Shhhh, don't tell the Israelis or the Iranians but Homayoun Shajarian's vocals kind of remind me of some Jewish cantors I have heard (and vice versa)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
Have you ever checked out Ayelet Rose Gottlieb's Mayim Rabim? Yes, it's got a modern chamber music/avantjazz thing going, but I still think you'd like it. It's pretty accessible. It doesn't get into the extreme reaches of those genres. It includes some vocals coming from Persian Jewish vocal traditions.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
I have not. Thanks, will check her out.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
Mordy and I are her main, possibly only, boosters on ILM.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
x-post
I see that Shajarian whom I wrote about above once had a show cancelled in Iran because he has 2 women in his band.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
Still need to listen to Gottlieb.
I haven't checked tumblr or twitter but it looks like my little Washington City Paper preview of Shajarian is his only non-Farsi press so far for this US tour.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 24 February 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
Persian/Iranian music coming to W. DC
Mon. Nov. 12th Mighty Sam McLain (soul) with Mahsa Vahdat (Iranian/Persian) doing unique, powerful duets melding the two genres at the Atlas Theatre 1333 H St NE, Washington, DC______________________________________________
Tues. Nov. 13
Rita (Israeli singer born in Iran who sings pop-traditional Persian songs in Farsi on her latest album) at Strathmore
__________________________________________________________Thurs. Nov. 15
Mitra Sumatra (pre-revolutionary Iranian pop and funk) for free from 6 to 7 (and webcast) at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and at 10 at Tropicalia nightclub also for free
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 October 2012 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
Need to post some Youtubes for Rudiph to weigh in. Mitra Sumatra feature a half-Iranian singer who used to be in avant-jazz and rock bands. her vocals are a little rougher than the others
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:07 (eleven years ago) link
You've gott an extra t in her name, but this is okay (sorry, not very weighty in my weighing in):
http://vimeo.com/37086938
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
oops
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat was great last night on the Washington DC leg of her 4 city US tour with soul singer Mighty Sam McClain. She still lives in Tehran although she is barred from singing in public there. She teaches and does private shows. She's got a powerful voice and can sing classical Persian music with emphasis, hit high notes, and also softly sing Persian folk music. She plays several instruments but only sang last night. She has also sung with her sister. Various youtubes are available as well as some stuff on spotify.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
Iranian-born singer Rita who moved to Israel at age 8 is getting lots of NPR coverage both online and on the radio for her current all Persian project. She's in Maryland near DC tonight.
I kinda like her current release although she's a bit too overdramatic at times and a bit too slick; but much of it sounds good.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 13 November 2012 15:06 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.asia.si.edu/events/performances.asp?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D121613644%26key%3Df4af751cad6dce02d62e5a712c6e818d
Longtime Afghan singer Ustad Farida Mahwash, the first female singer there to get the title "Ustad", has been living in California since the 90s after getting asylum after she was threatened with assassination. She is going to be in DC Friday through Sunday doing a bunch of free duet gigs with Khalil Ragheb on vocals and harmonium.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 January 2017 16:15 (seven years ago) link
Fairouz In The Booth
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-40599475/composer-mohammed-fairouz-on-fusing-musical-styles
― sbahnhof, Monday, 17 July 2017 06:55 (six years ago) link
Dropping this here partly so the link is saved. It's really wonderful. I first came across a version of the main song 'Dam Ishq Fareedi Bharia' on a Badar Miandad CD and then found this on YouTube.
What can you tell me about the scene? It's cool to watch, really goes off by the end (and the final melody kind of reminds me of 'On A Ragga Tip').
https://youtu.be/uBTHSWP9f9o
― Thank You (Fattekin Mice Elf Control Again) (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 9 October 2019 10:37 (four years ago) link
thanks for sharing...that was great. what exactly is doing on with those dudes making it rain on the band though?
I have no clue about this scene but there are some real fun videos on YouTube if you poke around. I've probably watched this a dozen times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT8Pq7HAurk
― frogbs, Wednesday, 9 October 2019 11:49 (four years ago) link
I think they are throwing 'money' to show appreciation for the band being on point. In a probably heinous act of cultural appropriation I have GIFd a bit of that for future application.
― Thank You (Fattekin Mice Elf Control Again) (Noel Emits), Wednesday, 9 October 2019 12:33 (four years ago) link
that Nazir Ijaz clip is great. going to disappear into a Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan hole for a few days.
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Wednesday, 9 October 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
I have seen Nigerians shower King Sunny Ade with money that way too
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 10 October 2019 03:50 (four years ago) link
If you're in the US you should strongly consider buying the copy of this CD for $2. The opening track is an awesome 19 minutes of insistent rhythm and cyclical, rising vocal fervour.
https://www.discogs.com/Badar-Miandad-Khan-Qawwal/release/7639940
― for all the good it'll do ya (Noel Emits), Sunday, 20 December 2020 13:37 (three years ago) link
is it the same as this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWBU69F5FAM
― budo jeru, Sunday, 20 December 2020 17:47 (three years ago) link
Yeah I think so. 670k views in two years, not bad.
― for all the good it'll do ya (Noel Emits), Sunday, 20 December 2020 18:38 (three years ago) link
Pretty sure it's the same recording but the YouTube upload sounds like a very lossy file.
Is there a name for the "Autobahn" rhythm with two hits on the low drum? First starts around 5 minutes in but more apparent later on like around 14m.
― for all the good it'll do ya (Noel Emits), Sunday, 20 December 2020 18:54 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-tqI0D1CAU
― xzanfar, Sunday, 20 December 2020 19:29 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sGau5T483k
― xzanfar, Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:17 (three years ago) link
I always forget how to find that first one so I've saved it now. Has probably been posted on a Buttholw Surfers thread. It's not Sufi or Arabic though, is it?
― for all the good it'll do ya (Noel Emits), Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:38 (three years ago) link
it’s Thai, by the looks of the script
― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:43 (three years ago) link
from the YouTube description:
"klua duang" sung by phloen phromdaenwords & music: kong katkamngae (sanan moenchomphu)ทำนอง/เนื้อร้อง: ก้อง กาจกำแหง (ชื่อจริง: สนั่น เมินชมภู)the original thai tune used by the butthole surfers for their song "kuntz" off the 1987 album "locust abortion technician"
the original thai tune used by the butthole surfers for their song "kuntz" off the 1987 album "locust abortion technician"
― obsessed with quality over quantity or the need to produce tracks (breastcrawl), Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:45 (three years ago) link
Busy listening to Pakistani vocalist Ali Sethi who did an album Intiha where he improvised ghazals over the electronic sounds of Nicolas Jaar. His more pop effort, a collaborative single with fellow Pakistani singer Shae Gill “Pasoori,” a Punjabi word that translates roughly to “difficult mess, went viral on Youtube in 2022 with hundreds of millions of viewers
― curmudgeon, Monday, 19 February 2024 16:55 (two months ago) link
This one's a beauty. A collaboration between electronic producers Waclaw Zimpel and Shackleton and Hindustaani vocalist Siddhartha Belmannu.
https://waclawzimpel.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-cell-of-dreams
― completely suited to the horny decadence (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 19 February 2024 17:34 (two months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ1SCoAjlhs
― completely suited to the horny decadence (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 19 February 2024 17:35 (two months ago) link
While Jaar's programming underneath Sethi sometimes gets a bit noisy, it's mostly more subtle than Zimpel and Shackleton. Here's a video of the most tuneful Sethi cut with Jaar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN_B9J-7U2k
― curmudgeon, Monday, 19 February 2024 23:00 (two months ago) link
Really striking soundtrack work here from Saba Alizadeh https://sabaalizadeh.bandcamp.com/track/weeping-windows
― bendy, Tuesday, 20 February 2024 04:48 (one month ago) link