Texas artist breathes new life into old Iranian protest anthem
homylafayette / homylafayette
13-Feb-2010 (one comment)

In early December of 2009, a new, hypnotic version of the 1970s protest anthem 'Yareh Dabestaniyeh Man' (My schoolfriend) appeared on the web site of Where Is My Vote - New York.

The fresh take on the old classic was arranged and performed by Fared Shafinury, whose commanding voice and flowing setar instrumentation seemed at odds with his 27 years. The Texas-born Iranian-American was accompanied by his band Tehranosaurus: Jason Mackenzie on Tabla, Drummer Andy Beaudoin, Chris Ledesma on Bass and Guitar, Bryan Emmon Hall on Violin, and Joey Santori on Cello.

Two days ago, Where Is My Vote - New York posted a video clip of Shafinury's song with animation by Simon Ampel. The combination is electrifying...

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Monda

Very Powerful work

by Monda on Sun Feb 14, 2010 07:48 AM PST

Thanks Homalafayette for posting this. 

Dear Fared, Can't wait to see you again in SF.


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