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Baraka’s Vision of Persian Women’s Songs

Angel Romero October 31, 2017 No Comments BarakaghazalPersian musicTajik music

  Baraka – Gole Sangam Persian Women’s Songs (Sketis Music SKMR-128, 2016) Latvian world jazz ensemble Baraka focuses on the ancient Persian ghazal tradition that…

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Shams: Tajik Jazz

Angel Romero September 21, 2017 No Comments Barakaworld jazz

Baraka – Shams (Sketis Music, 2015) Shams is a 2-CD set by Latvian band Baraka. They describe their music ethno jazz, a term used in…

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Reconstructed Central Asian Folk Music

Angel Romero September 5, 2016 No Comments BarakaDmitry YevsikovSamoTajik musicTajikistanworld jazzworld music

Baraka – Samo Remix – Contemporary jazz interpretations of ancient Sufi music (Sketis Music, 2016) World music band Baraka remixed traditional Pamir music recorded by…

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