As part of the SDSU Music Department's World Music Series, Dornob will present classical, folk, and original music from Iran.
Dornob is a collective of musicians who've been playing Iranian music(s) in San Diego since 1985. Our goals, in addition to friendship and fun, include learning the musical tradition, fostering creativity, and crossing cultural bridges.
Kourosh Taghavi: Setar
Mahmood Shamshiri: Ney
Dara Bamoradi: Qanun
Farhad Bahrami: Tar
Masih Sal-Afzoun: Daf and his Daf Ensemble (دل نوازان)
with special guests.
The Instruments
Daf (dap) (Persian: دف, from Middle Persian: dap) is a large frame drum used in folk and classical Iranian music. The frame is usually made of hardwood with many metal ringlets attached, and the membrane is usually goatskin. Daf is mostly used in Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Armenia, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia.
The art of daf playing in Iranian Kurdistan and other parts of Iran has reached us by the efforts of Iranian Sufis; especially in the 20th century. The daf still functions as an important part of Persian art music as it did in ancient times.
The goblet-shaped t?mbak is the drum most often used in Persian music today. The t?r - and it's smaller cousin, the set?r - have been the main stringed instruments of Iranian music for the past few hundred years. In Persian, "t?r" means "string".The ney is a simple bamboo flute played so as to produce a very special breathy sound. The qanun is a flexible zither used frequently in Arabian and Turkish music.
Delnavazan DAF Ensemble
Delnavazan started in San Diego in April 2014 led by Masih Salafzoon with the goal of introducing Iranian music and rhythmic instruments to the world. Playing Daf does not require any specific age, you can be of any age and plly Daf, young or old. There are two goals accomplished by playing Daf: one is rhythm therapy and the second is learning Daf rhythms.
Program Notes:
Just as Persian, Arabic, and Turkish are names of languages widely spoken in the area known today as the Middle East, so are they names given to three related musical systems of that area. Even though Middle Eastern music had a profound effect on European music prior to the 17th century, with the invention and adoption of the 12-tone system in Europe, Persian / Turkish / Arabian musics took a different evolutionary path, retaining their so-called ?quarter-tones? which are absent from the 12-tone chromatic scale.
Persian, Turkish, and Arabic musics share a concept called maq?m, which is similar to a Western scale. Persian music additionally uses a system called dastg?h, which provides a framework for navigating between different maq?ms or scales. There are 7 main dastg?h, each with its own mood and roadmap of tonal possibilities. The dastg?h system, like the majority of the world?s music, is an oral / aural tradition, taught heart to heart from master to student. The repertoire used in teaching is called rad?f. In the last century many melodies from the dastg?h system have been notated, however performances of Persian music, like jazz, always involve on-the spot creation and improvisation.
The performance includes composed and improvised, traditional, folk, and original pieces ? all arranged into a suite that gives each instrument and player a chance to be heard.
Admission/Cost: $15 general admission, $12 students
Location:
Smith Recital Hall at SDSU
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Monday, November 16 - 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/events
Dornob is a collective of musicians who've been playing Iranian music(s) in San Diego since 1985. Our goals, in addition to friendship and fun, include learning the musical tradition, fostering creativity, and crossing cultural bridges.
Kourosh Taghavi: Setar
Mahmood Shamshiri: Ney
Dara Bamoradi: Qanun
Farhad Bahrami: Tar
Masih Sal-Afzoun: Daf and his Daf Ensemble (دل نوازان)
with special guests.
The Instruments
Daf (dap) (Persian: دف, from Middle Persian: dap) is a large frame drum used in folk and classical Iranian music. The frame is usually made of hardwood with many metal ringlets attached, and the membrane is usually goatskin. Daf is mostly used in Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Armenia, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia.
The art of daf playing in Iranian Kurdistan and other parts of Iran has reached us by the efforts of Iranian Sufis; especially in the 20th century. The daf still functions as an important part of Persian art music as it did in ancient times.
The goblet-shaped t?mbak is the drum most often used in Persian music today. The t?r - and it's smaller cousin, the set?r - have been the main stringed instruments of Iranian music for the past few hundred years. In Persian, "t?r" means "string".The ney is a simple bamboo flute played so as to produce a very special breathy sound. The qanun is a flexible zither used frequently in Arabian and Turkish music.
Delnavazan DAF Ensemble
Delnavazan started in San Diego in April 2014 led by Masih Salafzoon with the goal of introducing Iranian music and rhythmic instruments to the world. Playing Daf does not require any specific age, you can be of any age and plly Daf, young or old. There are two goals accomplished by playing Daf: one is rhythm therapy and the second is learning Daf rhythms.
Program Notes:
Just as Persian, Arabic, and Turkish are names of languages widely spoken in the area known today as the Middle East, so are they names given to three related musical systems of that area. Even though Middle Eastern music had a profound effect on European music prior to the 17th century, with the invention and adoption of the 12-tone system in Europe, Persian / Turkish / Arabian musics took a different evolutionary path, retaining their so-called ?quarter-tones? which are absent from the 12-tone chromatic scale.
Persian, Turkish, and Arabic musics share a concept called maq?m, which is similar to a Western scale. Persian music additionally uses a system called dastg?h, which provides a framework for navigating between different maq?ms or scales. There are 7 main dastg?h, each with its own mood and roadmap of tonal possibilities. The dastg?h system, like the majority of the world?s music, is an oral / aural tradition, taught heart to heart from master to student. The repertoire used in teaching is called rad?f. In the last century many melodies from the dastg?h system have been notated, however performances of Persian music, like jazz, always involve on-the spot creation and improvisation.
The performance includes composed and improvised, traditional, folk, and original pieces ? all arranged into a suite that gives each instrument and player a chance to be heard.
Admission/Cost: $15 general admission, $12 students
Location:
Smith Recital Hall at SDSU
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Monday, November 16 - 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/events
