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Rainbow: Music of Central Asia Vol. 8

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Rainbow: Music of Central Asia Vol. 8
Studio album by
Released2010 (2010)
RecordedSeptember 2008–March 2009
GenreContemporary classical, mugham, ashiq
LabelSmithsonian Folkways (#40527)
ProducerDavid Harrington, Theodore Levin, Fairouz R. Nishanova
Kronos Quartet chronology
Floodplain
(2009)
Rainbow: Music of Central Asia Vol. 8
(2010)
Uniko
(2011)

Rainbow: Music of Central Asia Vol. 8 is an album by the Kronos Quartet, in collaboration with Alim & Fargana Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi. The album is released by Folkways Records as a co-production between the Smithsonian Institution and the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Rangin Kaman" (Homayun Sakhi)28:58
2."Köhlen Atim" (Alim Qasimov)7:45
3."Mehriban Olaq" (Alim Qasimov)4:49
4."Getme, Getme" (Alim Qasimov)12:31
5."Leyla" (Alim Qasimov)1:43
6."Qashlarin Kamandir" (Alim Qasimov)9:45

Credits

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Musicians

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Production

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Track 1 recorded at Skywalker Sound, Lucas Valley, California, March 2009

  • Joel Gordon - recording engineer

Tracks 2-6 recorded at Livingston Recording Studios, London, England, September 2008

  • Scott Fraser - recording engineer
  • Joel Gordon - mastering
  • Sebastien Schuytser - photography
  • Jay Blakesberg - photography
  • Rachel Bleckman - photography
  • Aida Huseynova, Anna Oldfield - translation (Azerbeijani lyrics)

References

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See also

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