Filmed in Karaj, Iran and New York City, Songs of Hope explores the life and music of Kayhan Kalhor, a master of the kamancheh, or Persian spike fiddle. The love he showed for the instrument as a child led him to the life as a prodigy who left Iran in 1981 after the 1979 Islamic Revolution so he could continue his musical studies. He is renowned as a soloist and composer and as a founder and member of several ensembles, including Yo-Yo Ma s Silk Road Ensemble, with which we see him rehearsing one of his compositions in the film.
In 1997 he returned to Iran to renew his connections to his homeland and to teach a new generation of musicians, while establishing a life with his wife. His existence was that of a prolific, peaceful, globetrotting musician. Iran s June 2009 election shocked and invigorated the nation and the world, and Kayhan believed in the will of his people. The film ends with an impassioned performance he gave in NY in September 2009 entitled Songs of Hope, which
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The Royal Conservatory of Music and Tirgan together present a one-of-a-kind online concert honouring the legacy of one of Iran s greatest vocalists, Mohammad Reza Shajarian (1940-2020), starting on Saturday, March 20, to coincide with the Persian new year celebrations.
Lost in The Desert Sky: Kayhan Kalhor in Memory of Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian was filmed in the spectacular Mahinistan Palace in Kashan, Iran, and features all new music by Kayhan Kalhor with his ensemble and vocalist Hadi Hosseini.
Iranian vocalist and master of Persian traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose career spanned over 50 years, was regarded as one of his country s national treasures . a master performer who was hailed as one of NPR s 50 Great Voices of all time . earned the title of ostad - master - and was beloved for his commanding voice that could cry with haunting pain and soar with deep soul. (NPR)
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kamancheh virtuoso and composer whose work has been celebrated around the globe. Julia Gunther for NPR
When Kayhan Kalhor first left Iran, at age 17, he walked more than 2,500 miles, to Italy. He carried only two items with him: a small backpack and his main musical instrument, the
This was during the Iranian Revolution. Kalhor was the only one of his family who are of Kurdish descent to leave the country. His parents, fearing the worst for him, decided there was no other choice. They stayed behind, along with Kalhor s beloved brother. Imagine being a teenager, Kalhor says. You have school, you have your friends, you have your nice things to do. He had two pastimes he adored. I was riding horses and playing music you know, a very normal life. And then, suddenly, you can t go on the street. You know people will shoot you if you do. It was very, very confusing and not at all normal. (Interviews with him and others for this s