Kayhan Kalhor Discography of CDs

KAYHAN KALHOR albums Scattering Stars Like Dust is a 47-minute suite for the upright fiddle of the Middle East called the kamancheh and the tombak drum. It is decidedly classical music and, like some of the more rarefied works of Western classical composers such as J.S. Bach, appreciating it requires a certain investment of focused attention. This investment is handsomely repaid by the beauty of Kalhor's playing and the grandeur of the piece itself. Like most Persian music, it is improvised, based on a large traditional collection of short, melodic motifs. It contains three sections: the first is for both the kamancheh and the tombak; it is very propulsive with its 7/4 rhythm. ...

KAYHAN KALHOR music CDs The Persian and Kurdish musical traditions are neighbors, but rarely meet. But in this case they've come together spectacularly in the hands of two Iranians. Kayhan Kalhor (Ghazal, Master of Persian Music) is a remarkable performer on the kamancheh, or traditional spike fiddle, while Ali Akbar Moradi is a master of the lute-like tanbur. While the tanbur has long been associated with the Yarsan people of ...

KAYHAN KALHOR discography Kayhan Kalhor, who plays a four-stringed Persian spiked fiddle (or bowed lute) called the kamancheh, is one of the most renowned Iranian musicians -- and one of few who have made a dent in the West. Known for involving himself in collaborations that allow him to explore outside of his chosen realm, he's been a member of the duo Ghazal (with Indian sitarist and vocalist Shujaat ...

KAYHAN KALHOR songs Kayhan Kalhor, a virtuoso of a four-stringed Persian fiddle known as the kamancheh, collaborated with New York modernist string quartet, Brooklyn Rider, for SILENT CITY, after the ensemble travelled to his native Iran. This stirring collection finds his evocative leads meshing beautifully with the quartet's orchestrations on a series of movements based on Iranian folktales. A partnership eight years in the making, Kalhor westernizes his traditional ...

KAYHAN KALHOR CD discography Audio Mixers: Kayhan Kalhor; Armin Karbaf. Liner Note Authors: Peter Biffin; Kayhan Kalhor. Recording information: Bell Studios, Tehran (02/2011). Photographer: Saleh Rozati.