Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Kiurd Shakhnaz And Teshif (Azerbaijanian Love Song)Zurna, Duduk [Doodook], Tambourine [Gaval] – Unknown Artist |
| A2 | A Daghlar (Daghestan Mountain Song)Chorus [Mixed] – Unknown Artist |
| A3 | Apipa (Tatar Folk Dance)Flute, Strings [Kobiz] – Unknown Artist |
| A4 | Tajik Love SongDutar, Vocals [Male Solo] – Unknown Artist |
| B1 | Lezginka (Daghestan Dance)Drum [Nagara], Zurna, Duduk [Doodook] – Unknown Artist |
| B2 | Amu (Tajik Folk Song)Vocals [Female Solo], Dutar, Tambura [Tambur], Performer [Nai, Doira], Kemenche [Kemencha] – Unknown Artist |
| B3 | Azerbaijan Popular DanceLute [Tars], Duduk [Doodooks], Zurna, Drum [Nagaras], Kemenche [Kemencha] – Unknown Artist |
| B4 | Dombara (Kazakh Folk Song)Performer [Dombara], Vocals [Male Solo] – Unknown Artist |
Credits
- Cover – Carlis*
- Liner Notes – Henry Cowell
- Liner Notes ["apipa" Translated By] – Hamid Rashid
- Liner Notes [Translations] – Akzam Agsemaglu
Notes
Recorded in Azerbaijan, Daghestan, Tatar, Tajikistan, Turkistan, Kazhakstan.Inside the sleeve there is a cardboard divider and a booklet containing song lyrics and liner notes.
The title is written differently three times on the release:
"Folk Music of the S.S.R. Middle East" on the cover and front of the liner notes booklet.
"Folk Music of S.S.R. Middle East" on the spine and back of the sleeve.
"Songs and Dances of the S. S. R. Middle East" on the record labels.
The catalog number is also listed differently in places on the release:
FW 6916 on the cover; FW 6916 (FP 916) on the spine; FP 6916 on the booklet cover; also see the matrix numbers.
© 1956 Folkways Records and Service Corp., 701 Seventh Ave., N.Y.C., USA.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): FW 6916 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): FW 6916 B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Etching): (FP 916 A) FW 6916 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Etching): FP6916B FW 6916 B

