PGM 852 "PARVAZ" (Flight)

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PGM 852 : "PARVAZ (Flight)"
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PGM NOTE : the poetic world of Persian fusion
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FEED DATE : 9-26-08
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INTRO: Iran was in the news again this week, as its president
gave a theology lecture to members of the United Nations
General Assembly. Iran's nuclear program and involvement
with the conflict in Iraq could hardly be more controversial,
and all the political smoke effectively obscures the work of
Persian artists and musicians working to enrich an artistic
tradition that extends back before recorded history.

Parvaz is the Persian word for flight, and it's a rich metaphor
for a culture that has grown wings outside its homeland.
On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we fly into the
sublime world of Persian fusion music...on a program called
PARVAZ.

The rise of a fundamentalist Islamic theocracy in Iran in the
1980s had one unintended consequence: it helped to resurrect
Persian classical music, which had been devalued in the era of
Western cultural influences. The cross-cultural process continues
today, underground in Iran, and in Europe and the U.S., where
Persian artists are combining elements from their traditions
with contemporary sounds and instruments from other cultures.

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JAMSHIED SHARIFI
Ghanima (part) <>1:46 >
: ONE; Ceres CER001; 2007/2008
: Info: www.jamshiedsharifi.com
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KAYHAN KALHOR and BROOKLYN RIDER
Silent City (part) <>11:06 >
: SILENT CITY; World Village 468078; 2008
: Info: www.worldvillagemusic.com

MAHSA and MARJAN VAHDAT
I Am Eve <>18:10 >
Land of Love <>22:35 >
Mystery <>27:38 >
: I AM EVE; Kirkelig Kulturverksted FXCD 335; Norway 2008
: Info: www.kkv.no; www.mahsavahdat.com/home.php

SHAHROKH YADEGARI (with KEYAVASH NOURAI and AZAM ALI)
Vidya (part) <>33:30 >
Mithra (edited) <>37:41 >
: GREEN MEMORIES; LilaSound Productions Lila-502; 2008
: Info: www.lilasound.com; www.yadegari.org

KAYHAN KALHOR and BROOKLYN RIDER
Silent City (edited) <>58:59 >
: SILENT CITY; World Village 468078; 2008
: Info: www.worldvillagemusic.com

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PRODUCED BY : STEVE DAVIS and STEPHEN HILL
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BAY AREA WEATHER : freewheeling
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(c) 2008 Hearts of Space
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