Maryam Chemirani, Sylvain Barou, Bijan Chemirani, Keyvan Chemirani – Hâl. Ballades amoureuses (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 47:28 minutes | 569 MB | Genre: World
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The talented Chemirani family – Keyvan, Bijan and Maryam – have recorded an album called H^al (pronounced “Hol”), which explores the intersection of Iranian, Indian and Irish music. Subtitled “Love ballads”, it features love poems with texts sung in English or Persian. The “h^al” corresponds to the moment when one lets oneself go, that ecstatic state between awakening and self-forgetfulness… Keyvan, a zarb and percussion virtuoso, and Bijan, an expert on the saz lute and also a percussionist, are known from the highly regarded Trio Chemirani, formed with their father. This album introduces their sister Maryam, a singer but also a nurse, who followed in the footsteps of Mother Teresa in India, then worked in the Alpes de Haute Provence. Keyvan devised this programme especially for her, inspired both by her voice which is “warm and deeply generous” and her compassionate spirit which imbues her performance with added emotion. The incredible flute player Sylvain Barou, their brother in music, completes the ensemble.
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Layla Ramezan, Djamchid Chemirani, Keyvan Chemirâni – Sheherazade (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:54 minutes | 913 MB | Genre: Classical
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History of Iranian Piano Music. When we consider urban Iranian music of the 20th century, the piano is unquestionably one of the most culturally influential actors and symbols. The piano first appeared in Iran as a gift from Napoleon III, to the court of King Fath’Ali Shah (Qajar dynasty, 1797–1834). It was then progressively incorporated by the master court musicians of Nassereddin Shah (Qajar, 1848–1896); the process took a mere 50 years. Sheherazade: At certain moments in this collection, the music reaches the threshold of atonality, that is, writing which takes us out of the Iranian space of the music.
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Jean-Guihen Queyras, Sokratis Sinopoulos, Bijan Chemirani, Keyvan Chemirani – Thrace (Sunday morning Sessions) (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:03:07 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Classical
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The ancient Indo-European civilization of Thrace was adventurous, inquisitive and open to exchange with other cultures. These key principles of the Thracians serve as a beautiful metaphor for this ensemble featuring cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras. From the captivating percussion of the Chemirani brothers (who grew up alongside Queyras on the hillsides of Provence) to the magical lyra of Sokratis Sinopoulos, these Sunday morning sessions open gateways into undiscovered musical worlds. Here contemporary exploration, improvisation and the traditional music of the Mediterranean converge in one powerful and irresistible spirit.
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