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Tajik Music of Badakhshan

Various Artists
Tajik Music of Badakhshan The traditional homelands of the Tajik people cover parts of modern-day Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. The Tajiks of the Badakhshân region of northeast Afghanistan and southwestern Tajikistan are Ismaili Muslims, and their particular religious faith has helped preserve their highly original musical forms. The large setâr lute, the rebâb, and the tanbur feature prominently in Tajik Badakhshân music, and the musical pacing is generally slower and more meditative than that of the surrounding region. Other distinctive features include intricate rhythmic patterns as well as the use of the chromatic scale, which is rarely heard in Eastern music. The recordings on this album, made by ethnomusicologist Jean During, showcase a variety of song styles typical of the region, performed by master Tajik musicians.

Track Listing

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Khodapânâh Berdov and troupe of the Cultural Centre of Khârog
06:49
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102
Mosavar Minakov and Rôshân troupe
07:48
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103
M. Tavalaev
07:26
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104
Khodapânâh Berdov and troupe of the Cultural Centre of Khârog
06:18
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105
Khodapânâh Berdov and troupe of the Cultural Centre of Khârog
07:04
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106
K. Karakhânov (Khârog)
03:29
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107
Manjigol Khojat and the male chorus of the Mosavar Minakov group from Rôshân
02:50
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108
M. Tavalaev
03:00
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109
T. Soltân-Qâlebov, S. Tavarov
06:09
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110
Kaladar Rahmatbekov (Khârog)
08:36
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111
Mamad Aziz, Samin (Tashkorgan)
02:29
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112
The troupe of Ge wu tuan from Tashkurgan, Xinjiang
02:53
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113
Kanchi Bek with his wife and daughter
04:54
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114
Kanchi Bek
02:43
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115
Chupân Bey
06:01