(NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION LP) 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.

Side A:
1. Turkey: Automobile On Mountain Road—Central Anatolian Dance
2. Turkey: Mevludin Nebevi (Religious Chant)
3. Syria: Rasd (Dervish Song)
4. Syria: Bedouin Song And Dance
5. Jordan: Bedouin Coffee Grinding
6. Iraq: Kesame-Meru (Kurdish Ballad)
7. Iran: Baba Karam (Love Song)
Side B:
1. Iran: Rhythm Of A Train (Drums)
2. Iran: Humayun (Traditional Melody)
3. Afghanistan: Atan Dance Music
4. Pakistan: Neemakai (Wedding Folk Song)
5. India: Zila From Varanasi (Benares)
6. India: Temple Bells And Drums Of A Bengall Kali Temple—Bhajan (Hindu Devotional Song， Sung In Hindi)