Iran's Shams ensemble to perform in Turkey

Iran's Shams ensemble is preparing to hold a traditional Persian music concert in the historical city of Istanbul, Turkey.

Led by renowned Tanbour player Keikhosrow Pournazeri, the group will perform traditional and Sufi music pieces at Istanbul's Cemal Resit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall.

Sahar Afshar (Setar), Shahab Paranj (Tonbak), Kaveh Graiely (Setar, Tanbour), Neda Khaki (Tanbour), Hamid-Reza Taqavi (Santour) and Tahmoures Pornazeri (lute) will be the other members of the Shams ensemble who will accompany vocalist Sohrab Pournazeri.

The concert, to be held on April 4, 2010, will also include pieces composed based on poems by the Persian Sufi poet Mowlavi.

Founded in 1977 by Keikhosrow Pournazeri, the Shams ensemble is one of the first groups to perform mystic dervish music featuring Tanbour.

The Music of Shams has accompanied the voices of many renowned Iranian vocalists such as Shahram Nazeri and Bijan Kamkar.

The ensemble has performed in countries such as France, Spain, India, the US, Canada, China, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=122362§ionid=351020105.