tracks

Rangin Kaman
Köhlen Atim
Mehriban Olaq
Getme, Getme
Leyla
Qashlarin Kamandir
Music Of Central Asia And The Aga Khan Music Initiative
Rainbow: Kronos Quartet With Alim And Fargana Qasimov And Homayun Sakhi
Interactive Instrument Glossary
Map Of Central Asia

notes

Packaged in a double Digipak with an illustrated 44-page booklet that includes credits, notes, and release information.

“Rangin Kaman” was commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and Homayun Sakhi by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Columbia Foundation. Additional commission funds were provided by The James Irvine Foundation, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the LEF Foundation.
“Rangin Kaman” recorded March 2009 at Skywalker Sound (Nicasio, California).

Arrangements for tracks 2–6 commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and the Alim Qasimov Ensemble by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Columbia Foundation.
Tracks 2–6 recorded September 2008 at Livingston Studios (London, England).

DVD contains series introduction, "Rainbow" a 24-minute documentary film, interactive instrument glossary, and map.

credits

Arranged By – Alim Qasimov (tracks: 2 to 6)
Arranged By [Strings] – Jacob Garchik (tracks: 2 to 6)
Artwork [Map] – Nathalie Hericourt
Cello – Jeffrey Zeigler
Drums [Daf], Vocals – Fargana Qasimova (tracks: 2 to 6)
Drums [Naghara] – Vugar Sharifzadeh (tracks: 2 to 6)
Edited By, Mixed By – David Harrington (tracks: 1), Joel Gordon (tracks: 1), Rafael Popper-Keizer (tracks: 1)
Executive Producer [Series] – Fairouz R. Nishanova, Theodore Levin
Fiddle [Kamancha] – Rauf Islamov (tracks: 2 to 6)
Film Director [Videography] – Carlos Casas, Saodat Ismailova
Liner Notes – Theodore Levin
Oboe [Balaban] – Rafael Asgarov (tracks: 2 to 6)
Photography By – Jay Blakesberg, Rachel Bleckman, Sebastien Schutyser
Producer – David Harrington, Fairouz R. Nishanova, Theodore Levin
Recorded By – Joel Gordon (tracks: 1)
Recorded By [Assistant] – Anthony Leung (tracks: 2 to 6), Dann Thompson (tracks: 1), David Corcoran (tracks: 1), Scott Fraser (tracks: 1)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Scott Fraser (tracks: 2 to 6)
Tar (lute) – Ali Asgar Mammadov (tracks: 2 to 6)
Translated By – Aida Huseynova, Anna Oldfield
Viola – Hank Dutt
Violin – David Harrington, John Sherba
Vocals – Alim Qasimov (tracks: 2 to 6)

companies

Recorded At – Livingston Studios
Recorded At – Skywalker Sound

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