Folk Music of Kashmir

The Kashmir Valley, which separates the Himalayan and Pir Panjal mountain ranges, is a meeting point between northwestern India, eastern Pakistan, and Central Asia. The grandeur of this environment manifests itself in Kashmiri folk music—as the liner notes describe, "Heard across the lakes and waters at night as it echoes over surrounding mountains, it has a haunting, romantic appeal." Folk Music of Kashmir presents Kashmiri singing and traditional instruments such as the santur, the bamboo flute, the tabla, and the mutkah, a percussive clay pot renowned for its resonance. Liner notes by Enakshi Bhavnani include a description of Kashmir, track notes, illustrations of instruments, and pictures.

Track Listing

101	Santur Santur player	03:27
102	Title Music (1) Vocal solo with chorus and instrumental accompaniment	03:54
103	Title Music (2) Kashmiri orchestra with sarangi, rubab, dilrubah, tabla, flute	02:47
104	Love and the Beauty of Nature Kashmiri orchestra with sarangi, rubab, dilrubah, tabla, flute	03:54
105	Instrumental (1) Kashmiri orchestra with sarangi, rubab, dilrubah, tabla, flute	03:11
106	Song of the Boatmen Mixed chorus and instrumental accompaniment	04:15
107	Love Duet Male and female duet with instrumental accompaniment	03:51
201	Song of the Nightingale Female singer with flute accompaniment	05:14
202	Instrumental (2) Rubab player, tabla player	02:23
203	Romantic Music Rubab player, tabla player	02:20
204	Song of the Silkworms Vocal solo with chorus and instrumental accompaniment	09:29
205	Beautiful Kashmir Vocal solo with chorus and instrumental accompaniment	04:00
206	Song of Spring Male singer, unaccompanied	02:39