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Hamavayan Ensemble

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Hamāvāyān Ensemble (Persian: هم‌آوایان) is a Persian music group.

Hamāvāyān Ensemble
Hamavayan Ensemble in 2013
Background information
OriginIran
GenresPersian music
Years active1989–present
MembersHossein Alizadeh (tar)
Afsaneh Rasaei (vocal)
Majid Khaladj (tombak)
Ali Boustan (setar)
Mohammad Motamedi (vocal)
Pouria Akhavass (vocal)
Nima Alizadeh (robab)
Saba Alizadeh, (Kamancheh)
Mohammad Enshaie,(kamancheh),(gheychak)

History

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Led by Iranian instrumentalist and composer Hossein Alizadeh, the Hamavayan Ensemble performs new interpretations of classical Persian music.[1] The ensemble features male and female vocalists, tar and setar (ancient plucked lutes from Persia), and percussion.

Maestro Alizadeh's most recent recording, Endless Vision, featuring the Hamavayan Ensemble with the Armenian duduk player Djivan Gasparyan, was nominated for a Grammy.

Members

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Discography

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  • Razé No, Mahoor Institute Of Culture And Art, 1998.[2]
  • Ode To Flowers, Bâ Music Records, 2007.
  • If Like Birds And Angels, I Could Fly…, Traditional Crossroads, 2010.
  • Badeh Toei, Iran Concert, 2014.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "HOSSEIN ALIZADEH & HAMAVAYAN ENSEMBLE | The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  2. ^ Nooshin, Dr Laudan (2013-01-28). Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-9395-2.