Tunhuang (Silk Road III)

Album by Kitarō ‧ 1981

Tunhuang (also known as Silk Road III or Tonko) is a landmark New Age studio album and soundtrack by Japanese multi-instrumentalist Kitarō, released in July 1981.

The album served as the third installment of the soundtrack for the legendary NHK documentary series The Silk Road. It is dedicated to the ancient oasis city of Dunhuang (Tunhuang) in western China, blending pioneering analog synthesis with traditional instrumentation to capture the vastness and mystery of the desert.

Songs (9)

Lord Of The Wind