Label:Argo/London Records GXF 5710
Country:Japan
Used LP 1975
Disc:VG+ (B side has bit cracking inmpression, not very serious)
Jacket:VG+ (light wear, not bad condition) w/obi, originally no insert
Afghanistan, a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, is called the crossroads of civilizations because of its diverse cultures as the center of the Silk Road, but it is still under international tension due to the conflict that broke out in the late 1970s. This is the Japanese release of the Afghanistan edition of the ethnic music series released in 1972 by the British Argo label. The recordings are from 1955 and 1970, and include performance songs, solos, and love songs on instruments used in the region, such as Gichak, Zeir-Baghali, Srny. As you can see from Tomoaki Fujii's compilation of five LPs in 1979, there is an excellent musical compendium, and he emotional love songs sung by the men on this album are what you should really listen to (A3, B3).
シルクロードの中枢として多様な文化が入り混じり文明の十字路とも呼ばれながらも、70年代後半に勃発した長きに渡る紛争から現在も大きな緊張状態が続く中央アジアと南アジアの交差点に位置する内陸国アフガニスタン。本作は英Argoレーベルより72年に発表された民族音楽シリーズのひとつアフガニスタン編の日本リリース版。録音は55年と70年のもので、ギチャック、ゼルバガリ、スルナイといった当地で使用される楽器での演奏歌、独奏、恋歌などを収録。79年の藤井知昭が5枚のLPにまとめた作品でもわかるように優れた音楽大系があるのが伝わりますが、この作品では男たちが歌う情緒に富んだ恋歌(A3, B3)に是非耳を傾けたいです。
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