Folksong From Azerbaijan

Cross Current is a studio album released in 2001 by PAN Records. The album features collaborations between multi-instrumentalist Ross Daly, Iranian percussionist Djamchid Chemirâni, and Indian sarod player Irshad Khan. The primary format of the release is a compact disc (CD).

The album comprises eight tracks that blend elements of Indian classical, Persian, and Balkan musical traditions. The artists integrate modal improvisation with rhythmic structures from their respective traditions. The label PAN Records specializes in world music and cross-cultural collaborations.

Track 8, titled Folksong From Azerbaijan, has a duration of 10 minutes and 36 seconds. Ross Daly performs on the lyra, a bowed string instrument, while Djamchid Chemirâni plays the zarb (tonbak), a Persian goblet drum. Irshad Khan contributes on the sarod, an Indian plucked string instrument. The track adapts an Azerbaijani folk melody, reinterpreting it through the artists’ improvisational styles. The performance emphasizes modal interplay and rhythmic synchronization between the instruments.

The context does not provide details about the remaining tracks on the album. The release reflects the artists’ exploration of shared musical languages across cultural boundaries.