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Traditional Crossroads
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Traditional Crossroads
Second Avenue Square Dance! - Margot Leverett and The Klezmer Mountain Boys
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4339)
Clarinetist Leverett and the band expand their repertoire beyond bluegrass and klezmer to rock, jazz, Latin and American music while continuing their unique, hybrid interpretations of standards made famous by Bill Monroe and Dave Tarras, Second Ave. Guest appearances by electric guitarist, Jorma Kaukonen, Hazel Dickens, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, David Grier, Mike Marshall, David Licht, Hankus Netsky, Carlos Oliviera, Dudley Connell, Ronnie Simpkins, and Bobby Shankin.
Live in Germany - Kalman Balogh Gypsy Cimbalom Band
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4333)
Kálmán Balogh is probabky the best known cimbalom player in the world, having toured everywhere and played in a variety of settings and styles. His Gypsy Cimbalom Band has never been more energetic than on this live concert recording, collaborating with classical, jazz and folk musicians in a program of traditional tunes transformed into artful, modern dance music that he calls Gypsy Jazz.
Music of Armenia - Shoghaken Ensemble
$coming coon-15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4334)
A musical journey through historic Armenia featuring traditional instruments such as duduk, kamancha, ud, kanun, kaval, d’hol and vocal styles of Armenian music. one of Armenia’s most important traditional folk ensembles performs troubadour love songs, urban ballads, shepherd’s tunes and traditional dances with great virtuosity and musicality.
Lost Songs from Eden - Gevorg Dabaghyan
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4335)
Duduk virtuoso Gevorg Dabaghyan and the world-renowned Komitas String Quartet together perform folk tunes collected by legendary priest, composer and ethnomusicologist Komitas Vartabet. At the turn of the 20th century, Komitas traveled through the Armenian homeland, an area stretching from Anatolia to the Caucasus Mountains in which many believe the Garden of Eden may have existed, gathering thousands of folk songs.
Classical Music for the Armenian Kanun - Karine Hovhannisyan
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4336)
The kanun is a 72-string Middle Eastern lap harp. Hovhannisyan studied with the legendary composer and kanunist Khachatur Avetisyan, whose most important works for the kanun are recorded here, including the virtuosic concerto for kanun and orchestra recorded with the Armenian Opera Orchestra. Also included are gems by Sayat Nova, Komitas and others, performed with members of the Shoghakn Ensemble. Booklet includes an introductory essay by Sahan Arzruni and a chapter about the history and origins of the kanun.
Live at Oberlin - Kartik Seshadri
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4327)
Music for sitar. Raga Bhimpalasi (Alap, Jor, Jhala and Gat in Sade Gyarah) and Raga Mishra Mand (Gat in Teentala 16 beats)
Guruvandhana - Kartik Seshadri
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4328)
A tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar's 80th Birthday - Raga Madhuvanthi (Alap, Jor, Jhala and Gat in Rupak Tala); Raga Sarang: Mallika (Aochar and Gat in Teentala); Raga Vachaspathi (Aochar and Gat in Teentala and Ektala)
Midnight Prayer - Joel Rubin Ensemble
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4332)
Rubin is one of the leading performers of instrumental klezmer music and has spent the last 14 years in Germany and Eastern Europe researching and performing the old Russian Jewish klezmer tradition.He is joined on this marvelous recording by a great group of musicians, including Kálmán Balogh, Ferenc Kovács and David Chernyavsky.
Master of Turkish Clarinet - Mustafa Kandirali
$19.99
(cdRoots# tc-kand)
The master of the Turkish clarinet, presented in well-remastered redcording, with good English notes. fRoots says: 'This is an infectious, upbeat and highly attractive production.The full range of Kandirali's playing is represented, from the profoundly knowledgable taksim in mode Karcigar to the exuberent, irreverent and quite brilliant Modern Anadol, and the effect of this diversity is actually to underline the essential unity of Kandirali's style. The accompaniment is quite stunning, with some of the finest percussion you will hear on a CD of this kind - and check out the bagpipe imitations played by the violinist on Kirbaç Romani.'
The Fox and The Lion - Trio Kavkasia
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4331)
Georgian polyphonic vocal music Trio Kavkasia (2 tenors and a bass, accompanying themselves with chunir, panduri and chonguri) presents traditional songs from cities and hamlets across Georgia, in styles ranging from wedding and work songs to carols and hymns. Good English notes included.
Illuminations - Kartik Seshadri
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4326)
Performances of two ragas by Sitar virtuoso Kartik Seshadri, recognized as one of India’s outstanding musicians and a student Pandit Ravi Shankar.
Udi Hrant - Udi Hrant
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4265)
In the tradition of the ud, there is no one quite like Udi Hrant. His style was personal, impeccable and passionate, his power on the instrument was remarkable, and these 1950 recordings show all of this beautifully. Born in the last stages of the Ottoman Empire, the blind Armenian musician is considered one of the greatest masters of the 12-stringed, fretless lute. Previously unissued, these tapes were recorded in New York during his tour to the United States in 1950.
Together again - Yunakov, Papazov, Ali and Neshev
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4330)
The epic meeting of "The Legends of Bulgarian Wedding Music" Yuri Yunakov, Ivo Papazov, Salif Ali and Neshko Neshev join forces for a Bulgarian musical event. In the 70s and 80s these musicians pretty much recreated the eastern European musical terrain with their hyper-powered blend of Balkan folk music peppered with jazz, rock, Gypsy, Turkish and Indian music. Reeds, accordion and some of the most stunning percussion you are likely to hear anywhere join forces for this important 2005 release.
Istanbul 1925 - various Turkish
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4266)
Performances of Turkey's greatest artists were recorded by His Master's Voice in Turkey and issued on 78 rpm records. This compilation presents some choice examples, digitally remastered from the original metal parts, allowing the quality of the music to be heard for the first time without the additional distortion and surface noise of early 78 discs. Performances by Sükrü Tunar, Kemani Nubar, Kanuni Artaki, Münir Nurettin Selçuk, Udi Hrant and many others. Includes 23 page booklet with extensive liner notes and rare photographs.
Night Silence Desert - Mohammad Reza Shajarian / Kayhan Kalhor
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4299)
A modern suite composed and performed by Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor spreads an extraordinarily wide net over Iran’s musical traditions, drawing together instruments, modes, and styles long since divided by cultural and generational change. Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the undisputed master of Persian traditional (classical) singing, is regarded as a national treasure and is perhaps Iran’s most diverse and prolific singer.
...and friends - Wu Man
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4329)
..and the friends are a pretty interesting group - the Chinese pipa master and singer is joined by American Lee Knight (banjo, dulcimer, mouth bow, voice), Ukrainian Julian Kytasty (bandura, sopilka, voice) and Bugandan harpist James Makubuya (endongo, adungu, voice) in a global song circle that includes traditional folks songs from each region.
Alla-Turca - Ozel Turkbas
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4324)
Recorded in Istanbul in the 1960s, the heyday of the Turkish nightclub scene, Alla-Turca is one of the most influential bellydance albums of the era, featuring dancer Özel Türkbas and a line-up of legendary Turkish and Turkish-Gypsy musicians. This reissue includes bonus tracks from a second classic Özel bellydance album, Kismet, featuring the great ney master Aka Gündüz Kutbay. Notes include Özel’s original bellydance instructions, with illustrations.
How To Make Your Husband A Sultan - Özel Türkbas, w/ Mustafa Kandirali
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4323)
Yes, in spite of the horrendous cover and the dreadful title, herein lies some of the real deal, brilliantly performed 'belly-dance' music from the 1960s featuring some of the era's most respected performers including Mustafa Kandirali, clarinet and Ahmet Yatman, kanun. In the guise of that swing-era staple, the art of domestic seduction, and produced by and featuring the famous Turkish dancer Özel Türkbas (first brought to America to dance by Italian movie director Franco Zeferelli), this album originally sold 150,000 copies in the US (and a million in Turkey), spawning the craze for bellydance and Turkish music that continues today.
Apricots from Eden - Djivan Gasparyan
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-apricots)
Gasparyan is featured here performing Armenian folk songs and melodies from Armenia's Pagan and Christian traditions.
Volumes 4 and 5 (2 CDs) - Tanburi Cemil Bey
$17.99
(cdRoots# tc-bey-45)
Renowned for his contributions to the suite forms known as pesrev and saz semai and also through improvisations (taksims) on tanbur and kemençe, Cemil Bey has been the benchmark for modern Turkish composers and performers. These recordings from 1910 to 1914 include taksims, some of Cemil Bey's best compositions, and rare collaborations with great early 20th-century Turkish singers and instrumentalists. All have been digitally remastered using the state-of-the-art CEDAR system.
The Art of the Cimbalom - Alexander Fedoriouk
$special order
(cdRoots# tc-cimbalom)
One of the masters of this eastern European instrument (a hammer dulcimer), Fedoriouk is accomanied by a fine ensemble of fiddle, accordion, clarinet, flutes, reeds and bass.
Ghetto Tango: Wartime Yiddish Theater - Adrienne Cooper and Zalmen Mlotek
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-ghetto)
Singer Adrienne Cooper, one of the world's most acclaimed singers of Yiddish vocal music, and Zalmen Mlotek, a leading figure in Yiddish musical theater, present ghetto songs collected during and after the second world war.
Still Soft Voiced Heart - Lerner and Wall
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-lerner-wall)
New Jewish Leider
The Art of Klezmer Clarinet - Margo Leverett
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-margo)
Mikveh - Mikveh
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-mikveh)
Featuring Lauren Brody (accordion), Margot Leverett (clarinet), Nicki Parrott (double bass), Adrienne Cooper (voice), and Alicia Svigals (violin)
On the Fortieth Day - Armenian chamber works for piano - Vache Sharafyan
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-sharafayan)
As an official composer for Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project, Vache Sharafyan was commissioned to write music exploring Armenia's connection to the ancient silk road, intertwining Western classical form and Eastern musical idioms.
The Fish Are Praying For Rain - Theodosii Spassov Trio
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-spassov)
Theodosii Spassov has gained an international reputation for his virtuosic improvisations and innovative Balkan-jazz arrangements. His trio of kaval, piano, and drums weaves Bulgaria's famous crooked rhythms and cascading melodies into the jazz idiom.
Songs Of Consonance: Masters Of Chinese Music Vol. 1 - Yang Wei and Betti Xiang
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-wei)
One of China's preeminent virtuosi of the Chinese lute, known as the pipa, is joined here by erhu virtuoso Betti in traditional repertoire from various regions of China. Debut recording with the Amelia Trio.
Balada - Yuri Yunakov Ensemble
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-yunakov1)
New Colors in Bulgarian Wedding Music - Yuri Yunakov Ensemble
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-yunakov2)
Roma Variations - Yuri Yunakov Ensemble
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-yunakov3)
Zmiros Project - Zmiros Project (Frank London, Lorin Sklamberg and Rob Schwimmer)
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-zmiros)
Klezmatics founders Frank London and Lorin Sklamberg, and pianist Rob Schwimmer present the mystical repertoire of Jewish 'zmiros' singing.
Tanburi Cemil Bey - Tanburi Cemil Bey
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4264)
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The Art of Taksim - Goksel Kartal
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4267)
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Kef Time - Richard Hagopian
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4269)
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Years Vol. I and Vol. II - Udi Hrant Early
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4270-71)
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Gypsy Fire - Richard Hagopian and Omar Faruk Tekbilek
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4272)
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Nava - Nava
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4273)
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Vols II and III - Tanburi Cemil Bey
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4274)
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Voice of Komitas - Komitas
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4275)
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Tatyos Efendi 1, performed by The Kudsi Erguner Ensemble - Tatyos Efendi
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4277)
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Tatyos Efendi 2, performed by The Kudsi Erguner Ensemble - Tatyos Efendi
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4278)
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Armenians on 8th Avenue - Various Artists
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4279)
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Women of Istanbul - Various Artists
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4280)
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Marko Melkon - Marko Melkom
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4281)
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Ballinasloe Fair: Early Recordings of Irish Music in America - various
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4284)
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Music of Senegal - Morikeba Kouyate
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4285)
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Fidl - Klezmer Violin - Alicia Svigals
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4286)
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Udi Yorgo Bacanos - Udi Yorgo Bacanos
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4287)
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Scattering Stars Like Dust - Kayhan Kalhor
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4288)
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Rom Music of Istanbul - Sulukule
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4289)
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over the wind - Ardavan Kamkar
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4300)
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The First Recordings in the Georgian Republic, 1902-1914 - Drinking Horns and Gramophones
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-4307)
Historical recording of Georgian vocal music culled from gramophone archives in England.
Armenia Anthology - Shoghaken Ensemble
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4311)
Traditional Armenian folk music with authentic wind, string, bowed and percussion instruments and includes Armenia's most renowned folk singer Hasmik Harutunyan and duduk virtuoso Gevorg Dabaghyan.
Miniatures - Masterworks for Armenian Duduk - Gevorg Dabaghyan
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4312)
The duduk has dominated Armenian folk music for over a thousand years. Dabaghyan, one of Armenia's greatest duduk players, interprets folk and liturgical music, performing most recently on the movie soundtrack of Atom Egoyan's Ararat, and in concerts in Europe and the USA with the world with cellist Yo-Yo Ma as part of the Silk Road Concerts.
Kef Time Detroit - Richard Hagopian
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4315)
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Kef Time Hartford - Richard Hagopian
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4316)
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Treasures - Ara Dinkjian and Night Ark
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-6000)
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The Road to Kesan - Turkish Rom and Regional Music of Thrace - Selim Sesler
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-6001)
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Ciftetelli - Laco Tayfa
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-6002)
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Raga Rasa - That Which Colors the Mind (2 CDs) - Kartik Seshadri with Bikram Ghosh
$21.99
(cdRoots# tc-4325)
Sitar virtuoso Kartik Seshadri explores variations of mood and color (rasa) in four extended ragas. Seshadri has built a wide following among Indian music aficionados who admire his rich tonal sensibility, expressiveness, and extraordinary rhythmic intricacy. Packaging includes a 2-CD set with 40 pages of text on the history of Indian music by acclaimed MIT musicologist George Ruckert.
Traditional Dances of Armenia - Shoghaken Ensemble
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4322)
14 tracks, including traditional wedding dances, and master work on the duduk, kamancha, kanon, and shvi. With 40-page booklet on the history of Armenian dance.
Armenian Lullabies - Hasmik Harutyunyan
$15.99
(cdRoots# tc-4321)
Shoghaken Ensemble member, accompanied by traditional master instrumentalists on kamancha, ud, kanon, and duduk. Includes 24 page booklet with translations, archival photos, detailed explanations of each song style.
Margot Leverett and The Klezmer Mountain Boys - Margot Leverett and The Klezmer Mountain Boys
$16.99
(cdRoots# tc-klez-mtn)
Klezmer clarinetist Margot Leverett joins forces with today's stars of klezmer and bluegrass to explore the shared musical spirit of two genres literally worlds apart. Appalachian tunes by Bill Monroe meet klezmer melodies from pre-war Russia and Eastern Europe, some newly discovered, and the resulting medleys and improvisations are at once raw, funny, melancholic and footstomping. Featuring bluegrass legends such as Kenny Kosek on fiddle, Barry Mitterhoff on mandolin, with special klezmer guests including Frank London and The Klezmer Brass Allstars, Michael Albert and many more.
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