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Tajik Music of Badakhshan

Various Artists
Tajik Music of Badakhshan The traditional homelands of the Tajik people cover parts of modern-day Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. The Tajiks of the Badakhshân region of northeast Afghanistan and southwestern Tajikistan are Ismaili Muslims, and their particular religious faith has helped preserve their highly original musical forms. The large setârlute, the rebâb, and the tanbur feature prominently in Tajik Badakhshân music, and the musical pacing is generally slower and more meditative than that of the surrounding region. Other distinctive features include intricate rhythmic patterns as well as the use of the chromatic scale, which is rarely heard in Eastern music. The recordings on this album, made by ethnomusicologist Jean During, showcase a variety of song styles typical of the region, performed by master Tajik musicians.

Track Listing

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Suite of songs from the Heydari and Setâyesh maqâm The troupe of the Cultural Centre of Khârog 06:49
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A song (robâyât-i khalqi, popular quatrains) The Rôshân troupe 07:48
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A series of lullabies: dardilik, lala'ik, dodo'ik and robâ'i M. Tavalaev 07:26
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Falak song on the setâyesh rhythm The troupe of Kh. Berdov (Khârog) 06:18
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Instrumental suite in three movements: Navâzesh, Sedâyi del, ancient air The troupe of the Cultural Centre of Khârog 07:04
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Navâzesh-i Falak in three movements: falak, heydari, setâyesh K. Karakhânov (Khârog) 03:29
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Bâd-i-Rôshân, a song in the Rôshân dialect Manjigol Khojat and the male voice choir of the M. Minakov group 02:50
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Falak-i talqin M. Tavalaev 03:00
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Mystic songs: Ode to Imam 'Ali (end of the poem) followed by another poem by Jâmi T. Soltân-Qâlebov, S. Tavarov 06:09
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Monâjât, maqâm-i setâyesh, falak "khod sefid", lala'ik, dardilik Kaladar Rahmatbekov (Khârog) 08:36
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Wedding air and dance, maqâm-I rapo'i dance Mamad Aziz, Samin (Tashkorgan) 02:29
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Songs by the troupe of Ge wu tuan The troupe of Ge wu tuan from Tashkorgan, Teyqun, Bâ namak 02:53
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Volvolakik, Tombak suz, Oynasin Kanchi Bek, his wife and daughter 04:54
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Uyman tartur, Oyimcha, Takanja dandun nars Kanchi Bek 02:43
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Shingan Gul, Oynasin, Tilumijun, Gulbate Chupân Bey 06:01