Here are some string players from far away places, bringing traditional sounds melded with modern thoughts.
Middle Easterners Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan perform on this album at a concert in Turkey back in 2011. Instruments like the kamancheh (a variation of viola) and baglama (a bouzouki that has been shrunk down a couple of sizes) are introduced on this collection of songs and improvisations. Most melodic is “Intertwining Melodies” which have the two artists producing music that begs you to form a circle and dance. Most of the improvisations get a bit too self indulgent,with long moment of strums where there need to be a bit more direction, yet “Alli Turnam” takes you on a journey like you’re walking down the narrow streets of a local souk.