The Wind is an album by Iranian Musician, Kayhan Kalhor, and Turkish folk Musician Erdal Erzincan that was released by ECM Records in 2006.[3] It was their first collaborative album and The result is a set of instrumental compositions that flow into each other like one continuous work.[2] Kalhor recorded The Wind in Istanbul at November 2004 and mixed it, together with ECM producer Manfred Eicher at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in 2006.[4]

The Wind
Studio album by Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan
Released	September 19, 2006
Recorded	November 2004 at Istanbul, Turkey
Genre	Traditional Middle Eastern Folk
Length	63:34
Label	ECM
Producer	Kayhan Kalhor, Manfred Eicher

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]

Robin Denselow at The Guardian described the album as a "thoughtful, intriguing work".[2]

Track list

• All music By Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan.

1. "Part I" - 5:45
2. "Part II" - 4:12
3. "Part III" - 4:39
4. "Part IV" - 3:42
5. "Part V" - 7:27
6. "Part VI" - 4:41
7. "Part VII" - 2:44
8. "Part VIII" - 3:58
9. "Part IX" - 5:58
10. "Part X" - 4:48
11. "Part XI" - 8:19
12. "Part XII" - 7:23

Personnel

• Kayhan Kalhor - Kamancheh
• Erdal Erzincan - Baglama
• Ulaş Özdemir - Divan baglama

References