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October 28, 2005
The month of friendship
It is the Holy month of Ramazan. I was always told and believe that the true meaning of a “fast” is not just refraining from eating. This month is a good opportunity to “fast” from seeing, hearing, saying and doing. This is the month for forgiving and forgetting, for renewing friendships and opening our homes and hearts to those around us, despite our differences.
It may be quite simple to miss a couple of meals, but the REAL TEST is to find a way to tell the person(s) we have been trying to avoid for months that we still care for them and ask them to include us in their prayers. I wonder how many of us have the “will” to do something that our pride, arrogance, and self-pity would prevent us from doing.
There is only one way to find out.
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October 17, 2005
Zard, Sorkh, Arghavani
This beautiful piece of improvised music was recorded without previous rehearsal at Mr Minachi’s Sahra studio. This is based on some of the melodies from Amir Hossein’s latest album “Zard, Sorkh, Arghavani”.
I have never heard a combination of Setar and Piano as beautiful as this, and it was surprising to see how amazingly the two played as though they had practised this piece a thousand times before. Without doubt this was one of my most pleasant experiences in a recording studio!
Piano: Sina Jahan-Abadi
Setar: Amir Hossein Sam
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October 4, 2005
456 hours!
Vocalist solo, setar solo, Kamancheh solo, duo, trio...
Yellow, red, and crimson the colour of autumn leaves
They fall on the ground, as do our dreams...
In a small recording studio in the north of Tehran 3 people are sweating it out to create something to awaken the 6th sense of those who will one day hear the outcome of four hundred and fifty six hours of passion and shear exhaustion!
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