Robert Browning Associates and Lotus Music & Dance present
First presented online: Sat, Nov 7, 2020
ALI AKBAR MORADI & PEJMAN HADADI
Sacred Trance Music of Kurdistan
First presented online: Sat, Nov 7, 2020
ALI AKBAR MORADI & PEJMAN HADADI
Sacred Trance Music of Kurdistan
This ecstatic and trance-inducing concert of Kurdish music from western Iran brings together two of Iran's most renowned musicians: Ali Akbar Moradi, the extraordinary virtuoso of the tanbour, an ancient long-necked fretted lute traditionally used in religious ceremonies, and Pejman Hadadi, the innovative percussionist (tombak, daf) who has been a member of the Dastan Ensemble for over 20 years and collaborated with countless master musicians in Persian and world traditions. Their program features meditative improvisations based on the repertoire of the Yarsan people – followers of a mystical faith associated with Sufism, and the beauty and complexities of the art of this region.
“Love, spirituality, intoxication with the divine and the power of music… With one string providing a drone, everything else rides on a single string of the tanbour, and in Mr. Moradi’s hands, that string encompasses an expressive universe.” - New York Times
"The masterful Hadadi delivers an astonishing array of sounds." - Los Angeles Times
“Love, spirituality, intoxication with the divine and the power of music… With one string providing a drone, everything else rides on a single string of the tanbour, and in Mr. Moradi’s hands, that string encompasses an expressive universe.” - New York Times
"The masterful Hadadi delivers an astonishing array of sounds." - Los Angeles Times
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