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Artist:	SHANKAR, ANANDA
Title:	A Life and Music
Label:	TIMES SQUARE RECORDS
Format:	2CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	TSQ 9052CD

"Nephew of Ravi Shankar...Sitar teacher of Jimi Hendrix...a resident of '60s California when the words 'flower power' really meant something...is it any wonder that the work Ananda Shankar created is unique, vital and exciting?Ananda Shankar, in the words of a critic, 'was an original musician of the world before the term world music was invented.' Trained in Indian classical music and subsequently exposed to western trends, he pioneered a distinctive sound, decades ahead of its time: vibrant new age music, capable of breaking barriers between races, cultures and generations. Ananda, unfortunately, passed away in 1999, at the peak of his career. However, Ananda's creative efforts retain their originality and appeal even today. His music has inspired the 'Asian Underground' movement. His original vinyl recordings have always been in demand, and DJs/fans have paid ridiculous amounts of money to acquire them through specialist record outlets. Long unavailable, and too often bootlegged, the recordings on this specially-priced 2CD-set were originally released by the then EMI-owned Gramophone Company of India, and now known as Saregama India Ltd."

Artist:	SIPAHI, NESRIN
Title:	Sharki: Love Songs of Istanbul
Label:	TIMES SQUARE RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	TSQ 9056CD

"Sharki was a new form of poetry created in the 18th century reflecting the Europeanization of the culture of the Ottoman empire. A lament or love song in four lines, sharki challenged composers to conceive melodies that would accompany each line of the poem. Nesrin Sipahi's bewitching soft voice made her one of the leading figures in the renaissance of Turkish classical music in the 1950s. This collection of songs recorded in Istanbul in May 1991 for the CMP label captures this traditional music form and preserves it forever for generations to come. Featuring Kudsi Erguner and his ensemble, Erguner has dedicated himself to preserving traditional Turkish music."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Gazel: Classical Sufi Music of the Ottoman Empire
Label:	TIMES SQUARE RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	TSQ 9057CD

"The roots of many world music forms were recorded by the seminal German jazz label CMP with a selection of releases at the beginning of the 1990s. Seeking out living masters who embodied the traditions of music from their respective countries, CMP made digital recordings in the field to preserve their current renditions. Sufism is the main inspiration for all fine arts in Turkey and the most important source of musical literature within the entire Islamic world. Recorded digitally in Turkey, Gazel features Turkey's finest singers assembled and supported by a master of traditional Mevlevi Sufi, Kudsi Erguner who has performed with Peter Gabriel."

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