this album will do nothing for the brilliant music of central asia.it Is lame and aimed at westerners who know nothing about real world music.if you really want to hear something that is the real deal try tengir too: mountain music of Kyrgyzstan or the music of Afghanistan by anthology of world music. then build from there.these are real great albums made by real salt of the earth central asians, not pop wannebes like on this rough guide album. When I heard this rough guide album I thought the rough guide people have a rough idea of central asia, nothing more. the quality says it all in the title. DONT BUY IF YOU LOVE REAL MUSIC!!!