Close your eyes and see. Clothes of fine material flapping in the wind. Feel. Hot tea that cools better than iced water, the juicy taste of fruit and sour dishes. Breathe in and smell. The rich, deep, sweetish aroma of incense. And... hear it. Music, which is exactly what we are inviting you to experience this time, as you get up close and personal with this melodious part of the Middle East This unique musical journey will be guided by the HAMDAM project (trans.Wassim Ibrahim: singer and composer, virtuoso of the Arabic lute, Doctor of Music Arad Emamgholi: percussionist, master of the daf, bendir and dayereh instruments, and singer in Kurdish and Persian
Dariush Rasouli: A classical Persian flute - the niyyah - proficient, a graduate of Tehran University of the Arts, who also plays the tar and sings Persian songs with Rumi verses
You are in for an undulating, immersive and hypnotic journey of authentic melodies, songs and unique musical compositions, performed in Arabic, Aramaic, Kurdish, and Farsi, the languages of the Middle East region. "HAMDAM's musicians combine and reveal the beauty and depth of different cultures in a performance that blurs the divide. Throughout the performance, the performers combine the variety of sounds into a seamless spiritual musical plane filled with vibrations of love, peace, understanding and tolerance. The musical themes for this journey of sound are drawn from the poetry, mythology and traditions of Middle Eastern cultures, giving the listener a unique opportunity to accompany themselves on an encounter with the musical energies of different times and places. Allow yourself to immerse and experience the world of classical Persian music. Let the light of the full moon shine on that corner of your soul that you most need to see today... or maybe hear?
