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American Railroad
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS
Phoenix Rising
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS
Originally conceived by Silkroad’s Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens, the American Railroad project sheds light on the profound yet often-overlooked contributions of Indigenous and African Americans, as well as Chinese, Irish, Japanese, and other immigrant communities, to the construction of the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad and connecting railways across North America. (2024, Nonesuch Records)
Phoenix Rising serves as a musical rebirth and celebration featuring thirteen Silkroad artists alongside Artistic Director and Grammy Award-winning musician and vocalist Rhiannon Giddens. Silkroad offers Phoenix Rising as a collective grieving song and clarion call, uniting audiences through varied cultural experiences to model our vision for a more peaceful and just world as we emerge from a long and stunning upheaval.
Falling Out of Time
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Written by longtime collaborator Osvaldo Golijov, Falling Out of Time is inspired by Israeli writer David Grossman's eponymous novel about a grieving mother and father over the unbearable loss of their son. (2020, In A Circle Records)
The Vietnam War
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE WITH YO-YO MA
Silkroad Ensemble drew on traditional and popular Vietnamese and American songs to create music for Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s The Vietnam War, a ten-part, 18-hour documentary series that reminds us that there is no single truth in war. (2017, In A Circle Records)
A Playlist Without Borders
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE WITH YO-YO MA
Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma (2013, Sony Masterworks)
Off The Map
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE
Silkroad Ensemble (2009, World Village, In A Circle Records)
Beyond the Horizon
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE WITH YO-YO MA
Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma (2005, Sony Classical)
When Strangers Meet
SILKROAD ENSEMBLE WITH YO-YO MA
Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma (2001, Sony Classical)