24th February 2019 at the Barbican, London EC2.

Country: Iran & Tajikistan. Style: Traditional Persian, Tajik and Kurdish Music.

Lineup: Shahram Nazeri (v/setar), Davlatmand Kholov (v/setar/ghijak), & musicians playing tar, oud, kamancheh, tanbour, rubab, tablak, daf, udu/water drum/singing bowl.

This concert organised by Mana Naqsh launched a new international cultural project "The Language of Love" to promote Persian poetry. It brought together major figures in Persian and Tajik music. Shahram Nazeri is a Kurd from Kermanshah is the western part of Iran. He performs Classical Persian and Kurdish music, and is particularly known for his settings of Rumi poems. Davlatmand Kholov comes from the southern Tajik city of Kulya and performs the traditional musical style of Falak (found across the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan as well as southeastern Tajikistan). He is normally accompanied by a large ensemble including five of his sons. Two of the ensemble were present here. The other musicians were billed as the Mana ensemble. I have been them both before (Nazeri in 2004 at the Royal Festival Hall and 2007 at the Barbican with the Rumi Ensemble, and Davlatmand in 2004 at the Theatre de la Ville in Paris).

Tags:   World Music Iran Kurd Tajikistan Traditional Persian Music Traditional Kurdish Music Traditional Tajik Music Shahram Nazeri & Davlatmand Kholov Barbican

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24th February 2019 at the Barbican, London EC2.

Country: Iran. Style: Traditional Persian, Tajik and Kurdish Music.

Lineup: Shahram Nazeri (v/setar), Davlatmand Kholov (v/setar/ghijak), & musicians playing tar, oud, kamancheh, tanbour, rubab, tablak, daf, udu/water drum/singing bowl.

This concert organised by Mana Naqsh launched a new international cultural project "The Language of Love" to promote Persian poetry. It brought together major figures in Persian and Tajik music. Shahram Nazeri is a Kurd from Kermanshah is the western part of Iran. He performs Classical Persian and Kurdish music, and is particularly known for his settings of Rumi poems. Davlatmand Kholov comes from the southern Tajik city of Kulya and performs the traditional musical style of Falak (found across the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan as well as southeastern Tajikistan). He is normally accompanied by a large ensemble including five of his sons. Two of the ensemble were present here. The other musicians were billed as the Mana ensemble. I have been them both before (Nazeri in 2004 at the Royal Festival Hall and 2007 at the Barbican with the Rumi Ensemble, and Davlatmand in 2004 at the Theatre de la Ville in Paris).

Tags:   World Music Iran Kurd Traditional Persian Music Traditional Kurdish Music Shahram Nazeri & Davlatmand Kholov Shahram Nazeri Barbican

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24th February 2019 at the Barbican, London EC2.

Country: Iran. Style: Traditional Persian, Tajik and Kurdish Music.

Lineup: Shahram Nazeri (v/setar), Davlatmand Kholov (v/setar/ghijak), & musicians playing tar, oud, kamancheh, tanbour, rubab, tablak, daf, udu/water drum/singing bowl.

This concert organised by Mana Naqsh launched a new international cultural project "The Language of Love" to promote Persian poetry. It brought together major figures in Persian and Tajik music. Shahram Nazeri is a Kurd from Kermanshah is the western part of Iran. He performs Classical Persian and Kurdish music, and is particularly known for his settings of Rumi poems. Davlatmand Kholov comes from the southern Tajik city of Kulya and performs the traditional musical style of Falak (found across the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan as well as southeastern Tajikistan). He is normally accompanied by a large ensemble including five of his sons. Two of the ensemble were present here. The other musicians were billed as the Mana ensemble. I have been them both before (Nazeri in 2004 at the Royal Festival Hall and 2007 at the Barbican with the Rumi Ensemble, and Davlatmand in 2004 at the Theatre de la Ville in Paris).

Tags:   World Music Iran Kurd Traditional Persian Music Traditional Kurdish Music Shahram Nazeri & Davlatmand Kholov Shahram Nazeri Setar [Persian] Barbican

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24th February 2019 at the Barbican, London EC2.

Country: Tajikistan. Style: Traditional Persian, Tajik and Kurdish Music..

Lineup: Shahram Nazeri (v/setar), Davlatmand Kholov (v/setar/ghijak), & musicians playing tar, oud, kamancheh, tanbour, rubab, tablak, daf, udu/water drum/singing bowl.

This concert organised by Mana Naqsh launched a new international cultural project "The Language of Love" to promote Persian poetry. It brought together major figures in Persian and Tajik music. Shahram Nazeri is a Kurd from Kermanshah is the western part of Iran. He performs Classical Persian and Kurdish music, and is particularly known for his settings of Rumi poems. Davlatmand Kholov comes from the southern Tajik city of Kulya and performs the traditional musical style of Falak (found across the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan as well as southeastern Tajikistan). He is normally accompanied by a large ensemble including five of his sons. Two of the ensemble were present here. The other musicians were billed as the Mana ensemble. I have been them both before (Nazeri in 2004 at the Royal Festival Hall and 2007 at the Barbican with the Rumi Ensemble, and Davlatmand in 2004 at the Theatre de la Ville in Paris).

Tags:   World Music Tajikistan Traditional Tajik Music Shahram Nazeri & Davlatmand Kholov Davlatmand Kholov Setar [Tajik] Barbican

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24th February 2019 at the Barbican, London EC2.

Country: Tajikistan. Style: Traditional Persian, Tajik and Kurdish Music.

Lineup: Shahram Nazeri (v/setar), Davlatmand Kholov (v/setar/ghijak), & musicians playing tar, oud, kamancheh, tanbour, rubab, tablak, daf, udu/water drum/singing bowl.

This concert organised by Mana Naqsh launched a new international cultural project "The Language of Love" to promote Persian poetry. It brought together major figures in Persian and Tajik music. Shahram Nazeri is a Kurd from Kermanshah is the western part of Iran. He performs Classical Persian and Kurdish music, and is particularly known for his settings of Rumi poems. Davlatmand Kholov comes from the southern Tajik city of Kulya and performs the traditional musical style of Falak (found across the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia, northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan as well as southeastern Tajikistan). He is normally accompanied by a large ensemble including five of his sons. Two of the ensemble were present here. The other musicians were billed as the Mana ensemble. I have been them both before (Nazeri in 2004 at the Royal Festival Hall and 2007 at the Barbican with the Rumi Ensemble, and Davlatmand in 2004 at the Theatre de la Ville in Paris).

Tags:   World Music Tajikistan Traditional Tajik Music Shahram Nazeri & Davlatmand Kholov Davlatmand Kholov Ghijak [Tajik] Barbican

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