Welcome to today's show! A lot of music from Azerbaijan in the first hour focused on the Kamancha of Imamyar Hasanov from his recent album with Persian percussionist Pejman Hadadi. Adding in the powerful vocals of Alim Qasimov and his daughter Fergana and other Azeri musicians. The 2nd half of the show will be guided somewhat by the sound of the bowed Kamancha.
Lay-Lay Imamyar Hasanov & Pejman Hadadi - Sound of My Soul - Kamancha |
Dilkash Imamyar Hasanov & Pejman Hadadi - Sound of My Soul - Kamancha |
Qachma gozel Imamyar Hasanov & Pejman Hadadi - Sound of My Soul - Kamancha |
You Are the Light of My Eyes Alim and Fargana Qasimov - Music of Central Asia vol. 6 Spiritual Music of Azerbaijan - Smithsonian Folkways |
Seygah Imamyar Hasanov & Pejman Hadadi - Sound of My Soul - Kamancha |
Mirza Husayn Segah Sari Gelin Ensemble - Music from Azerbaijan - ARC |
Seygah Imamyar Hasanov & Pejman Hadadi - Sound of My Soul - Kamancha |
Yaniq Karam Imamyar Hasanov & Pejman Hadadi - Sound of My Soul - Kamancha |
After the screeching fire of Imamyar Hassanov's Kamancha, we continue the next set with more music from Azerbaijan, but this more jazz and western classical inflected music with piano and other western instruments added to the Azeri mix. |
Gunduz-Gec Sevda Alerkperzadeh - Sevdali Dunya - Network |
Ana Chingiz Sadykhov - Piano Music of Azerbaijan - 7/8 |
Segueing from Azeri piano to Beethoven's 1st piano sonata from 1795 in a live recording from his recent complete cycle of the 32 sonatas, all recorded live in Dresden. |
Piano Sonata no. 1 in f minor Op. 2 no. 1 Ludwig Van Beethoven/Rudolf Buchbinder - The Sonata Legacy - RCA Red Seal |
There was an ad playing on CKCU recently which featured some music I recognized, I knew it from a soundtrack, but I couldn't place the film or composer. I finally found it, a joyful, infectious tune by Hans Zimmer for the film True Romance. |
You're So Cool Hans Zimmer - True Romance |
All The Beautiful Things Ibrahim Maalouf - Diagnostic - Mi'ster productions |
Ala Balad El Mahboub Mahmoud Fadl featuring Samy El Bably - Love Letter From King Tut-Ank-Amen - Piranha |
Sufijski Cocek Raya Brass Band - Dancing On Roses, Dancing On Cinders - Independent |