Scattering Stars Like Dust

Scattering Stars Like Dust
Studio album by Kayhan Kalhor
Released	6 June 1998
Recorded	at Sorcerer Sound, New York City
Genre	World music, Persian traditional music
Length	47:20
Label	Traditional Crossroads
Producer	Harold Hagopian

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Scattering Stars Like Dust is a solo album by Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor, released on 9 June 1998 in the United States through Traditional Crossroads records.^[2]

Scattering Stars Like Dust is a 47-minute suite for Kamancheh and the Tombak drum. Like most Persian music, it is improvised and based on a large traditional collection of short, melodic motifs. It contains three sections.^[1] Some unusual time signatures come from Kurdish music and the album's title from a poem by Rumi.^[3]

Track listing

All music composed by Kayhan Kalhor.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scattering Stars Like Dust "I. Introduction " "II. Improvisation " "III. Duet For Kamancheh And Tombak "	47:20 10:51 24:27 12:02
Total length:		47:20

Personnel

• Pejman Hadadi – Tombak
• Kayhan Kalhor – Kamancheh

References

1. Keefner, Kurt. "Scattering Stars Like Dust". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
2. "Kayhan Kalhor - Scattering Stars Like Dust". traditionalcrossroads.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
3. Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Trillo, Richard, eds. (1999). World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East (illustrated, reprint ed.). Rough Guides. p. 361. ISBN 9781858286358.