This versatile and dynamic collective can be seen in many different configurations and settings from rousing complements of eighteen at outdoor music festivals and in renowned concert halls to intimate groups of two or three at professional development workshops, university residencies. Silent city the silk road ensemble with yoyo ma by silkroad. The silk road ensemble, a music collective comprising around 60 musicians, composers, storytellers, and other artists, grew out of a project and organization founded by yoyo ma in 1998. The newest chapter comes with the sony masterworks release of the new album a playlist without borders from. Soon thereafter he established the silk road ensemble, and the groups first recording, silk road journeys. The silk road brought indian culture and later the islamic faith to indonesia, and one hopes that the group. Evan ziporyn the silkroad ensemble and yoyo ma featuring nicholas cords, steve addis and pham duy 3. Sing me home is the sixth album by the grammynominated silk road ensemble and its founding member and guiding light, yoyo ma. Silkroad is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game with a chinese aesthetic. The ensemble is not a fixed group of musicians, but rather a loose collective of as many as 59 musicians, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers citation needed from eurasian cultures the ensemble has regularly commissioned new works from across a broad musical spectrum, including. Oct 06, 2017 the silk road ensemble is a collective of internationally renowned performers and composers from more than 20 countries. Experience instruments, rhythms, and melodies from along the silk road and beyond, including japan, india, central asia, the middle east, peru, cuba, africa, and america. Named for the ancient trade route linking asia, africa and europe, the silk road ensemble was conceived by renowned cellist yoyo ma in 2000, and consists of a diverse and rotating lineup of instrumentalists, vocalists, composers and storytellers from around the world. Stream tracks and playlists from the silk road ensemble on your desktop or mobile device.
Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the. Jul 25, 2016 thats the idea behind yoyo mas silk road ensemble, a global music collective comprised of performers and composers from over 20 countries throughout asia, europe, and north america. Listen to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial. This song was no where to be found in youtube, so i decide to share it with you guys, it was also featured in xkito music august chill. This setting, which finds itself nestled in the 6th and 7th centuries, is original, and its realworld grounding is carefully. Ma is also founder of the silk road ensemble, and won his 18th grammy award in 2017 for their sing me home, his first in the category of best world music album. Cellist yoyo ma established the nonprofit organization silkroad and the ensemble to explore the role of the arts in fostering crosscultural understanding. Silkroadr offers an experience that mirrors the same content as silkroad online, but with improvements to experience gain, skill balance, network issues, and more. Hoagy carmichael, the silk road ensemble, yoyo ma, lisa fischer, gregory porter. Silkroad artists are freelance musicians, teachers, producers, arts leaders, and advocates. Founded by yoyo ma, home to the silk road ensemble, silkroad is the edge where education, business, and the arts come together to transform the world 61 tracks. Basically, the silk road was a place where asia and europe connected and exchange and trade.
The grammynominated documentary the music of strangers, follows members of the ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution blending performance footage, personal interviews, and archival film, oscarwinning director morgan. The grammynominated documentary the music of strangers, follows members of the ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution blending performance footage, personal interviews, and archival film, oscarwinning director morgan neville and producer caitrin rogers. The silk road ensemble has been called vibrant and virtuosic by the wall street journal, one of the 21st centurys great ensembles by the vancouver sun, and a roving musical laboratory without walls by the boston globe. Founded by cellist yoyo ma in 1998, silkroad creates music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passiondriven learning to b. Yoyo ma and the silkroad ensemble watch for free on amazon prime or tubi tv the grammynominated documentary the music of strangers, follows members of the ensemble as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution. The silk road project has been on a mission to promote innovation and crosscultural understanding through the arts for the last 15 years. The projects scope subsequently expanded, using the silk road as a metaphor for connecting artistic endeavours worldwide and across cultures. The silk road brought indian culture and later the islamic faith to indonesia, and one hopes that the group might someday take up that. Ws youtube channel allows you to see a small glimpse of what youll experiment on our server. Over the past 15 years the silk road ensemble has evolved from the simple demonstration of various euroasian musics fairly unfamiliar to audiences to global musicians playing each others musical styles to this, the most interesting of the lot, compositions with improvisations that go beyond fusion, that become a novel synthesis. Its latest grammy awardwinning album, sing me home, was developed and recorded alongside the 2016 documentary feature the music of strangers. Evan ziporyn the silkroad ensemble and yoyo ma featuring nicholas cords, steve addis and pham duy 3 12 out of 4 stars.
Stream tracks and playlists from silkroad on your desktop or mobile device. The grammynominated documentary the music of strangers. Silkroad online is a mmorpgmassively multiplayer online rpg that takes you to the silk road in ancient times. Video game where you explore an immense world based on trading. This concert celebrates fifteen years of the silk road ensemble, yoyo mas limitless collective whose collaborative vision is to connect the worlds neighborhoods by bringing. Listen to the silk road ensemble soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 21 tracks. The silk road ensemble free listening on soundcloud. A playlist without borders by silk road ensemble napster. Yoyo ma steps down from silkroad ensemble news the strad. Representing a global array of cultures, silkroad musicians cocreate art, performance and ideas. With such an array of distinct cultures and musical voices present in their collective, the music of the silk road ensemble is at once contemporary and. Marcy donelson one of the bestknown cellists of his generation and of the recording era at large, yoyo ma is recognized not only for his technical virtuosity but for his engaging.
Silkroad ensemble performs kinan azmehs wedding at tanglewood. Play fulllength songs from a playlist without borders by silk road ensemble on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. The ensemble is not a fixed group of musicians, but rather a loose collective of as many as 59 musicians, composers, arrangers, visual artists and storytellers from eurasian cultures. Live from tanglewood, directed by awardwinning documentary filmmaker morgan neville, features an exhilarating silk road ensemble concert performance filmed at the 2012 tanglewood festival. As part of its annual silk road conference, and in conjunction with the silkroad ensembles may 3 performance, the uc berkeley tang center for silk road studies presents a panel discussion with heroes take their stands creator ahmad sadri and uc berkeley scholar soroor ghanimati and duncan macrae.
On e of the interesting characteristics of silkroad onlineis that players can do any type of work. In an evening highlighting the percussionists of the silkroad ensemble, get to know the artists and the works theyve selected in the intimate brooks concert hall. The silk road ensemble is a collective of internationally renowned performers and composers from more than 20 countries. In silkroad, you play as a chinese or european person adventuring around the titular silk road between china and europe. The ensemble has regularly commissioned new works from across a broad musical spectrum. Silkroad or silkroad online, as it is typically stylized is a korean mmorpg developed by a company called joymax, which released a more recent mmo. The ensemble performs throughout the world and has recorded six albums. Of all the silk road concerts ive attended, this one ranked as the most fun. Each ensemble members career illustrates a unique response to one of the dominant artistic challenges of our times. Trained in pudongstyle pipa performance at the central conservatory of music in beijing, she is known for playing in a broad range of musical styles and introducing the pipa and its chinese heritage into western genres. The silk road ensemble free lossless and surround music.
Sep 20, 20 over the past 15 years the silk road ensemble has evolved from the simple demonstration of various euroasian musics fairly unfamiliar to audiences to global musicians playing each others musical styles to this, the most interesting of the lot, compositions with improvisations that go beyond fusion, that become a novel synthesis. Yoyo mas silk road ensemble has continued to develop its intercultural ways, exploring those along the trade routes maritime as well as landbased that stretched for centuries from the mediterranean world to china and even beyond. Other articles where silk road ensemble is discussed. His idea was to bring together musicians from diverse cultures to share ideas, collaborate in performance, and ultimately broaden the experiences of audiences. Thats the idea behind yoyo mas silk road ensemble, a global music collective comprised of performers and composers from over 20 countries throughout asia, europe, and north america. A playlist without borders silk road ensemble, yoyo ma. From the director of the oscarwinning documentary 20 feet from stardom and the critically acclaimed best of enemies, morgan nevilles new film the music of strangers. The new album from yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble will surprise and delight with imaginative sounds that transform the traditional musical landscape. Over the past 16 years, an extraordinary group of musicians has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Enjoy the full soundcloud experience with our free app. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the silk road ensemble at the discogs marketplace. Yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble from oscarwinning director morgan neville.
Cellist yoyo ma came up with the idea of silkroad, formerly named the silk road project, in 1998, inspired by the historical silk road trading route that linked china with the west. Lullaby the silkroad ensemble and yoyo ma featuring shawn conley, nicholas cords, colin jacobsen and kayhan kalhor 4 out of 4 stars 8. Explore releases from the silk road ensemble at discogs. Enchantment music download by yoyo ma, the silk road ensemble. Choose from two races chinese and european, each with their own set of classes, weapons, and skills. We hope that you enjoy this cultural and musical journey. Silk road ensemble biography, albums, streaming links. Yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble tells the extraordinary story of the renowned international musical. As a principal musician in yoyo mas silk road project, wu man has performed throughout the u. Yoyo ma and the silk road ensemble tells the extraordinary story of the renowned international musical collective created by legendary cellist yoyo ma. The featurelength documentary follows this group of. Silkroads stream on soundcloud hear the worlds sounds. This concert celebrates fifteen years of the silk road ensemble, yoyo mas limitless collective whose collaborative vision is to connect the worlds neighborhoods by bringing together artists and.
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