| Scattering Stars Like Dust Persian: نخستین دیدار بامدادی | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Kayhan Kalhor |
| Cover: | Scattering Stars Like Dust-1998 kalhor.jpeg |
| Released: | 6 June 1998 |
| Studio: | Sorcerer Sound, New York City |
| Genre: | World music, Persian traditional music |
| Label: | Traditional Crossroads |
| Producer: | Harold Hagopian |
Scattering Stars Like Dust (Persian: نخستین دیدار بامدادی|italic=yes) is a solo album by Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor, released on 9 June 1998 in the United States through Traditional Crossroads records.[1]
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.[2] Some unusual time signatures come from Kurdish music and the album's title from a poem by Rumi.[3]