Description
Ashkhabad – City Of Love / Real World Records Audio CD 1993 / CD RW 34
UPC 077778784722
Product Details:
- Label: Real World Records – CD RW 34
- Format: CD, Album
- Country: Germany
- Released: 1993
- Genre: Folk, World, & Country
- Style: Folk
Overview
"Ashkhabad – City of Love" presents an evocative collection of traditional folk music from Turkmenistan, performed by the ensemble Ashkhabad. The album showcases the region's rich cultural heritage through captivating melodies, heartfelt lyrics, and masterful instrumental arrangements. Featuring a blend of folk instruments like the tar (lute), clarinet, and violin, the album is a beautiful tribute to the spirit of Ashkhabad, a city renowned for its deep connection to love and history. The tracks, composed and arranged by talented artists like Atabai Tsharykuliev and Gassan Mamedov, reflect the region's musical diversity, from lyrical ballads to rhythmic dance tunes.
Track Listing
- Ayrylsa – 5:00
- Aglar Men – 4:59
- Bayaty – 5:56
- Balam Seni – 5:09
- Shalakho – 2:38
- Yaman Ykbal – 5:53
- Bibining – 4:28
- Aisha – 7:10
- Kakan Gyz – 3:47
- Ketshpelek – 8:35
- Garagum Keshdeleri – 2:40
Key Credits
- Vocals, Lute [Tar]: Atabai Tsharykuliev
- Accordion, Piano: Kurban Kurbanov
- Clarinet, Saxophone [Soprano], Drums [Serp, Nagara]: Sabir Rizaev
- Drums [Dep, Serp, Nagara]: Khakberdy Allamuradov
- Cello: Caroline Lavelle (tracks: 3, 10)
- Viola: Jocelyn Pook (tracks: 3, 10)
- Violin: Gassan Mamedov, Sonia Slany (tracks: 3, 10)
- Producer: John Leckie
- Engineer: John Leckie, Richard Evans (track 3)
