Beyond Any Form
Beyond Any Form | |||||
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Studio album by Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri | |||||
Released |
March 11, 2014 (Iran) March 31, 2014 (Worldwide) | ||||
Recorded |
2011–2014
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Genre | Persian traditional music, World music | ||||
Length | 47:54 | ||||
Label | Mystic World Music (Worldwide), Irangam (Iran) | ||||
Producer |
Sadroddin Hosseinkhani | ||||
Homayoun Shajarian chronology | |||||
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Tahmoures Pournazeri chronology | |||||
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Beyond Any Form (Persian: نه فرشتهام نه شیطان; lit. I am neither Angel nor Devil)[1] is a collaborative studio album by Persian traditional musicians Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri, as vocalist and composer respectively.[1]
The album was unveiled on March 11, 2014, in a ceremony held in Vahdat Hall.[1]
Beyond Any Form includes eight songs in Persian language based on lyrics from renowned Persian classical poet Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi and contemporary poets Shafiei Kadkani, Simin Behbahani and Hossein Monzavi.[2]
Composer Tahmoures Pournazeri describes the album as an "Iranian contemporary music" album,[3] lacking Radif[4] and inspired by classical, Tanbur, Flamenco and Kurdish music.[4]
The 5th track, is based on a melody from Paco de Lucía[4] and the 7th track is played improvisationally.[3]
The album also features American composer David K. Garner, Indian Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Khan, Venezuelan flautist Pedro Eustache and American blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson.[5]
Beyond Any Form was among the best-selling albums in Iran.[2]
A Music video of Why Did You Leave Me? was directed by Baran Kosari for the unveiling ceremony, featuring a number of Iranian actors, including Sahar Dolatshahi, Navid Mohammadzadeh and Mehrdad Sedighian among others.[6]
Track listing
Beyond Any Form[7] | |||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
1. | "Why Did You Leave Me?" (Chera Rafti?) | Simin Behbahani | 5:20 |
2. | "Inside The Mirror" (Daroun-e Ayeneh) | Hossein Monzavi | 6:10 |
3. | "Heart to Heart" (Del Be Del) | Houman Zokaei | 5:36 |
4. | "The Gypsy" (Koli) | Simin Behbahani | 5:07 |
5. | "Beyond Any Form" (Hameh Hicham) | Hossein Monzavi | 5:38 |
6. | "Without Me" (Chouni Bi Man?) | Rumi | 7:33 |
7. | "Splash" (Shatak) | Hossein Monzavi | 5:23 |
8. | "In The Prison of Night" (Dar Hesar-e Shab) | Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani | 7:24 |
Total length: |
47:54 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from Beyond Any Form liner notes.[7]
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References
- 1 2 3 "‘I am neither Angel nor Devil,’ takes three years of collaboration". Mehr News Agency. March 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- 1 2 "Shajarian concert extended". Islamic Republic News Agency. August 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- 1 2 Mazidabadi, Newsha (May 25, 2014). نه مدرنم، نه سنتی ['I am neither Traditional nor Modern']. Etemaad (in Persian) (2969). pp. 7–8.
- 1 2 3 Pournazeri, Tahmoures. نه فرشتهام، نه شیطان موسیقی معاصر ایران است ['I am neither Angel nor Devils genre, is Iranian contemporary music]. Seda Weekly (in Persian). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ↑ ""Neither Angel Nor Devil Am I" Released". Cultural Heritage News Agency. August 12, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ↑ Barati, Parviz (April 14, 2014). واكنش شجریان به برخی منتقدان كلیپ جنجالی آلبومش: حرمتها را در كلام و دوستیها حفظ كنيم [Shajarian's reaction to the controversial music video of his album]. Shargh (in Persian) (1998). p. 1.
- 1 2 Beyond Any Form (booklet). Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri. Irangam. 2014.