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| + | ====== Shams Ensemble ====== | ||
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| + | ===== Biography ===== | ||
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| + | {{ :shams.jpg|}}[[Iran]]’s acclaimed Shams Ensemble, influenced by Sufi, Kurdish and Persian classical music traditions, performs powerful rhythms and haunting melodic works incorporating the poetry of Mowlana (Rumi). Founded in 1980 by musician and composer [[Kaykhosro Pournazeri]], Shams was the first group to compose music specifically for the ancient Kurdish [[tanbur]] lute. | ||
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| + | The award-winning Shams Ensemble has performed over 300 concerts in [[Iran]] and around the world and recorded many best-selling albums. In 2007, it performed with whirling dervishes from Konya, [[Turkey]] for four sold-out nights in Tehran’s renowned Royal Palace, Saadabad; these performances marked the first Sufi concerts performed in [[Iran]] and received national and international attention. | ||
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| + | ===== Sources ===== | ||
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| + | World Music Institute | ||
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