#4069: World Music: Arab, Persian, Indian Collaborations
Listen to world music tied to Arab, Persian, or Indian music, but with Western classical music instruments – cello, double bass – and Scandinavian folk instruments. Hear Swedish folk fiddling and South Indian tradition Carnatic violin together in music from the quartet Nordic Raga, who are Bangalore-born violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, Swedish folk fiddler Mats Edén, Dan Svensson, percussion, Pär Moberg, saxophones. Listen to their arrangement of a folk dance from the borderlands of Sweden and Norway. Also, hear chamber music rooted in Persian classical scales, featuring kamanche, the Persian spiked fiddle, and cello from the Toronto-based duo Kamancello.
There’s music from Kayhan Kalhor and Shujaat Khan, Iranian fiddle player (kemanche) & Indian classical sitar player, respectively. Hear their work, “Safar,” which means “Journey,” and is a ghazal: which is a poetic expression common to both Persian and Indian classical music. Also, hear more love poetry in music for voice and the Kurdish/Persian tanbur, a fretted long-necked lute, featuring Persian classical vocalist Bahar Movahed & Kurdish musician Ali Akbar Moradi. Then listen to The Epichorus, a group that plays classical Arab instruments, plus double-bass, with vocals by Indian classicist Priya Darshini. It’s from their forthcoming record, Najara. There’s also music from Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble and Kayhan Kalhor to round out the show.
PROGRAM #4069 Sounds of Central Asia and the Middle East (First Aired: 1/18/2018)
ARTIST: Ghazal (Kalhor/Khan)
WORK: Safar (Journey) [15:13]
RECORDING: Lost Songs of the Silk Road
SOURCE: Shanachie #64096
INFO: Try Amazon.com
ARTIST: The Epichorus
WORK: Odecha (Praise You) [5:44]
RECORDING: Najara
SOURCE: National Sawdust
INFO: Due out February 2 2018 | iTunes pre-order
ARTIST: Bahar Movahed & Ali Akbar Moradi
WORK: Beloved [5:48]
RECORDING: Goblet of Eternal Light
SOURCE: Traditional Crossroads 4345
INFO: traditionalcrossroads.com
ARTIST: Nordic Raga
WORK: Mats Edén: Vildhonung [4:52]
RECORDING: Nordic Raga
SOURCE: Riverboat Records TUGCD1108
INFO: Due out Feb 23 2018 | worldmusic.net
ARTIST: Kamancello
WORK: Radiance [8:57]
RECORDING: Kamancello
SOURCE/INFO: kamancello.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
WORK: Kayan Kalhor: Mountains are Far Away [6:09]
RECORDING: Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon
SOURCE: Sony #93962
INFO: sonyclassical.com
