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	Smithsonian Folkways - African American Legacy Series- Documenting the Musics of African Americans - Individual CDs
		From the mountainous Kyrgyzstan, Jew's harps, fiddles, plucked stringed instruments, and powerful voices transmit the vibrant rhythms of nomadism and the serene atmosphere of the Kygyz mountains in a musical language as contemporary as it is ancient.
		This deluxe package launches Music of Central Asia, a multi-volume series that brings to life the diverse and remarkable musical culture of a region long inaccessible to outsiders.
		The music is steeped in the traditions of Afghanistan and that country's own relationship to Indian and Pakistani musical influences, but this virtuoso performance stands alone as a triumph of Eastern music.
	www.folkways.si.edu /projects_initiatives/central_asian.html (1167 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Central Asia
		Central Asia is an extremely large region of varied geography, including high plateaus and mountains (Tian Shan), vast deserts (Kara Kum, Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan), and especially treeless, grassy steppes.
		Map of Soviet Central Asia in 1922 with the Turkestan ASSR and the Kyrgyz ASSR (present-day Kazakhstan).
		Uzbek and Uighur are spoken in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Xinjiang.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Central_Asia (2898 words)

	Music Initiative in Central Asia.
		Music and musicians have historically played a vital role in the cultures of Central Eurasia and the Middle East.
		As part of their mission of promoting musical transmission, tradition-bearer centres work to develop new materials and methodologies for teaching traditional music, involve students in ethnographic documentation of local traditions, and work toward building appreciation of authentic traditional music among audiences in Central Asia.
		In Qzyl-Orda, in central Kazakhstan, renowned epic performer and scholar Almas Almatov is conserving and digitising archival recordings of epic singers, conducting ethnographic expeditions with advanced students, and preparing audio-visual materials to support the training of a new generation of performers of oral epic and poetry.
	www.akdn.org /Music/Musicin.htm (2455 words)

	Music in Uzbekistan & Tajikistan
		The classical music of the former Soviet Republics in Central Asia is often overlooked in a survey of the world's music, but this is completely unjustified.
		Music from this region is strongly conditioned by both Turkish and Iranian styles, along with a dose of its own originality.
		She is accompanied by the music scholar Shawqat Mirzâev (rabâb) and his instrumental ensemble.
	www.medieval.org /music/world/central.html (762 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Music: Music from Central Asia Uzbekistan on the Silk Road, Ochilbek Matchonov, CD
		The interplay between the double clarinet and the arsenal of strings (dotar, ghijak, tanbur) is similar to much of the music of the central steppes, but with more energy and complexity than, for example, the Uighur or the Mongols.
		Music from Central Asia Uzbekistan on the Silk Road
		While certainly worth a listen for preexisting fans of central Asian music, this album may also provide an inroad for intrepid new explorers looking for a musical point of entry into the region.
	music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?z=y&ean=743037194624&lkid=J14977719&pubid=K117505&byo=1 (519 words)

	Central Asia Downloads - Download Central Asia Music - Download Central Asia MP3s
		Central Asia has also been an area where religion has traveled with invaders and traders, and Islam and Buddhism in particular have made their impact upon Central Asian music as well.
		Analyzing Huun-Huur-Tu's music, The Chicago Tribune, wrote, 'it is unfamiliar yet very accessible, an other-worldly but deeply spiritual music that is rooted in the sound of nature".
		One of the joys of Jasraj's music is his depiction of the unusual.
	www.mp3.com /central-asia/genre/830/subgenre.html (1859 words)

	Kazakh Adoptive Families: Music
		The musicians tap into the variously overlapping musical styles of lands stretching from China and India to Iran and Turkey, and the arrangements by Zhao Jiping and Zhao Lin include a mix of instruments from around the world, to add greater color and sonic dimensions.
		It is mainly a vocal music, sung by men, the bakhshy, who accompany themselves with a lute, the dutâr, and/or a fiddle (the ghidjak).
		The music on Rough Guide to the Music of Central Asia ranges from the classical traditions of the region, as hailing from Samarkand and Tashkent, to modern hard rock, as well as all points on the spectrum between the extremes.
	kazakhadoptivefamilies.com /music2.html (2969 words)

	Central Asian and Caucasian Music
		Music of the Dancing Boys: Music of the Sultans, Sufis and Seraglio vol.
		Sultan Composers: Music of the Sultans, Sufis and Seraglio vol.
		The Islamic Music of the Sect of Bektasi: Hymns of the Sacred Koran
	www.library.georgetown.edu /dept/collect/lists/central_asian_music.htm (1476 words)

	VIA KABOUL : Music of Central Asia
		In Qzyl-Orda, in central Kazakhstan, renowned epic performer and scholar Almas Almatov is conserving and digitising archival recordings of epic singing, conducting ethnographic expeditions with advanced students, and preparing audio-visual materials to support the training of a new generation of performers of oral epic and poetry.
		Kyrgyz music is rooted in the sensibility of nomads who live in an awe-inspiring landscape of mountains, lakes, and grasslands.
		The Music Touring and Festivals Programme was created to celebrate Central Asian musical traditions in regions where these traditions are little known, and integrate leading exponents of these traditions into the global network of music presenting institutions.
	www.viakaboul.com /akmica.php (1812 words)

	ARC Music - World Music Site - Music from Central Asia — Uzbekistan on the Silk Road — Ochilbek Matchonov
		Music from Central Asia — Uzbekistan on the Silk Road — Ochilbek Matchonov
		Traditional music from the fabled country of Uzbekistan at the mid-point of the ancient “Silk Road” in Central Asia.
		Zohreh Jooya, Madjid Derakhshani — Music of the Persian Mystics
	www.arcmusic.co.uk /shop/musicfromcentralasiauzbekistanonthesilkroad-p-592.html (221 words)

	World Music Central - Rich Heritage of Central Asia
		In case listeners of these recordings are unfamiliar with the whereabouts of these Central Asian countries, a map has been included in both the liner notes for the recordings and also on the documentaries (DVDs) that are included in the series.
		Traditionally, in the past music would have been passed down through the generations orally, but today the music is composed and adapts well to modern ears.
		Overall the music throughout the disc is delicate with sudden bursts of passion.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/20060307195932946 (634 words)

	Central Asia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most limited definition was the official one of the Soviet Union that defined the "Middle Asia" as consisting solely of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, but did not include Kazakhstan.
		However, there lacks a meaningful distinction between the two in the English language; and so "Central Asia" is used for both Russian usages, thus creating some confusion.
		According to it, Central Asia includes Mongolia, Western the People's Republic of China (including Tibet), northeast Iran, Afghanistan and western Pakistan, central-east Russia south of the Taiga, the former Central Asian Soviet Republics (the five "Stans" of the former Soviet Union), but also even the Punjab, Pakistan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Asia (2910 words)

	VIA KABOUL : Music of Central Asia
		Great singers form a venerable tradition in Central Asia, where a cult of the voice both ancient and contemporary casts vocalists as popular cultural heroes.
		Music in Central Asia spans two great axes of Eurasian civilization, the nomadic and the sedentary, which have existed for millennia in an intricate cultural and commercial symbiosis.
		The Music Initiative helps preserve Central Asia’s endangered musical heritage by ensuring its transmission to a new generation of artists and audiences, both inside the region and beyond its borders.
	www.viakaboul.com /home.php (428 words)

	The Hindu : Life Delhi : Reclaiming lost musical legacy
		However, he wanted to use the music of Iran, India and countries where the music tradition was well preserved.
		Since music is an oral tradition passed down from teacher to student, we had to save it,'' says Fairouz Nishanova, director of the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia.
		In an attempt to save the art of music which was rapidly being lost, the Music Initiative helped recreate the old ways of learning.
	www.hindu.com /lf/2004/11/25/stories/2004112503240200.htm (463 words)

	Central Asia, including Armenia, Tuva, Russia
		The Tuvan group plays traditional music and strives to "show the musical colors of different times in Tuva" by using their imagination to recreate Tuvan music that was never recorded.
		The music of the duduk of Armenia has become familiar to many through the many recordings of Djivan Gasparyan in the last decade.
		While it can be heard in many different kinds of ensembles, from duduk chamber groups to folk music with many different instrument and vocalists, this set features it as a solo, accompanied only by a droning second duduk and occasionally a drum.
	www.rootsworld.com /rw/feature/asia-central.html (1142 words)

	New Sounds in World Music
		Fortunately, the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia and the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage have showcased the folk music of Kyrgyzstan to listeners worldwide with the release of Music of Central Asia Vol.
		Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan should be the album of choice for all Central Asian music listeners.
		The music is distinctly Hindi-pop with a mature sensibility and a progressive tone.
	www.insideworldmusic.com /library/blrevs142.htm (1170 words)

	University of Central Asia - Curriculum & Academic Programmes
		The School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) is Central Asia’s first provider of formal, university-based, non-degree educational programmes, offering vocational, professional development and personal improvement opportunities to youth and adults.
		UCA will design approaches to integrate the humanities and the study of the rich and diverse cultures of Central Asia into academic and other programmes and build on the work of the Aga Khan Humanities Programme.
		UCA is developing a music programme that will provide unique instruction, research and performance opportunities in the rich musical traditions of Central Asia.
	www.ucentralasia.org /curriculum.htm (699 words)

	Amazon.com: The Rough Guide to the Music of Central Asia: Music: Various Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Asia's fabled Silk Road trade route once stretched from China to Western Europe and today, the region is home to a vast multi-ethnic musical tapestry.
		Central Asia is a place of fantasy and imagination, which includes the spectacular remains of the Silk Road civilizations, the cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, and the romance of camel trains.
		Musically the area is fantastically rich, despite being little-known.
	www.amazon.com /Rough-Guide-Music-Central-Asia/dp/B0006ZQ9D6 (789 words)

	Upcoming.org: Via Kabul: Central Asian Music at The Miller Theatre (Tuesday, March 21, 2006)
		The music of the Silk Route visits New York City with a concert of virtuoso musicians who, while little known in the West, are re-invigorating the ancient traditions of Central Asia's mountains and princely courts with new performance styles, repertoire, and techniques.
		Together, the three groups represent the striking combination of ancient and contemporary music that crosses boundaries of geography and culture, earthly pleasure, and spiritual contemplation.
		Music of Central Asia is a co-production of the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Columbia University Arts Initiative www.cuarts.com
	upcoming.org /event/62402 (307 words)

	Tajikistan Asia Regional
		Development Association (a project of combating AIDS in Central Asia).
		Archbishop Quevedo said the Central Asia attendees spoke of their respective churches, as well as the general church scene in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
		Central Asia will be held in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on Thursday.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/Tajikistan (330 words)

	World Music Central - Uzbekistandards
		Music From Central Asia: Uzbekistan on the Silk Road (ARC Music EUCD 1946, 2005)
		Music from the Silk Road regions and countries ending in "stan" has been getting a lot of notice lately.
		And it's that monophonic, microtonal quality that I like- the tart, hair-raising feel as voice and instruments including the gijjak (spike fiddle), kushnay (double clarinet) and doira (frame drum) wail their way through songs that can be all manner of spiritual or secular in nature.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/20050801031838580 (313 words)

	Central Asia - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		This is traditional Tibetan folk music, sung by a performer who has lived his life in exile from his country due to Chinese occupation.
		The music of planet Earth is as diverse as the globe is large.
		While western pop music is ubiquitous, making headlines and dominating airwaves, listening to and exploring the music of the world's many cultures allows further opportunities for universal communication.
	music.download.com /2001-8227_32-0.html (253 words)

	AsiaSource: AsiaLINKS - A resource of the Asia Society
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		Central Asia has long been a crossroads for the exchange of musical styles and instruments from East to West and West to East as well as the centre of great empires.
		Music from this region has been a cradle of civilisation.
	www.asiasource.org /links/al_mp_03.cfm?TID=21,31,53 (664 words)

	The Rough Guide to Music of Central Asia - Rough Guides - Penguin Group (USA)
		Central Asia is a place of fantasy and imagination, with the spectacular remains of the Silk Road civilizations, the cities of Samarkand and Bukhara, and the romance of camel trains.
		The area is also musically rich, despite being little-known.
		The Rough Guide to the Music of Central Asia includes popular singers who have appeared in the West as well as lesser-known hidden treasures.
	us.penguingroup.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781843535416,00.html (134 words)

	Asia: Music: @ I Write The Music.com
		Music resources point the way to education, tools, music genres, creative techniques.
		Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia: William P. Malm
		From the Tanjore Court to the Madras Music Academy: Lakshmi Subramanian;
	iwritethemusic.com /asia.html (557 words)

	World Music Network Catalogue: Asia & Middle East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		‘Central Asia is one of the world’s great romantic terrains, the land of the Silk Road – where the sumptuous intricacies of Islamic music meet the elemental sounds of the Siberian steppe.
		Asian music has stretched out to an international audience and captured the hearts of millions with the high drama, glamour, glitz and tear-jerking storylines of Bollywood music, and the classical Hindustani and Karnatic music of India.
		Musical styles and genres have always been blended together, as cultures intersect, to form new sounds and push the boundaries of experimentation.
	www.worldmusic.net /catalogue/asia.html (4298 words)

	Boise Weekly - Not Your Everyday Newspaper: Noise: Reviews: Tengir-Too Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan: Music of Central ...
		Tengir-Too Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan: Music of Central Asia Vol.
		Nothing is familiar here--exotic instruments emit sounds outside of Western musical vocabulary and when there are lyrics, they are sung in Kyrgyz.
		The music varies wildly from song to song.
	www.boiseweekly.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:162600 (416 words)

	Central-Asia-Harvard-List Archive - 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies a coordinating entity for the study of this region at Harvard.
		Under the title of the Aga Khan Humanities Project for Central Asia, this project will start implementation in November 1997 and continue until the end of 1998, when it may be renewed.
		Ted Levin, Dartmouth College co-sponsored by the Harvard Central Asia Forum Huun-Huur-Tu: Throat Singers of Tuva lecture/demonstration on March 3 at 4:00 p.m.
	www.centasia.fas.harvard.edu /cahl_arch1997.html (6011 words)

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