Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Homayoun - Abdul Hussein Khan Shahnazi 2. Taxim Hugaz Kar Wahda - Moustapha Bey Rida 3. Nigris Taxim - Bahkesirli Fuat Bey 4. Taxim Hidjaz - Tanbouri Ibrahim Bey Adham 5. Eerabi Fil Sahra - Sami Shawa 6. Bidad - Abdul Hussein Khan Shahnazi 7. Shushtar - Haigo 8. Mofhalef Segah - Abdul Hussein Khan Shahnazi 9. Taxim Nahawand Wahda - Sami Shawa 10. Adjem Achiran Taxim - Nechat Bey 11. Hidjaz Taxim - Nechat Bey 12. Husseini Taxim - Nechat Bey 13. Yeghia Taxim - Nechat Bey 14. Soultanigiah - Kanuni Artaki 15. Kurduli Hidjazkiar Taxim - Kementchedi Alecco 16. Rast Taxim - Nechat Bey 17. Seghiah Taxim - Oudi Yorgho 18. Mavaraounnahr - Abdul Hussein Khan Shahnazi 19. Anadol Kachik Havassi - Tambouredji Osman Pehlivan 20. Aydin Oyun Havassi - Ahmet Balki Oglu/Mehmet Balki Oglu/Mehmet & Ahmet Balki-Oglu
DISC 2: 1. Olive Oasis - Sir Richard Bishop 2. Mortissa - Micah Blue Smaldone 3. Lake Of Fire - Michael Flower 4. Paul Bunyan's Fall - Charlie Parr 5. Goat, Thorns And Brick - Six Organs Of Admittance 6. Mesopotamia - Bruce Licher 7. Emel - Paul Metzger 8. Surfin' UAE - Rick Tomlinson 9. Improvisation 6 - Steffen Basho-Junghans 10. You Matter, Sometimes - MV & EE
| Details | | Distributor: | Forced Exposure Dist. | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes The compilation OPEN STRINGS is a remarkable collection of Middle Eastern music from the pre-war era, as presented by the ever-reliable imprint Honest Jon's. All of these tracks were drawn from EMI's massive Hayes archives, and were recorded in locales as varied as Turkey, Iran, Egypt, and Iraq. A second disc of material includes Middle Eastern-flavored performances by contemporary stringed instrument virtuosos like Maine-based guitarist Micah Blue Smaldone and Ex-Sun City Girls string bender Sir Richard Bishop.
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