Amir Vahab Ensemble
Add to CalendarHarlem Meer Performance Festival Presented by JPMorgan Chase: Amir Vahab Ensemble
Free Afternoon Concert
Sunday, Aug. 7th, 4:00 to 6:00 PM
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues.
Mitra: Vocals
Heidi: Daf
Yvette: Daf
Taraneh: Daf
Soraya: Poetry
Farhad: Vocals
Shan: Dolak
Ron: Tombak
Jon: Keyboard
Amir: Tanbour, Chogur & Vocals
Iranian-born musician and educator Amir Vahab leads his ensemble in a performance of traditional Persian, Sufi, and other Middle Eastern music. The music of these master musicians seeks to inform and reflect on the ancient culture and complex spirit of his native land. Mr. Vahab has performed at Lincoln Center, the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, etc. and is a regular lecturer at Yale and New York Universities.
Persian, Sufi & Sacred Music
Amir Vahab, The Soroosh Ensemble & The Daf Caravan
On this special afternoon Amir Vahab and the Soroosh Ensemble will perform songs selected from the poetry of the great Sufi Masters Rumi and Hafez as well as other legendary poets. A profound calling from the heart, these songs invite the listener to delve deep within to the universal silence that connects us all. The ensemble will also perform lively folk and traditional music from Persian, Kurdish, Turkish and other sources featuring the etherial sounding Ney (mystical reed flute), Tanbur (ancient three-stringed long-necked lute), Chogur (eight-stringed long neck lute), Daf (large frame drum associated with Sufi rituals), Barbat (eight century Persian lute with a fretless short neck) and Tombak (Persian goblet drum). The concert concludes with a dynamic drumming performance that echoes the universal heartbeat of existence.
Reviewed/approved by 7rooz Admin Staff.
Free Afternoon Concert
Sunday, Aug. 7th, 4:00 to 6:00 PM
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues.
Mitra: Vocals
Heidi: Daf
Yvette: Daf
Taraneh: Daf
Soraya: Poetry
Farhad: Vocals
Shan: Dolak
Ron: Tombak
Jon: Keyboard
Amir: Tanbour, Chogur & Vocals
Iranian-born musician and educator Amir Vahab leads his ensemble in a performance of traditional Persian, Sufi, and other Middle Eastern music. The music of these master musicians seeks to inform and reflect on the ancient culture and complex spirit of his native land. Mr. Vahab has performed at Lincoln Center, the United Nations, the Smithsonian Institution, etc. and is a regular lecturer at Yale and New York Universities.
Persian, Sufi & Sacred Music
Amir Vahab, The Soroosh Ensemble & The Daf Caravan
On this special afternoon Amir Vahab and the Soroosh Ensemble will perform songs selected from the poetry of the great Sufi Masters Rumi and Hafez as well as other legendary poets. A profound calling from the heart, these songs invite the listener to delve deep within to the universal silence that connects us all. The ensemble will also perform lively folk and traditional music from Persian, Kurdish, Turkish and other sources featuring the etherial sounding Ney (mystical reed flute), Tanbur (ancient three-stringed long-necked lute), Chogur (eight-stringed long neck lute), Daf (large frame drum associated with Sufi rituals), Barbat (eight century Persian lute with a fretless short neck) and Tombak (Persian goblet drum). The concert concludes with a dynamic drumming performance that echoes the universal heartbeat of existence.
Reviewed/approved by 7rooz Admin Staff.
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