Music from Uzbekistan lives! And so does Shashmaqam.
Today not only do awe-inspiring music projects like the Silk Road Ensemble introduce the vibrant cultures of Central Asia to audiences around the world, but contemporary performing groups like the New York-based Bukharan Jewish Ensemble Shasmaqam keep centuries-old traditions, like that of this very special Uzbek/Tajik/Persian/Jewish Silk Road genre of music alive.
