As Night Falls on the Silk Roa: Ghazal: Amazon.ca: Music

1. My Eyes, My Heart

2. Between Dawn And Dawn A New Truth

3. Snowy Mountains

4. Traces Of The Beloved

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This is the second release to feature the exceptional collaboration between Persian and Indian musical masters and it is every bit as good. Kayhan Kalhor is a consummate player of the kamancheh (Persian spike fiddle). In Kalhor's hands this instrument has a range of expression from gentle melancholy to fiery passion. Shujaat Hussain Khan is the masterful sitarist of this musical meeting. His pure tone and technique create watery cascades of notes, and at other times, eruptions of bright sparks of sound. Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla virtuoso, provides the rhythmic foundation and deft percussive ornamentation. The four long pieces on this title are rich treasure troves of classical technique and dazzling improvisation. The marvelous interplay between the bowed kamancheh, the plucked sitar, the struck tabla, and the warm vocals, exemplify not only the meeting of the remarkable minds of the musicians, but also the joining of two rich musical traditions finding harmonious common ground. --Jeff Grubb

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, Feb 20 2003

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Larry (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: As Night Falls on the Silk Roa (Audio CD)

This is one of the most fantastic, relaxing, dreamy CD's you will ever own...I plan on buying the other 2 as soon as possible.
I have a wide range of musical favorites, from Godflesh to old school punk to The Chemical Brothers...Ghazal seems to speak to me for some reason. You can put this CD in and just float through the whole set mesmerized. I have no other way to describe it.
awesome

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5.0 out of 5 stars Harmony, Unity, Divinity, July 29 2002

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Erika Borsos "pepper flower" (Gulf Coast of FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Night Falls on the Silk Roa (Audio CD)

Ghazal has produced a timeless combination of music that is
like vipassana meditation: recognizing the divinity in all of life. The sitar, kamanche and tabla are for the most part the only instruments. As the mind listens to each instrument, interplay, and create harmonies, an ecstatasy of enchantment arises and creates waves of bliss ... this bliss lasts for hours after listening. If opening your chakras means anything to you, this CD will do it: your heart will expand wider & wider into a state of love for *ALL* of life. You will realize existence is precious. I agree with former reviewers: "Snowy Mountain" is my favorite. The music resonates with my very being and makes me very happy. This music is similar to Sufi mediatation music --- it is probably the closest thing to a mystical experience some of us will ever have! Don't hesitate ... BUY IT!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply sublime, July 25 2001

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Richard Mcculloch - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Night Falls on the Silk Roa (Audio CD)

Although this is not the last of the three Gazal it seems to draw on elements of the other albums to produce some powerful emotional music. The fourth track is far and away the best. I listen to it and I hear a storyteller inviting his listeners to sit down and hear a sad tale. The story of a lost love unfolds - so sad and riven with emotion. As if by telling the story the pain is eased and some faultering confidence returns. Gradually this confidence is reinforced and builds for the music to finish triumphally leaving me absolutely drained. It is simply and amazing piece of music and my best discovery on Amazon so far.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful music
This is really a fantastic piece of work, and the amazing thing is, these guys don't rehearse much; it's almost all improvised. Read more

Published on Feb 24 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant....
There are many parts of this cd that stick in my head long after listening to it but one part of "Snowy Mountains" brings tears simply for the emotion and depth of... Read more

Published on Nov 20 2000 by Yuri Kuzyk