Music is found at different moments in theater, in the background, the foreground... But in "Qui est la", Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh is ever present with his subtle talent, his humanity and tradition. -- Peter Brook
It's not very hard to love a Googoosh tune or to be struck by Mozart's genius. But what you are about to hear is unique and unusual -- modern music perfomed with, among others, traditional Iranian instruments.
If your haven't heard a lot of modern music, you first need to listen to Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh's music more than a couple a of times and only then you my come to like it. But many won't. It's just too "weird".
I think his work is brilliant. Listening to them, I was often pulled away from earthly distractions, feeling like a mere particle in the universe.
Tabrizi-Zadeh, who died quietly in France last year, collaborated with the modern playwright Peter Brook for many years. We have featured tracks from his "Scenes [1]" CD in which he plays all the instruments.
Here are two tracks. If you subscribe to The Iranian Times [2] you can listen to three more tracks. Subscribers get full access to music from all other featured artists as well. To subscribe to the Times, click here [3].
* Death of Priam [4]
In RealAudio format. Get it here [5].
Links:
[1] //www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001UE8/theiranianA/
[2] //legacy.iranian.com/main/Times/index.html
[3] //legacy.iranian.com/main/subscription.html
[4] //legacy.iranian.com/main/ram/Tabrizi/3.ram
[5] //www.realaudio.com/hpproducts/player/index.html
[6] //www.iranian.com/subscription.html