Traditional Vietnamese songs arranged by the Grammy awarded Silkroad Ensemble from the Ken Burns film The Vietnam War

Following their Grammy-winning album, Sing Me Home, The Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma return with music for Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's astounding 10-part documentary film, The Vietnam War. The recording features traditional and popular Vietnamese songs, arranged by members of Silkroad Ensemble, as well as improvisations inspired by the film.

Featured artists are Shawn Conley (Bass), Nicholas Cords (Viola), Haruka Fujii (Arranging, Marimba), Johnny Gandelsman (Producer, Violin), Colin Jacobsen (Violin), Kayhan Kalhor (Shah-Kaman), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello, Artistic Director), Cristina Pato (Piano), Shane Shanahan (Percussion), Kojiro Umezaki (Arranging, Shakuhachi), Wu Man (Pipa), Wu Tong (Bawu, Sheng), and Evan Ziporyn (Arranging, Clarinet).

Bonus Materials

• Featured artists: Yo-Yo Ma (Cello, Artistic Director), Cristina Pato (Piano), Shane Shanahan (Percussion), Kojiro Umezaki (Arranging, Shakuhachi), Wu Man (Pipa), Wu Tong (Bawu, Sheng), and Evan Ziporyn (Arranging, Clarinet)
• Featured artists: Shawn Conley (Bass), Nicholas Cords (Viola), Haruka Fujii (Arranging, Marimba), Johnny Gandelsman (Producer, Violin), Colin Jacobsen (Violin), Kayhan Kalhor (Shah-Kaman)
• Bonus track features Vietnamese multi-instrumentalist Vanessa Van-Anh Vo, and Grammy-winning rising star of Folk, Sarah Jarosz, in a stripped down instrumental rendition of 'We Shall Overcome', performed on the Dan Bau (Vietnamese Zither) and Mandolin

Track Listing

• The Wounded Soldier (Arr. Evan Ziporyn)
• Traveling Music
• Improvisation
• Uot Me (Arr. Evan Ziporyn)
• The Wounded Soldier Reprise (Arr. Kojiro Umezaki)
• People and Fighters Unite (Arr. Haruka Fujii)
• Lullaby
• The Wounded Soldier Finale (Arr. Evan Ziporyn)
• We Shall Overcome

Additional Details

Label: In A Circle Records

Genre: Soundtrack

Language: English

Run Time: 31:37 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 12/15/17

UPC: 683615156166