Tracklist :
1 As I Crossed A Bridge Of Dreams 20'53
Sitar [3 Sitars], Acoustic Guitar, Vocals [Vocal] – Stephan Micus
2 Borkenkind 6'45
Zither [3 Bavarian Zithers], Vocals [Vocal] – Stephan Micus
3 Amarchaj 5'16
Shakuhachi [4 Shakuhachi] – Stephan Micus
4 For The 'Beautiful Changing Child' 3'40
Sho [3 Sho], Flute [Thai Flute] – Stephan Micus
5 For M'schr And Djingis Khan 6'24
Rabab, Vocals [Vocal] – Stephan Micus
Composed By, Performer [Played By] – Stephan Micus
Tracklist :
1 Part I 2'36
Shakuhachi [Shakuhachi Solo] – Stephan Micus
2 Part II 11'59
Zither, Xylophone [Gender], Shakuhachi – Stephan Micus
3 Part III a 11'22
Sarangi, Shakuhachi, Rabab – Stephan Micus
4 Part III b 5'41
Rabab, Sarangi, Bodhrán [Bodhran], Angklung – Stephan Micus
5 Part IV 4'31
Bells [Kyeezee, Burmese Bells], Vocals [2 Vocal] – Stephan Micus
6 Part V 10'02
Zither, Guitar, Shakuhachi – Stephan Micus
Composed By, Performer [Played By] – Stephan Micus
Text By [Traditional Chinese Koan In Booklet] 
Tracklist :
1 Part 1 - Everywhere, Nowhere 4'40
Kalimba [Ndingo], Flute [Genbri] – Stephan Micus
2 Part 2 - Leila 5'27
Guitar [Steel-String Guitar], Suling – Stephan Micus
3 Part 3 - The Promise 8'19
Flute [Genbri], Ney [Nay], Lute [Rewab], Rabab – Stephan Micus
4 Part 4 - The Stars 2'47
Twelve-String Guitar [Twelve-String Guitar Solo] – Stephan Micus
5 Part 5 - The Spring 2'54
Kalimba [Ndingo], Flute [Genbri] – Stephan Micus
6 Part 6 - The Blessing 4'30
Voice [Voice Solo] – Stephan Micus
7 Part 7 - The Feast 5'04
Guitar [2 Fourteen-String Guitars], Guitar [Steel-String Guitar], Ney [Nay] – Stephan Micus
8 Part 8 - Laughing At Thunder 4'21
Flute [5 Genbri] – Stephan Micus
9 Part 9 - Sea Of Grass 5'01
Tin Whistle [2 Tin Whistles (One Player)] – Stephan Micus
10 Part 10 - The Dance 6'12
Twelve-String Guitar, Lute [Rewab], Rabab, Flute [Genbri], Guitar [2 Steel-String Guitars] – Stephan Micus
11 Part 11 - Under The Chinar Trees 6'42
Kalimba [3 Ndingo], Shakuhachi, Voice – Stephan Micus
Credits :
Composed By [All Music And Voices Composed By], Performer [All Music And Voices Performed By] – Stephan Micus
Text By [Quote In Booklet] – Khalil Gibran
The late Ustad Mohammad Omar was, perhaps, Afghanistan's greatest musician, a virtuoso on the rabab (a plucked lute that's the ancestor of India's sarod) who was largely responsible for making the folk instrument into something classical. This album -- from the only concert he played in the U.S. while teaching at the University of Washington in 1974 -- is a remarkable endeavor. Not only does it showcase his superb playing on a selection of Afghani classical pieces, but it teams him with Indian percussion master Zakir Hussain, the pair playing together with virtually no rehearsal, although it's impossible to tell that much of this was moved by spirit rather than practice (and most will never even notice that Omar breaks a sympathetic string on the rabab during the first track). The five pieces are extended, wonderful meditations that follow a standard formula of improvisation followed by the composition in a fixed melodic mode and rhythmic cycle. It's Omar's improvisations that truly startle, even more than the beauty of the compositions themselves. His fingers are fleet and the complex patterns he makes are entrancing -- to try and follow them becomes an almost impossible task. To be fair, the album's far from easy listening; it demands a great deal of concentration, but rewards it magnificently (and kudos to Hussain, who inserts himself into the music as if born to it). Things do lighten up with the relatively short final cut, "Keliwali," a popular Pashtun folk melody, exquisitely performed. As a reminder that Afghanistan is a country with a proud cultural heritage -- and its own wonderful musicians -- this is vital. by Chris Nickson
Tracklist:
1 Emen / Tintal 21:40
2 Bopali / Jhaptal 10:14
3 Tabla Solo 7:56
4 Pelo / Tintal 16:02
5 Keliwali 6:57
Credits:
Rabab – Ustad Mohammad Omar (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5)
Tabla – Zakir Hussain
Suleyman the Magnificent, Keane's imaginative soundtrack to the documentary and traveling art exhibit on the Ottoman Empire, also features Tekbilek and several other Middle Eastern musical experts. by Linda Kohanov
Tracklist:
1 İstanbul'dan Görüntüler (Scenes Of Istanbul) 3:39
Written-By – Brian Keane
2 Göĝün Yedi Katı (Seven Spheres Of Heaven) 1:31
Written-By – Brian Keane, Omar Faruk Tekbilek
3 Egeli Gemici (Aegean Sailor) 2:41
Written-By – Omar Faruk Tekbilek
4 Aya Sofya (Saint Sophia) 3:12
Written-By – Brian Keane
5 Uşşak Semai (Piece In 10/8) 3:27
Arranged By – Brian Keane
Written-By – Traditional
6 Nihâvend Fantazi (Modal Fantasy) 1:30
Written-By – Dinçer Dalkılıç
7 Kuzeydeki Köy (Northern Village) 2:00
Written-By – Omar Faruk Tekbilek
8 Topkapının Bahçesi (Garden At Topkapi) 1:54
Written-By – Brian Keane
9 Rast Medhal (Prelude In Rast Mode) 6:24
Arranged By – Brian Keane
Written-By – Traditional
10 Süleymanın Öyküsü (The Story Of Süleyman) 2:00
Written-By – Brian Keane
11 Teke Zıplaması (Goat Jumper) 3:07
Arranged By – Brian Keane
Written-By – Traditional
12 Mevlânâ (Whirling Dervishes) 3:49
Arranged By – Brian Keane
Written-By – Traditional
13 Segâh Peşrevi (Prelude In Segah Mode) 5:09
Arranged By – Brian Keane
Written-By – Traditional
14 Hicaz Taksim (Improvisation In Hicaz Mode) 1:13
Written-By – Emin Gündüz
15 Hicaz Peşrev (Prelude In Hicaz Mode) 2:14
Arranged By – Brian Keane
Written-By – Traditional
16 Makber (Gates Of Heaven) 3:49
Arranged By – Brian Keane
Written-By – Traditional
17 İstanbul'dan Görüntüler (Scenes Of Istanbul/Reprise) 5:50
Written-By – Brian Keane
Credits:
Kanun – Emin Gündüz
Ney, Kaval, Baglama, Goblet Drum [Darbuka], Drums [Daire, Def], Vocals – Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Producer, Score, Mixed By, Engineer – Brian Keane
Programmed By [Synthesizers] – Brian Keane, Joe Melotti, Nick Bariluk
Rabab, Lute [Tanbur], Ney, Percussion – Dinçer Dalkılıç
Synthesizer, Guitar, Kanun, Lute [Tanbur], Percussion – Brian Keane
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