Hamavayan Ensemble Explained

Hamāvāyān Ensemble (Persian: هم‌آوایان) is a Persian music group.

Hamāvāyān Ensemble
Origin:	Iran
Genre:	Persian music
Years Active:	1989–present
Current Members:	Hossein Alizadeh (tar) Afsaneh Rasaei (vocal) Majid Khaladj (tombak) Ali Boustan (setar) Mohammad Motamedi (vocal) Pouria Akhavass (vocal) Nima Alizadeh (robab) Saba Alizadeh, (Kamancheh) Mohammad Enshaie,(kamancheh),(gheychak)

History

Led by Iranian instrumentalist and composer Hossein Alizadeh, the Hamavayan Ensemble performs new interpretations of classical Persian music.^[1] The ensemble features male and female vocalists, tar and setar (ancient plucked lutes from Persia), and percussion.

Maestro Alizadeh's most recent recording, Endless Vision, featuring the Hamavayan Ensemble with the Armenian duduk player Djivan Gasparyan, was nominated for a Grammy.

Members

• Hossein Alizadeh, tar, shourangiz (new lute)
• Mohammad Motamedi, vocal
• Afsaneh Rasaei, vocal
• Majid Khaladj, tombak
• Ali Boustan, setar
• Pouria Akhavass, vocal
• Nima Alizadeh, robab (lute)
• Saba Alizadeh, kamancheh
• Mohammad enshaie, kamancheh, gheychak

Discography

• Razé No, Mahoor Institute Of Culture And Art, 1998.^[2]
• Ode To Flowers, Bâ Music Records, 2007.
• If Like Birds And Angels, I Could Fly…, Traditional Crossroads, 2010.
• Badeh Toei, Iran Concert, 2014.

See also

• Music of Iran
• Masters of Persian Music
• Mastan Ensemble
• List of Iranian musicians

Notes and References

1. Web site: HOSSEIN ALIZADEH & HAMAVAYAN ENSEMBLE The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University . 2007-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080512054952/http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/node/613 . 2008-05-12 . dead .
2. Book: Nooshin, Dr Laudan . Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia . 2013-01-28 . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. . 978-1-4094-9395-2 . en.