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

101	Santur Instrumental: A Love Song	Kashmiri santur player	03:27
102	Title Music: Vocal Solo with Chorus and Instrumental	Kashmiri musicians	03:54
103	Title Music: Instrumental Flute	Kashmiri flute player	02:47
104	Love and the Beauty of Nature (Instrumental)	Kashmiri musicians	03:54
105	Instrumental	Kashmiri musicians	03:11
106	Song of the Boatmen	Kashmiri musicians	04:15
107	Love Duet	Kashmiri musicians	03:51
201	Song of the Nightingale: Female Singer with Flute	Kashmiri woman, solo voice	05:14
202	Instrumental: Rubab and Tabla	Kashmiri musicians	02:23
203	Romantic Music (Instrumental)	Kashmiri musicians	02:20
204	Song of the Silk Worms: Choral	Kashmiri musicians	09:29
205	Beautiful Kashmir: Choral	Kashmiri musicians	04:00
206	Song of Spring: Male Singer Unaccompanied	Kashmiri man, solo voice	02:39