Sunday, March 18, 2007

Hossein Alizadeh - Endless Vision (2003)


Endless Vision (nominated for Grammy award 2007 for Best Traditional World Music Album in 2006), is a live recording with Hossein Alizadeh & Jivan Gasparyan on stage in the Niavaran Palace outdoor venue in Tehran (Sept.4-6, 2003) with more than 12,000 spectators. Songs in Azeri, Armenian, and Farsi; Afsaneh Rasaee's emotional singing stands out even though she can't sing solo on stage in a live performance in Iran. Jivan Gasparyan sings the Armenian lyrics with the calmness and assurance of a true master musician. The Farsi lyrics give the song a whole other dimension when they start.
Hossein Alizadeh (Shurangiz),
Jivan Gasparyan (Duduk, Vocal),
Vazgen Markaryan (Bass Duduk),
Afsaneh Rasaee (Vocal),
Hoorshid Biabani (Vocal),
Armen Ghazaryan (Duduk),
Ali Boustan (Shurangiz),
Mohammadreza Ebrahimi (Oud),
Ali Samadpour (Dammam, Udu, Vocal),
Behzad Mirzaee (Daf, Tombak)