DEBEN BHATTACHARYA / デベン・バッタチャリヤ / MUSIC ON THE DESERT ROAD / レコード

ワールドミュージックの新たな価値観を創造した名門レーベル SUBLIME FREQUENCIES からも、先日豪華作品集がリリースされたフィールドレコーディングの大家 DEBEN BHATTACHRYA。カルカッタとパリを拠点に活動していたが、惜しくも2001年に没した。1957年にリリースされた本作は、インドから中東、アラブ諸国の、まさに遥かなる砂漠の道で収められたフィールドレコーディング作品集。



- Fantôme Phonographique present a reissue of Deben Bhattacharya's Music On The Desert Road, originally released in 1957.
- The late Deben Bhattacharya was a noted Bengali record producer, ethnomusicologist, poet, documentarian, radio producer, and all-around renaissance man.
- With recordings from Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan, as well as India and Pakistan, this LP is one of the best and earliest documents of the diverse and rich musical traditions of the Middle East.
Fantôme Phonographique present a reissue of Deben Bhattacharya's Music On The Desert Road, originally released in 1957. The late Deben Bhattacharya was a noted Bengali record producer, ethnomusicologist, poet, documentarian, radio producer, and all-around renaissance man. Having moved from Northern India to London as a young man, Bhattacharya began working for the BBC as a radio producer. In 1955, having worked all possible angles to securing funding Bhattacharya traveled to India to record musicians. The success of this trip allowed him to travel again soon after to the countries of the Middle East. With recordings from Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan, as well as India and Pakistan, this LP is one of the best and earliest documents of the diverse and rich musical traditions of the Middle East. Subtitled "A Sound Travelogue by Deben Bhattacharya", Music On The Desert Road is exactly that, a beautiful and flowing document of the region's sound. 425 gram sleeve; hand-numbered sticker.