Zarthus

Zarthus is the ninth studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1974 by Vanguard Records.

Zarthus
Studio album by Robbie Basho
Released	1974 (1974)
Genre	American primitivism
Length	45:20
Label	Vanguard
Robbie Basho chronology
The Voice of the Eagle (1972) Zarthus (1974) Visions of the Country (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Great Folk Discography	7/10[2]
Record Collector	[3]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Zarthus"	2:57
2.	"Khoda é Gul é Abe"	9:34
3.	"Mehera"	2:23
4.	"Khalil Gibran"	6:59
5.	"Bride Divine"	3:31

All music is composed by Robbie Basho.

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rhapsody in Druz" (Main Theme/Wine Section/Flower of the Heart/The Flight/Nightingale/Darshan/Ocean Section/Allah Meher/Ships/Baba's Mountain/Look into Your Heart/March/Rolling Home)	19:56

Personnel

Adapted from the Zarthus liner notes.^[5]

• Robbie Basho – acoustic guitar, acoustic twelve-string guitar, vocals, piano (B1)
• Ramnad Raghavan – mridangam (A1–A5)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1974	Vanguard	LP	VSD 79339
Italy	2001	Comet	CD, LP
United Kingdom	2014	Ace Vanguard Masters	CD