Poetry in Music: Afsaneh Rassa'i, Hossein Alizadeh and Madjid Khaladj with "Mavaraon'nahr, Avaz"

Today's random tune is from three Iranian musicians, at least two of which are considered to be masters of their craft. Mavaraon'nah, Avaz is by Afsaneh Rassa'i, Hossein Alizadeh and Madjid Khaladj. I couldn't find much information about vocalist Afsaneh Rassai, but Hossein Alizadeh is a leading Iranian classical composer and musician, and an instrumentalist on the tar and setar. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in contemporary Persian music. Madjid Khaladj is an Iranian percussionist living in France and an architect that has devoted himself entirely to music. Along with playing alongside some of the greatest names in Persian music, he also scores film. This song, Mavaraon'nahr, Avaz is from the 2006 CD Musique du monde: Musique Iranienne - Sâz-é Nô.

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hossein_Aliz%C3%A2deh; http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madjid_Khaladj