Article: Invisible Face of the Beloved: Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks, vol. 2.(The Art of the Afghan Rubab, vol. 3)(Sound recording review)

Article: STATE DEPT.: VIA KABUL TOUR BRINGS ALIVE RICH MUSICAL HERITAGE OF ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... ancient courts of Samarkand and Bukhara, Central Asia is home to tens of millions of people ... new U.S. concert tour - Via Kabul: Central Asia Without Borders - aimed at introducing some of Central Asia's finest performers to a wider audience ...

Article: TENGIR-TOO "Music of Central ...
The Washington Post;  March 10, 2006 ;     568 words ... ... Folkways is proving otherwise with a new musical survey of Central Asia, beginning with three CDs (and inessential accompanying ... Hindustani tradition is "Homayun Sakhi: The Art of the Afghan Rubab," which features two ragas and a short piece performed ...

Article: Interfax Central Asia & Caucasus Business Weekly.
Central Asia & Caucasus Business Report;  May 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ...IMF TELLS CENTRAL ASIA TO curb GROWTH IN CURRENCIES The International ... Monetary Fund has told countries in Central Asia to curb the growth in their national ... senior advisor for the Middle East and Central Asia David Owen said in Bishkek. This ...

Article: Central Asia: Foundations of Change
The Middle East Journal;  April 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Central Asia: Foundations of Change, by Robert ... Nalle In the past decade, the people of Central Asia have experienced a profound disruption ... focused on the early modern history of Central Asia and is characterized by his assiduous ...

Article: Central Asia
Encyclopedia of Russian History;      700+ words ...CENTRAL ASIA The notion of "Central Asia" for Russia was the result of a gradual, often haphazard ... was not until the twentieth century that one saw the term "Central Asia and Kazakhstan" noted. Politically, it still is often restricted ...

Flashman's revenge: Central Asia after September ...
Strategic Forum;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... altered the geopolitical dynamics in Central Asia. The United States has emerged as the ... causing other countries with interests in Central Asia to adjust to radically changed circumstances ... term U.S. military presence in Central Asia. Such a presence could also complement ...

Transcript: U.S. POLICY IN CENTRAL ASIA: BALANCING ...
Congressional Testimony;  April 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Subcommittee on The Middle East and Central Asia April 26, 2006 Madame Chair, Congressman ... opportunity to discuss U.S. policy on Central Asia. The United States faces significant policy challenges in Central Asia. This region, made up of Kazakhstan ...