Previously released as FSD2115. This CD introduces Turkish music performed on classical kemence (small bowed instrument), which also feature magnificent military music performance by the Turkish military band, a remembrance of once a vast Ottoman Empire. Recorded 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977.

1. OLD ARMY MARCH "CEDDIN DEDEN"(YOUR FOREFATHERS) 2. ARMY MARCH 3. PATRIOTIC MARCH 4. TEKBIR AND BATTLE MARCH 5. YOUNG OSMAN 6. SIVASTOPOL MARCH 7. PRELUDE 1 8. PRELUDE 2 9. CIHADI(HOLY WAR) 10. MARCH "WITH FULL COURAGE" 11. ZURNA TAKSIM -THE ESTERGON CASTLE 12. MILITARY MARCH 13. MARCH "TURN THE PAGES OF THE HISTORY" 14. MARCH OF PRINCE SULEYMAN 15. SAZ-SEMAI(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 16. ESTERGON CASTLE,THE 17. OLD ARMY MARCH "CEDDIN DEDEN" -PRAYER FOR THE MILITARY BAND 18. KEMENCE SOLO "TAKSIM IN BESTENIGAR MODE" 19. KEMENCE SOLO "TAKSIM IN ISFAHAN MODE" 20. KEMENCE AND SONG "ROSE GARDEN"(IN NIHAVEND MODE) 21. KEMENCE AND SONG "STAYED ON THE ROAD FOR YOU"(IN KURKILI-HICAZKAR MODE)

New title. The melodious yet rhythmic characteristics of the Erzan and Qur'an recitation makes it one of the basic sounds of Islamic music. Merging the 500 year tradition of Ottoman music, this is a compilation of superb sounds from Turkey. Recorded 2001.

1. EZAN/ AHMET ERDOGDULAR 2. RECITING THE QUR 'AN FROM THE 55TH CHAPTER (RAHMAN)/ KANI KARADJA 3. NA 'T-I MEVELANA/ KANI KARADJA 4. NEY TAKSIM(THE IMPROVISATION OF NEY)/ OMER ERDOGDULAR 5. ACEMASIRAN PESREVI(28/4) 6. KEMENCE TAKSIM(THE IMPROVISATION OF KEMENCE) 7. ACEMASIRAN AYIN-I SERIFI,THE FIRST SELAM(8/4) 8. ACEMASIRAN AYIN-I SERIFI,THE SECOND SELAM(9/4) 9. ACEMASIRAN AYIN-I SERIFI,THE THIRD SELAM(28/4. 10/8. 6/8) 10. ACEMASIRAN AYIN-I SERIFI,THE FOURTH SELAM(9/4) 11. ACEMASIRAN AYIN-I SERIFI,THE LAST PESREVI(4/4) 12. ACEMASIRAN AYIN-I SERIFI,THE LAST AND FAST SEMAI(8/6) 13. ACEMASIRAN AYIN-I SERIFI,KEMENCE TAKSIM(THE IMPROVISATION OF KEMENCE)/ SELIM GULER 14. RECITING THE QUR 'AN/ KANI KARADJA

Previously released as FSD2116. Introducing Turuku, the Turkish folksong opposed to the art song called Sarki. The three top musicians of this field perform two typical styles of folksong, Uzun Hava and Kink Hava, and features the masterpiece "Uskudara". Recorded in 1980.

1. USKUDARA/ UMIT TAKCAN 2. BAGLAMA SOLO/ ALIF SAG 3. GARIP TURNALAR(FOREIGN CRANES)/ ALIF SAG 4. GIRL OF THE CECEN TRIBE,THE/ ALIF SAG 5. CURA SOLO/ ALIF SAG 6. GARIP BULBUL(A FOREIGN NIGHTINGALE)/ ALIF SAG 7. CHERRY BLOSSOM/ ALIF SAG 8. MEY AND DAVUL/ ALIF SAG 9. GIRL FROM THE HIGHLAND,A/ ALIF SAG 10. AZERBAIJAN'S FOLKSONG "MY HEART - GOOD-BYE"/ ALIF SAG 11. TAR AND DAVUL/ ALIF SAG 12. BESILI HOYRAT/ ALIF SAG 13. DIVAN AND HOYRAT/ ALIF SAG 14. ZURNA AND DAVUL/ ALIF SAG 15. KAVAL AND DAVUL/ ALIF SAG 16. SEMA.A MYSTIC DANCE OF ALI SECT/ ALIF SAG

Previosuly released as FSD2109 and 2110. CD 1 features various music, from popular urban songs, folk music and religious music. CD2 features oud, a stringed instrument, and taqsim, an improvisational style. Pasta is a beautiful solo vocal performance based on fixed rhythmical patterns called maqam and ika. Recorded in 1975, 1977, 1981.

CD1. 1. QANUN TAQSIM/ HASSAN AL-SHAKARCHI 2. PASTA/ ALI ALI IMAM 3. IRAQI MAQAM/ SALEH ABDUL GAFOR 4. ATAABA/ IBRAHIM R.ABDULLAH 5. MOHAMMEDAWI/ IBRAHIM R.ABDULLAH 6. NAQQARE SOLO/ ABDEL KARIM HALBUD 7. MATBUDJ SOLO/ ABDEL KARIM HALBUD 8. ZURNA-TABL-NAQQARE 9.SONG WITH MATBUDJ"SWEHERI",A/ ABDEL KARIM HALBUD 10.DRUM ENSEMBLE(TABL,NAQQARE,HASHSHABI,RAG,TABLA) 11. ZIKR OF SUFI

CD2. 1. UD SOLO TAQSIM ON SEGAH-MODE/ SAFWAT MOHAMMED ALI 2.. UD SOLO TAQSIM ON RAST-MODE/ SAFWAT MOHAMMED ALI 3. UD SOLO TAQSIM ON KURD-MODE/ SAFWAT MOHAMMED ALI 4. PASTA A GLASS OF HAPPINESS/ AHMED NIMA KAMEL 5. PASTA WASH YOUR HEART WITH WINE/ AHMED NIMA KAMEL 6. PASTA MY HEART PROMISED ME.../ AHMED NIMA KAMEL 7. PASTA A GIRL WITH BROWN COMPLEXION/ AHMED NIMA KAMEL

Previously released as FSD2103. This CD focuses on the music style called mugam. Featured are exquisite performances on the kemancha and tar, as well as rich vocal music. Recorded in 1989.

1. BAYATY-SHIRAZ 2. DILKESH 3. DUGYAKH 4. CHARGYAKH 5. SHUR 6. ORTA MAKHUR 7. AZERBAIJAN 8. KHEIRATY 9. EVLANDIR 10. SANA QURBAN 11. TOY OLSUN

CD 1 previously released as FSD2112, CD 2 new title. This is the first recording to introduce the post revolutionary music of Iran, a style adding the western taste onto practices of Iranian traditional music. An exquisite ensemble performance of traditional instruments and Avaz, a style of vocals. Recorded in 1989.

CD1. 1. DASTGAH-E MAHUR "SERR-E 'ESHQ"/ ALIREZA EFTEKHARI 2. TASNIF/ ALIREZA EFTEKHARI 3. DASTGAH-E MAHUR:TASNIF"MAHD-E HONAR"/ ALIREZA EFTEKHARI 4. DASTGAH-E MAHUR/ ALIREZA EFTEKHARI

CD2. 1. AVAZ AND NEY 'DASTGAH-E MAHUR'/ ALIREZA EFTEKHARI 2. AVAZ AND SETAR "DASTGAH-E MAHUR"/ ALIREZA EFTEKHARI 3. SETAR SOLO/ BEHNAM VADANI 4. TOMBAK SOLO/ KAMBIZ GANJEI 5. TAR SOLO "DASTGAH-E MAHUR"/ MANSUR YUNESI SINAKI 6. UD SOLO "DASTGAH-E MAHUR"/ HOSEYN BEHRUZNIYA

New title. Famous for his deeply emotional music full of distinguished skills, Alizadeh is a revolutionary figure in Iranian music. While the use of microtones of the classic dastgah mode and the transcendent playing of the setar by the accomplished Madjid Khaladj is truly outstanding. Also an opportunity to listen to a female avaz. Recorded in 2002.

1. IMPROVISATION ON"AVAZ-E BAYAT-E ESFAHAN" WITH SETAR AND DAYEREH 2. IMPROVISATION IN "DASTGAH-E CHAHARGAH"WITH TAR

New title. Shahram Nazeri plays a piece of music that is prized for both the maqam kurdi, which still passes on the tradition of original music dating back to ancient Persia, and the dastgah classical Persian music. With extremely delicate singing suitable for the charisma of Iran, the Kurdish Shanhmaneh is well worth listening to. Recorded in 2006.

1. KHOUR AVA 2. MAGHAM-E MADJNOUNI 3. MAGHAM-E SAHARI 4. CHAY BIJAN 5. KABOOKI 6. ABER-E ASHENA-SAHAR,SAHAR-SHIRIN,SHIRIN-SABOK,SABOK

Previously released as FSD2113. Persia and Kurd, the two big tides meet in the city of Kermanshah and create a rich musical fusion. Kermanashah is the centre stage for Sufi music. This is the Iranian Qawwali, featuring an outstanding singing and tambur performance. Recorded in 1994.

1. GORUH-NAWAZI,SHEYDAII 2. TAK-NAWAZI "SANGEL SAMA" 3. SELSELEHYE MUYE DUST 4. ZEKRE SAHAR 5. FARAGE DEL 6. JAZBEHYE ESHQ 7. TAK-NAWAZI DAR DASTGAH CHAHARGAH 8. SHEYDAII "SANGEL SAMA" 9. DO-NAWAZI DAFF 10. GURUH-NAWAZI ESFAHAN/AWAZE HU

Previously released as FSD2114. This recording features two kinds of music, the music of khorasan, which represents the cultural diversity of Iran and Azerbaijan, which extends over the border of Iran. They both have unique styles of their own, quite different from traditional Persian music. Recorded in 1994.

1. NAVAHII KORDI/ GHOLAM HOSSEIN MIRZAI 2. EYDE GHADIIR/ GHOLAM HOSSEIN MIRZAI 3. FARAGE YAR/ GHOLAM HOSSEIN MIRZAI 4. GOLSH SANBOL/ GHOLAM HOSSEIN MIRZAI 5. KHALA-BAJI/ AZERI GROUP 6. HEYDAR-BABA/ AZERI GROUP 7. KUR-OGHLI/ AZERI GROUP 8. SHIRRWANI/ AZERI GROUP 9. IDMAN DIVANSI/ AZERI GROUP 10. MIINA JARAI RESI/ AZERI GROUP 11. SARI TEL/ AZERI GROUP

New title. Featuring the religious singers of the Jerusalem Ades Synagogue singing the Asian-Jewish piece 'Shirat ha- Baqqashot' with the Samaritan Voice Ensemble lead by Benyamin Tsedaka, who is from the family which has continuously passed on the tradition of Samaritan singing. The Tokyo concert of the Jewish-Yemen diva, Gila Beshari. Recorded in 2005.

CD1 1. CAPELLA CHOIR FROM SAMARIA 'AS YASHAR MOUSHE'-THE SONG OF THE SEA [EXODUS 15],A 2. CAPELLA CHOIR FROM SAMARIA THE ESCAPE FROM EGYPT,A 3. CAPELLA CHOIR FROM SAMARIA 'ELUWEM REMMANAH'-GOD THE MERCIFUL (LEFT AND RIGHT SINGING),A 4. CAPELLA CHOIR FROM SAMARIA 'ASHELAM AL MOUSHE'-GLORY TO MOSES,A 5. CAPELLA CHOIR FROM SAMARIA 'MI YISTI AYYAYEN'-WINE SONG,A 6. CAPELLA CHOIR FROM SAMARIA 'THE ANTHEM-MOUNT GERIZIM',A 7. YEMENITE JEW'S TRDITIONAL SONGS ANI TSAMEH (I AM THRISTING)/ GILA BESHARI 8. YEMENITE JEW'S TRDITIONAL SONGS AHAVAT HADASSA (THE LOVE FOR HADASSA )/ GILA BESHARI 9. YEMENITE JEW'S TRDITIONAL SONGS YA HABIB YA LABIB (MY CLEVER BELOVED)/ GILA BESHARI 10. YEMENITE JEW'S TRDITIONAL SONGS SE'I YONA (LISTEN TO ME LITTLE BIRD)/ GILA BESHARI 11. YEMENITE JEW'S TRDITIONAL SONGS IM NEN'ALU (IF GENEROUS DOORS ARE ROCKED)/ GILA BESHARI 12. YEMENITE JEW'S TRDITIONAL SONGS MI NISHIGANI (WHO KISSED ME)/ GILA BESHARI

CD2 1. BAQQASHOT LESHABBATH SELECTION 1 BAQQASHAH:EL MISTATEL (GOD IS CONCEALED) /BAQQASHAH:LEMA'ANKHA (FOR/ YEHIEL NAHARY 2. BAQQASHOT LESHABBATH SELECTION 2 BAQQASHAH:MA NIKHBAD HA-YOM MI-YAMIM (HONORED IS THIS DAY FROM OTHE/ YEHIEL NAHARY 3. BAQQASHOT LESHABBATH SELECTION 3 BAQQASHAH:URI NETSURAH (WAKE.YOU WHO IS BESIEGED)/ YEHIEL NAHARY 4. BAQQASHOT LESHABBATH SELECTION 4 BAQQASHAH:HAI VE-NE'ELAM (LIVING AND INVISIBLE)/BAQQASHAH:MAHALALAK/ YEHIEL NAHARY 5. PIYYUT:SMAH BENI BE-HELEKEKHA (BE SATISFIED WHAT YOU HAVE)/ YEHIEL NAHARY 6. HALELU FROM THE TEFILAT ROSH HA-HODESHLE ALA BALAD EL-MAHUBUB (TO THE BELOVED'S TOWN)/TIJRAIET EL-'/ YEHIEL NAHARY