. Monâjât Yultchieva (voice) / T. Alimatov (tanbur) / R. Zakirov (dâyera): Bayât-e Shirâz Talqintchasi
  3. Monâjât Yultchieva (voice) & ensemble: Ölturghusi
  4. Monâjât Yultchieva (voice) & ensemble: Farghânatcha Shahnâz
  5. Râma Nârkalayev (rabâb) / Sultân-Ali Khodâverdiev (dotâr): Gardun-e Dogâh
  6. Barno Ishakova (voice) / R. Nârkalayev (rabâb) / S. Khodâverdiev (dotâr): Tchahârgâh
  7. Barno Ishakova (voice) / R. Nârkalayev (rabâb) / S. Khodâverdiev (dotâr): Qashqartcha-ye Mogholtcha-ye Dogâh
  8. Ari Babakhanov (tanbur): Samâ-e Dogâh
  9. Ilyas Malaev (voice, târ) / Matât Baraev (dâyera): Tchapandâz-e golyâr
  10. Abdovali Abdorashidov (rabâb, dâyera): Nowruz-e sabâ
  11. Turgun Alimatov (sato): Nâla
  12. Turgun Alimatov (tanbur): Segâh
  13. Sultân-Ali Khodâverdiev (dotâr): Tasnif-e Dogâh
  1. Mastâna Ergashova (voice, rabâb) / S. Khodâverdiev (dotâr) / Râma Nârkalayev (ghijak) / Bakhtiyâr Râziqov (dâyera): Misuzad
  2. Jurabeg Nabiev (voice) & ensemble: Qani
  3. Jurabeg Nabiev (voice) & ensemble: Robâyât-e
  4. R. Nârkalayev (ghijak): Hâji Niyâzi
  5. Bây Mohammad Niâzi (voice, târ): Dar del-e man
  6. S. Khodâverdiev (voice, dotâr): Pedar o pesar
  7. Arif Khâtamov (voice, tanbur) / Esmâ'il Khân Khâtamov (voice, dotâr): Tchahâr zarb
  8. Ma'ruf Khâja Bahâdor-khâja (voice, tanbur): Beshno az ney
  9. Abdollâh Nazriev (voice, satâr): Maqâm de Darvâz
  10. Mastâne Ergashova (voice, rabâb) / S. Khodâverdiev (dotâr) / Abdovali Abdorashidov (tanbur) / Karim Burkhânov (dâyera): Tarâna
  11. Olmas Rasulov (ghijak) / Shuhrat Razaqoghli (dâyera): Râh-e zurnâ
  12. Haydar Sadiev (surnay, dâyera): Tchöl Erâq
  13. Bakhtiyâr Raziqov (dâyera): Solo
  14. Ayturgan Haranova (voice) / Aziz Hashimov (dotâr) / Yunusuf Arken (tanbur): Dastan - muqam Rokhsari
  15. Barno Ishakova (voice, dâyera): Dar kutcha budam

Playing time: 147'

Recording dates: 1990-93

This recording was quite amazing when it appeared, but with the appearance of more dedicated recitals, it loses some of its impact. However, it does remain worthwhile and can make for quite a striking introduction to this relatively unknown music.

The next Ocora anthology is the following, devoted to singers of the previous generation:

Ouzbekistan
Les Grandes voix du passé (1940-1965)
Ocora (Radio France) C 560142

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T. M. McComb