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Released 2009 Off the Map
from World Village and In a Circle Records features Silk Road Ensemble performances of globe-spanning new works commissioned from Osvaldo Golijov, Gabriela Lena Frank, Evan Ziporyn and Angel Lam.
Learn more in the press release. Listen to sample tracks from the CD on the World Village and In A Circle Records websites.
REVIEWS OF OFF THE MAP: Spinner.com: "Silk Road Ensemble thread their way through new lands and sounds" eMusic review by John Schaefer: "On first album without Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble still shines" WYNC's Soundcheck: Picks of the week Lucid Culture: "The Silk Road Ensemble's most adventurous album" Blog Critics: "the proof is in the pudding" Oregonian gift guide: "Exhilarating world music" World Music Central: 'Magnificent Silk Road"
RootsWorld: "Not like anything else you've ever heard" Absolute Sound: "All the joyful energy, dazzle of instrumental color and serene beauty that listeners have come to expect from the group"
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