The Baluchi Ensemble of Karachi ~ Love Songs & Trance Hymns

1. Jamalu
2. Nalan Pa Dustan and Aref Kasani
3. Three Festive Songs
4. Man Morad Salunk Siri and Wash Tara Bolbol
5. Zamoran Tange
6. Molka Nanenda Mani Dust
7. Lashare Kora (The River of Lashare)
8. Lilo Lil Kana Shabaz
9. Two Trance Songs



Baluchi Ensemble Of Karachi: Rahima [vocals]; Molabakhsh Nuri [vocals, tanburag]; Mobarak [benjo]; Faqir Zangeshahi, Karimbahhsh Soruzi Nuri [suroz].
Additional personnel: Ali Mohammad Zangeshahi, Sahebi [vocals]; Kheyru [doholak]; Feyzu [tanburag]. Recorded in Malir, Pakistan in February 1996 by Jean During.

'Hailing from a stateless area between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, the Baluchi Ensemble of Karachi incorporate Indian and Arab influences into their Middle Eastern gypsy style music. Performing mostly at weddings and social events, the group remains tied to the Persian bardic tradition, but produce a trance-inducing sound that is hypnotic, yet as fragrant as perfume. Accompanied by benju [a dulcimer with keyboard], tambureg [lute], and dholak [a type of Indian tanbur drum], the suroz [a lap fiddle made of wood with a goat skin as its sounding board] remains the dominant voice of the Baluchi Ensemble of Karachi. Love Songs and Trance Hymns, the Baluchi Ensemble of Karachi's 1997 album, was recorded in the Baluchi Quarters in Karachi, Pakistan'. ~ amg

it's common knowledge that we can't get enough of the singular Balochistan sound, there's just nothing else quite like it. the suroz fiddle is an extremely evocative instrument with a strange hypnotique power that i find totally addictive. this is the second Shanachie publication from the region we are fortunate enough to have here. 320 agradecimientos a Miguel querido hermano por compartir este tesoro inefablemente magnífica