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Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi
Rainbow
Compil. US 2010 on Smithsonian Folkways label
Folk (Folk)
Packaged in a double Digipak with an illustrated 44-page booklet that includes credits, notes, and release information. “Rangin Kaman” was commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and Homayun Sakhi by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Columbia Foundation. Additional commission funds were provided by The James Irvine Foundation, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the LEF Foundation. “Rangin Kaman” recorded March 2009 at Skywalker Sound (Nicasio, California). Arrangements for tracks 2–6 commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and the Alim Qasimov Ensemble by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the Columbia Foundation. Tracks 2–6 recorded September 2008 at Livingston Studios (London, England). DVD contains series introduction, "Rainbow" a 24-minute documentary film, interactive instrument glossary, and map.
Musicians
 | Kronos Quartet , *1973 US album by |
 | Alim Qasimov voc, dr, *1957 AZ arranged by, vocals, album by |
 | Fargana Qasimova voc, vocals, drums, daf, album by |
 | Homayun Sakhi , *1976 AF album by, composed by, rabab |
 | Jacob Garchik tb, *1976 US arranged by, strings |
 | Nathalie Hericourt artwork, map |
 | Jeffrey Zeigler vc, cello |
| Vugar Sharifzadeh drums, naghara |
 | David Harrington vn, US edited by, mixed by, producer, violin |
| Fairouz R. Nishanova executive producer, series, producer |
 | Theodore Levin , US executive producer, series, liner notes, producer |
 | Rauf Islamov , fiddle, kamancha |
 | Carlos Casas , ES film director, videography |
| Saodat Ismailova film director, videography |
| Rafael Asgarov oboe, balaban |
| Ali Asgar Mammadov tar (lute) |
| Aida Huseynova translated by |
| Anna Oldfield translated by |
 | Hank Dutt vl, viola |
 | John Sherba vn, violin |
 | Stephen Prutsman p, US arranged by |
 | Abbos Kosimov , percussion, qayraq, drums, doyra |
 | Salar Nader tab, tabla |
| Jahangir Jahangirov , music by, lyrics by |
| Shafiqa Akhundova , music by, lyrics by |
 | Саид Рустамов , lyrics by, music by |
| Nefati , lyrics by, ghazal |
| Mammad Rahim , lyrics by |
| Jafar Jabbarli , lyrics by, ghazal |
Producers
| Joel Gordon edited by, mixed by, recorded by |
| Rafael Popper-Keizer edited by, mixed by |
| Jay Blakesberg photography by |
| Rachel Bleckman photography by |
| Sebastien Schutyser photography by |
| Anthony Leung recorded by, assistant |
| Dann Thompson recorded by, assistant |
| David Corcoran recorded by, assistant |
| Scott Fraser recorded by, assistant, recorded by, mixed by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rangin Kaman | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | Homayun Sakhi | 28:58 |
| 2 | | Köhlen Atim | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | Jahangir Jahangirov | 7:45 |
| 3 | | Mehriban Olaq | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | Shafiqa Akhundova | 4:49 |
| 4 | | Getme, Getme | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | Саид Рустамов, Nefati | 12:31 |
| 5 | | Leyla | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | Mammad Rahim | 1:43 |
| 6 | Qashlarin Kamandir | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | Jafar Jabbarli | 9:45 | |
| 7 | Music Of Central Asia And The Aga Khan Music Initiative | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | |||
| 8 | Rainbow: Kronos Quartet With Alim And Fargana Qasimov And Homayun Sakhi | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | |||
| 9 | Interactive Instrument Glossary | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi | |||
| 10 | Map Of Central Asia | Kronos Quartet with Alim Qasimov & Fargana Qasimova and Homayun Sakhi |
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