Music on the Desert Road - A Sound Travelogue (1956, vinyl)

Eight selections from "Music on the Desert Road" LP (1956, Angel Records). Recordings made in 1955-1956 by Indian musicologist Deben Bhattacharya, during an overland journey from England to India. The album contains folk/traditional music from eight countries (Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India), performed by local artists. - - - 01. Turkey: Automobile on Mountain Road - Central Anatolian Dance (00:00), 02. Syria: Rasd (song in praise of the prophet, recorded during the evening service of the Dervishes) (03:30), 03. Syria: Bedouin Song and Dance (Bedouin dance music from Qatana, 20km west of Damascus) (05:28), 04. Jordan: Bedouin coffee grinding (07:52), 05. Iran: Baba Karam (folk song from the south of Tehran) (09:44), 06. Iran: Rhythm of a Train (played on a pair of zarb drums, the drummer imitates the rhythm of a train. The whistle is produced by the mouth) (14:18), 07. Pakistan: Neemakai (Pashto wedding song)(15:46), 08. India: Classical piece from Varanasi (state of Uttar Pradesh, north India) (18:24)