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London Jazz Festival 2011

Lucy Duran introduces a concert given at the 2011 London Jazz Festival by Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor. With Madjid Khaladj, Hossein Alishapoor and Ali Bahramifard.

London Jazz Festival 2011: Lucy Duran introduces a concert from the Purcell Room on London's South Bank given by Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor.

Kayhan Kalhor is one of Iran's foremost classical musicians. He was born in Teheran in 1963, and studied the kamanche, a Persian bowed string instrument, from an early age. By the time he was thirteen he was performing with the National Orchestra of Radio and Television of Iran, and he later travelled to Italy and Canada to study western classical music. Now settled in the USA, he has performed with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kronos Quartet, and given solo concerts across the globe. For this concert he is joined by celebrated percussion artist Madjid Khaladj, with accompanying musicians Hossein Alishapoor and Ali Bahramifard.

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Sun 20 Nov 2011 20:30
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    • Madjid Khaladj & Ali Bahrami

      Improvisation for Bass Santoor and Finger Cymbals

      Performers: Madjid Khaladj (finger cymbals) Ali Bahrami (santoor)

      • London Jazz Festival 2011.
      • Sunday 13th November 2011, Purce.

    • Kayhan Kalhor

      Iranian classical songs in Avaz Abouata

      Performers: Kayhan Kalhor (kamancheh 鈥� spiked fiddle) Madjid Khaladj (tombak 鈥� hand drum) Hossein Alishapoor (voice) Ali Bahrami (santoor)

      • London Jazz Festival 2011.
      • Sunday 13th November 2011, Purce.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Nov 2011 20:30
    91热爆 Radio 3

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