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Amir Vahab
Compiled by Javaneh Khodabakhsh
September 15, 2004
iranian.com
The New York Times calls him the "ambassador
for a silenced music." He's lived in 11 different countries
and speaks 5 languages. He's a regular at Columbia and NYU lecturing
on Middle-Eastern music. With his multi-cultural background and
knowledge in music, Amir Vahab, in his own words, is truly like "Middle-Eastern
mud." >>> Visit his site www.tanbour.org
Born in Tehran, Iran, Amir began studying music
at an early age. His first instrument was the tanbour and he eventually
moved to
playing setar, tar, ney and daf. Amir Vahab left Iran when he
was 18 years old, moving first to England, then to France and Switzerland.
In 1981, he settled down in New York City and opened up his own
jewelry shop.
After working in that business for many years,
he
finally managed to quit it to solely focus on music production
and performance. A deeply spiritual person, Amir Vahab regularly
holds drumming circles at his apartment on the Upper East Side
and performs with his band Ensemble Soroosh at various venues
in NYC >>>
Source:
Asma Society
Sample music
* Afarinesh
* Norooz
* Celebration
* Desired
Rubi
* Divine
Essence
* Baaghe
Baaroon-zadeh
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CDs here
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