Iran’s kamancheh virtuoso to release new album

Internationally celebrated Iranian musician and Kamancheh (spiked fiddle) virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor is to release his new album titled ‘Blue as a Turquoise Night’ on November 12. 

Reports say the album consists of eight pieces contributed by international musicians, including Indian Composer Sandeep Das (tabla), Canadian Cellist Karen Ouzounian (violoncello), American Conductor Eric Jacobsen, Greater Bridgeport Symphony, and American group New York Gypsy All Stars.

The great artist, who has spent better part of his life in pushing Iranian music forward, has garnered World Music Expo (WOMEX) Artist Award 2019 in Finland.

Kalhor is one of the most prominent contemporary Iranian musicians. He has performed in a plethora of national and international venues and events and has also won various prestigious awards and nominations.

Kamancheh is Kalhor’s voice. As he plays, he creates whole languages in which to communicate with people from all over the world, from centuries past and far into the future.

Throughout his career, Kalhor has worked with the best musicians from across Iran and studied the folk music of Kordestan and Khorasan (regions in Iran), allowing all of these voices to permeate his own sound.

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