Aga Khan Music Initiative Releases Three New Volumes of Music of Central Asia CD-DVD Series

–Vol. 7: In the Shrine of the Heart: Popular Classics from Bukhara and Beyond
–Vol. 8: Rainbow: Kronos Quartet with Alim & Fargana Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi
–Vol. 9: In the Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Lands of the Mughals

See also:

• Aga Khan Music Initiative Home Page
• Video: An Introduction to the Aga Khan Music Initiative and Podcasts/Videos of all 9 Volumes
• 2010 Concert and Outreach Information
• In the Media:  Reviews of Concerts and New Releases
• Video Ethnographies on Smithsonian Folkways website
• Facebook Site: Music of Central Asia

Music of Central Asia, the Aga Khan Music Initiative’s panoramic 10-volume audio-visual survey of contemporary tradition-based music from Central Eurasia, has added volumes 7, 8, and 9 to the series. The new CD-DVD sets expand the scope of Music of Central Asia both geographically and conceptually – by encompassing different regions of Uzbekistan as well as India and by showcasing the Music Initiative’s cross-cultural collaborations, featuring, among others, the Kronos Quartet, Alim Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi.

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