Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Sevara Nazarkhan Title: Yol Bolsin Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Real World Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Re-Release Date: 11/18/2008 Genres: International Music, Pop Styles: Europe, Eastern Europe Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 884108010822 |
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Yol Bolsin is an intriguing new export traveling west on Asia's Silk Road. The debut of 25-year-old Uzbeki singer and doutar player Sevara Nazarkhan, the album combines the rich musical tradition of her Central Asian count... more » |
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Amazon.com Yol Bolsin is an intriguing new export traveling west on Asia's Silk Road. The debut of 25-year-old Uzbeki singer and doutar player Sevara Nazarkhan, the album combines the rich musical tradition of her Central Asian country and fuses it with the modern sounds of noted French-Algerian producer Hector Zazou. Like much of the best stuff to come out on Real World, the combination here is timely and timeless, with Zazou's modern sounds simply providing a tasteful backing to the plucked, lutelike lines of Nazarkhan and fellow doutar player Toir Kuziyev. A pop star in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, Nazarkhan has a soaring, conservatory-trained voice that conveys myriad emotions with range and an intonation enriched with deft shading. It's a voice that puts her in a league with such modern global pop divas as Natacha Atlas, Gigi, and Sheila Chandra. Particularly strong are the hauntingly ambient "Galdir," the undulating "Moghulchai Navo," and the surprisingly funky title track. --Tad Hendrickson Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsEmphatically not authentic Uzbek folk music, but sometimes e Christopher Culver | 04/29/2008 (3 out of 5 stars) "It's important to be aware of what you are getting here. The Uzbek musician Sevara Nazarkhan began her career singing the traditional folk music of her country, and she was a talented performer on the dutar (Central Asia lute) as well. This album, however, has her adopting pop stylings, with World music producer Hector Zazou providing electronic beats and loops. The only thing traditionally Uzbek about the album are the Uzbek-language lyrics and dutar plucking by a backup musician (who must often fight to be heard above the electronics).
If approached as a chill-out pop album, something to make for a relaxed and social atmosphere in your home like a Thievery Corporation, the album is entertaining enough. The material ranges from more active tracks like "Yor-yor" and "Ei Nozanin" to ballads like "Galdir" and "Alla". It's not an album for attentive listening, however, as the limitations of Zazou's musical abilities become painfully evident. If you want real Central Asian folk music with female singers, the recent Smithsonian Folkways release Central Asian Series, Vol. 4: Bardic Divas is worth seeking out." |
