Ashek                          

This is Tim Rayborn's second release, Ashek.

Tim Rayborn is Solace's first signed artist. From the bio on Solace's site: Though raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tim Rayborn lived for nearly seven years in England, where he completed a Ph.D. at the University of Leeds, and worked in the fields of early and world music. He founded and directed Ensemble Florata, whose recordings for ASV/Gaudeamus received international critical acclaim. In addition, he worked with the noted British medieval ensemble Tintagel, and performed with them on BBC broadcasts, Belgian live radio, in Majorca, as well as a tour of the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. Tim has toured the UK and continental Europe extensively, and worked with traditional musicians in Marrakech and Istanbul. He plays nearly 40 musical instruments from Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

Tim is currently an instrumentalist with Ya Elah (a women's Jewish vocal group), directs his own medieval music ensemble, Caladrius, and is the musical director of Shuvani, a music and dance group tracing the Roma ("gypsy") trail from Rajasthan to Spain. He recently released two new solo recordings: Chordae - medieval harp music, and Ashek - Balkan, Middle Eastern, and Indian music. He is also working on several new CDs this year, including an album of Shuvani's music, and a recording of Balkan, medieval, and Scandinavian music.

This CD features Music of Worldly and Spiritual Love from the Balkans, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Tim plays the saz, tar, dvoyanka, davul, diple, riqq, sehtar, doumbek, robab, sitar, tamboura and voice are all featured on this great CD!

Track listings:

	Ashek
	Tuna neico
	Bora
	Panayir
	Delgadina
	Duo elioi
	Kore kale
	Ravan
	Khamsa ashra
	Nagme
	Parinaame

Released in 2003 by Kalamindar Productions.
Ashek CD - $18.00

The following is taken directly from Solace's website:

     Ashek features vocal and instrumental music spanning several centuries and thousands of miles, united by a common theme: that of the longing for true love, whether physical or spiritual. The songs can be caressing like a feather in a gentle breeze, longing for a souls beloved, or rhythmic and complex like a dancing butterfly on the heels of a strong wind. One can see a group of traveling bards as Tim shows his passion and knowledge of melodies and rhythms from the Middle East, the Balkans, and Central Asia. Caravan with the wandering musicians of centuries past as Tim guides you on a journey of love, belief and tradition.

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