Interpretation of Badakhshani music - Roots Revival Series 4 live performance at Odeon Theater in Vienna, 14th December 2023.
Roots Revival Series is a project initiated and developed by Mehdi Aminian and Ioana Aminian dedicated to the interpretation of underrepresented musical cultures. 2023-2024 has been dedicated to music of Afghanistan.
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Musicians:
Helene Glüxam – contrabass
Haider Khan – tabla, harmonium, vocals
David Six – piano
Mehdi Aminian – ney, setar, vocals
Badakhshani representatives:
Dawood Pazhman - vocals, qashqarcha & harmonium
Murad Sarkhosh - vocals, ghijak, rubab & percussion
You can find our more about the project here:
https://www.roots-revival.com/
The line-up:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 - “The Scent of Moulian” | By Dawood Pazhman| arranged by Mehdi Aminian
09:02 - "Desert Girl” | Badakhshani Folklore | arranged by Mehdi Aminian
17:10 - “Infidel of Love” | By Dawood Pazhman | arranged by David Six
24:36 - “I Do Not Know myself” |By Dawood Pazhman | arranged by Helene Glüxam
34:08 - "Alap | Raag Darbari" | vocal improvisation by Haider Khan
37:21 - “Why do you come to my dreams?” | composed by Mehdi Aminian
44:44 - "Improvisation of Rubab, Ney and Tabla"
52:58 - “The Unique Beloved” | Badakhshani Folklore | arranged by Mehdi Aminian
56:48 - "Mountain of Sorrow" | By Dawood Pazhman | Poem by Wasef Bakhtari
01:02:10 - “Universe” | Badakhshani Folklore | arranged by the ensemble
01:11:34 - “O Mischievous One” | Badakhshani Folklore | arranged by Mehdi Aminian
01:19:20 - Encore | Badakhshani flute and Percussion
01:21:23 - Encore | “Infidel of Love” | By Dawood Pazhman | arranged by David Six
Roots Revival Series is dedicated to showcasing the musical traditions of underrepresented genres from various regions worldwide. Through a creative and novel approach, it aims to provide new perspectives on different cultures and their commonalities.
Funding within the framework of SHIFT, BASIS.KULTUR.WIEN
Partners:
Odeon Theater
Akis
Camera:
Christian Deix
Simon Zauner
Film director and editor:
Simon Zauner
https://www.simonzauner.com/
Live sound and recording:
Urdyl Bauer
Mixing and mastering:
Tohid Vahid
Technical support:
Hamid Ahmadi
Project assistant:
Ashraf
Thanks to:
Birgit Ellinghaus
Saman Karampour
Max Kaufmann
Peter Lell
Mario Mattizazo
Odeon Staff
Horst Watzl
Artu Telfeyan
Roxana Rouzitalan
Ghousuddin Mir
Theater Odeon Staff
Akis-EU – Afghanische Kultur, Integration und Solidarität - Wien
Mario Mattiazzo
Project developers:
Ioana Aminian
Mehdi Aminian
© Roots Revival 2023 - Vienna
About Badakhshani music:
"The music of the Badakhshan region of Afghanistan displays unique repertoires that differ from other regions in Afghanistan and other Central Asian musical styles. It includes spiritual songs, the madah, a religious performance in the form of sung praise of Sufi poetry that often lasts for hours, and bazmi, folk songs based on oral traditions. Characteristic of Badakhshan music is the use of a unique scale and diverse rhythms (Benze, Rastau, Rahpai, Petrajag). Songs like Spek Bazai, Bapirak Bazai, Chamcha Dance, Dergilak, Flak-Khani, Lehlik, Madah-Khani, Shah Mubarak and Ser Tarashan are typical of the region. The vocals are characterized by a clear, smoky and nasal-sounding tone, which plays an important role in genres such as the Falak Sober dirges, which can be performed either a cappella with free rhythms or with instruments in a regular beat. Traditional instruments in Badakhshan music include the Ghijak pointed violin, the Daf frame drum, the Ney end flute, and local variations of the rubab and tanbur."
