Kurdish kamāncha player Shahriyar Jamshidi improvised a piece at his live performance at D.F. Cook Recital Hall, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada during his residency at Sound Symposium XXI in 2024. The Kurdish musical system is part of the West Asian and ancient Mesopotamian culture engrained in microtonal music, which has spread across the vastRead More
“I find his playing to be extremely expressive and his personal story compelling. In this conversation he introduces us to this spiked-fiddle, which is the ancestor of the violin, and is used across many cultures, and also speaks about the need for humanity to stay in touch with our traditional music.” Leah Roseman
Shahriyar Jamshidi was granted to participate in Banff Centre for the Arts in winter of 2017. This video is Shahriyar Jamshidi’s performance in Open Studios concert at Roston Recital Hall at Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada on February 8, 2017. Youtube
“My Sunset-Land, ROJAVA” is retelling the tale of a heart-sore nomad (a Kamanche) from Kurdistan, where tunes are born in her every brief stop she takes for a nap while passing the unwanted confines of the torn land of the Kurd. Every morning before sunrise settles, Kamanche abandons the spot leaving a newborn Stran (song)…Read More
“Tears of Şingal (Sinjar)” remembers another dark event in the 21st century, the genocide of Yazidis in Iraq, where over 5000 civilians have been massacred leaving hundreds of liberating resistance fighters fell on the ground. My Sunset-Land ROJAVA is a full-length instrumental album for Kamancheh consists of nine tracks – two composed music and seven improvisationRead More
