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Upon the Cypress Bough: 20250719 (Audio)
Jul 19, 2025
"Upon the Cypress Bough" is a showcase for music from an area fuzzily contained by Western Asia, North Africa, and Central Asia. Selections heard on the show come from traditional, religious, pop, art, and hybrid origins, but with some emphasis on less-Westernized tunes.
Winslow is a geographer, civil servant, musician, and student of the Persian setar.
Playlist:
- Ghamin Manisha / Yadulla Rahmani
- Tasnife Shekayate Del / Salar Aghili
- Sazo Avaz Abu Ata: Hezaran bar man'ash kardam az eshgh / Abdolvahab Shahidi
- Saz shekasteh / Delkash
- Fekro Khial / Gita
- Afshari / Morteza Mehjubi
- Akh Bedelam / Sussan
- Merzeng / Shahram Baratpouri
- Druse Double Reed and Voices / Solo mizmar player with male vocal chorus
- Haifa to Jenin / El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe
- Lazra'lak Bostan Werood / Asala Yousuf
- 40 Years / Riad Awwad
- Dân Tarab: Hayya Layâlî Jamîla (Entertainment Dân: Oh! Beautiful Nights) / Hussein Abdul Kadir al Kaf
- Mutawal / Kassel el Akhfach
- Chargui and Hakif Dances / Villagers from Husseiniyat
- Kebir Lulu / Arshaq Farhaan
- Wa Ya Habb / Traditional
- Yemen: Zar / Omar Yussof Traibi