Artist.......: Zohreh Jooya And Ustad Hossein Arman
Album........: Afghan Music
Label........: Arc Music
Genre........: World
Catnr........: EUCD 2310
Source.......: CD (LP)
Rip.date.....: 2011-04-20
Str.date.....: 2010-11-16
Quality......: VBRkbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.zohreh-jooya.org
track title time
1. Mikham Beram Koh 4:01
2. Jama Narenji 5:08
3. Tshashme Sia 5:17
4. Az Ghamat Ai Nasanin 5:34
5. Man Mast O To Divana 5:06
6. Del Aram Na Razi 5:04
7. Ghuye Zeba 5:47
8. Instrumental Robab 3:36
9. Qad Bala 4:59
10. Bia Ta Goll Bar Afshanim 6:17
11. Yar Ba Ma 5:20
12. Legly Jan 5:18
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61:27
Runtime 61:27
Size 115.21
Release Notes:
Anyone with an interest in Asian music will find this album to be fascinating
and enjoyable. Although the music here comes from different parts of
Afghanistan, largely material written in the first half of the 20th century, the
emphasis is on songs from northern Afghanistan, once part of Khorasan, with its
Persian influences evident in the microtones. The general influence of Indian
music on the country is pervasive (there's also a Pashtun piece, "Del Aram Na
Razi"). The music is beautifully performed and sung throughout (Jooya is a
wonderfully delicate singer), and the robab lute gets a good workout on "Man
Mast O To Divina." Longer liner notes, especially about the songs themselves,
would have been useful. However, as a window into one of the world's least-known
cultures -- for all that it's in the papers every day -- it's invaluable, and
shows the innate warmth of the country, and the depth of its culture.