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Folk Music of Kashmir

Various Artists
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 include a description of Kashmir, track notes, illustrations of instruments, and pictures.

Track Listing

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Santur Santur player 03:27
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102
Title Music Soloists with chorus and instrumental ensemble 03:54
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103
Title Music Instrumental ensemble with flute 02:47
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Love and the Beauty of Nature (Instrumental) Ensemble with sarangi, rubab, dilrubah, mutkah, tabla, flute 03:54
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105
Instrumental Ensemble with sarangi, rubab, dilrubah, tabla, flute 03:11
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106
Song of the Boatmen Mixed voices with instrumental ensemble 04:15
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107
Love Duet Male and female duet with instrumental accompaniment 03:51
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201
Song of the Nightingale Female singer with flute 05:14
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202
Instrumental Rubab player, tabla player 02:23
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Romantic Music (Instrumental) Rubab player, tabla player 02:20
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Song of the Silkworms Male soloist with chorus and instrumental ensemble 09:29
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Beautiful Kashmir Soloists with chorus and instrumental ensemble 04:00
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206
Song of Spring Male singer, unaccompanied 02:39