Format: Vinyl Record LP, Parlophone Records. UK release from 1961. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various featuring Emile Prud'Homme, Tony Murena Et Son Ensemble, Jean Segurel Et Ses Troubadours and others. Classic French Chanson Roots music LP. Record labels are the Parelphone gold text coloured versions. Housed in a flip back style jacket. A nice copy considering its age. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Parlophone Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM21332pmc1167 ---V
Roots Music LP
Various - Suv Keldi, Hayot Keldi, Uzbek Songs and Melodies (33 C30-15345-46)
GBP 37.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Soviet era Uzbeki ethnic Roots music LP. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3395333c301534546 letrV
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Fan Funk Sadykhov, Orchestra Of Folk Instruments Of Azerbaijan Television and Radio. Classic Soviet era Classical, Roots music LP. Small bit of foxing on jacket. For forty years of creative activity, G. Khanmamedova's music won the recognition of a wide audience. He wrote works of various genres: operettas (One minute, All men are good), symphonies, cantata, suites, concerts for strings with a symphony orchestra, compositions for orchestras with Azerbaijani folk instruments and songs. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33949c3021575006 letrF
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Lyrichord Records. USA release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Yugoslav Village ethnic Roots music LP. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Lyrichord Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33924llst7189 letrV
Roots Music LP
Various - Musical Art of the Kazakh CCCP (A-031983/4)
GBP 34.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Soviet era ethnic Roots music LP. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM33918a0319834 letrV
Roots Music LP
Various - Uzbek Wedding Songs and Melodies (A-035487-88)
GBP 21.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Soviet era Uzbek ethnic Roots music LP. Housed in decorative generic Melodiya jacket. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33784a03548788 letrV
Roots Music LP
Various - Twelve Uyghur Muqam (Muqham) Iraq (C30 23357 003)
GBP 31.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Uyghur Mukam ethnic Roots music LP. A Muqam is the melody type used in the music of the Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33738c3023357003 letrV
About this Record: A wonderful document of the Iraq Muqam — one of the twelve great classical suites of the Uyghur people! Released on Melodiya, this album presents performers bringing to life a tradition stretching back centuries, with its characteristic journey from the stately, free-rhythm introduction through increasingly rhythmic and animated sections to the lively dance finale. Rooted in the musical crossroads of the ancient Silk Road, this is music of extraordinary richness and complexity, performed with commitment and artistry and preserved for posterity by the Soviet recording industry's Melodiya label.
Roots Music LP
Various - Concerts In Reghistan. Samarkand (C80-18491-92)
GBP 37.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Soviet era ethnic Roots music LP. The Reghistan (Registan) is a world-renowned, historic public square and the heart of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Performances of music from India, Bangladesh, Morocco, Syria and Mongolia. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM33735c801849192 letrV
About this Record: What a memorable musical occasion! This Melodiya recording captures live performances given in the magnificent Registan square in Samarkand — one of the great architectural masterpieces of the Islamic world — bringing together musicians performing the rich traditional music of the Uzbek region. The combination of an extraordinary historical setting and the warm, vibrant sounds of Central Asian classical and folk music creates something genuinely special and memorable. A wonderful souvenir of music performed among some of the most spectacular surroundings imaginable.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Soviet era Tajik ethnic Roots music LP. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33732a0324934 letrV
About this Record: What a delightful and colourful musical portrait of Tajikistan! This Melodiya compilation gathers some of the most appealing and characteristic melodies from this magnificent Central Asian republic — a land where Persian, Turkic, and broader Islamic musical influences have blended over many centuries into something wonderfully distinctive. Vocal and instrumental pieces alike sparkle with ornate melodic lines and infectious rhythmic energy. A warm, richly varied record that invites the listener deep into the heart of one of the ancient world's most culturally vibrant musical traditions.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Soviet era Kazakh ethnic Roots music LP. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33731a0178756 letrV
About this Record: A beautiful and wide-ranging sonic journey through the musical heritage of Kazakhstan! This Melodiya compilation presents a vivid cross-section of Kazakh traditional music in all its richness and variety — from the plucked dombyra and bowed kobyz to vocal epics and festive dance music. The performances capture the essential spirit of nomadic Central Asian musical culture: vast in imagination, deeply melodic, and wonderfully expressive. An essential and joyfully accessible introduction to a musical tradition of extraordinary depth and historical significance.
Roots Music LP
Various - Kobyz sazy, Kobyz melodies (C30-13291-92)
GBP 27.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodiya Records. USSR release. Roots music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Soviet era Kazakh ethnic Roots music LP. A folk ethnic music LP release from one of the Soviet-era stan countries located in Central Asia, these countries being Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They are characterized by diverse cultures such as Turkic or Persian. Record label: Melodiya Records. USSR Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33728c301329192 letrV
About this Record: A fascinating and rare window into the ancient musical soul of Kazakhstan! Released on the Soviet Melodiya label, this album presents the kobyz — a revered two-stringed bowed instrument of extraordinary antiquity, traditionally played by shamans and believed to possess spiritual power — in a series of beautifully performed traditional melodies. The instrument's haunting, resonant tone, somewhere between a cello and a singing voice, makes this an utterly captivating listening experience steeped in the deep nomadic heritage of the Central Asian steppe.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Topic Records. UK release from 1980. Folk music vinyl record LP release from Various featuring June Tabor With Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy, Dick Gaughan and others. Classic Scottish and Irish Folk music LP. Record label: Topic Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33300tpss412 letrV