SHAHRIYAR JAMSHIDI
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 2015 | SELF | AFM
Music
Press
The initial pairing between Jamshidi and Weinroth-Browne on kamanche (Iranian bowed spike fiddle) and cello was one of my favourite musical moments of least year, so I was quite happy to see Somewhere There repeat the experiment. Unabashedly and unmodestly romantic, this was as emotive as it was technically satisfying. Working within the common ground they've found on their respective instruments, there seems to see a lot of space to explore. This second of two long improvisations they played is thus worth reproducing at length, though I broke it into sections for easier navigation. - Joe Strutt
Shahriyar Jamshidi, a Toronto-based Kurd who plays the Kamancheh, opened the exhibition with music that was part of his “Tears of Sinjar” project, aimed at giving a voice to the pain of Iraq’s displaced Yezidis. - Ava Homa
You may not have heard of East-Meets-West Duo: Shahriyar Jamshidi (kamanche) and Raphael Weinroth-Browne (cello), but you should. They perform improvised concerts that blend musical genre, and by extension, culture. Jamshidi is a Toronto-based Kurdish performer who plays a Kamanche – an Iranian bowed string instrument. Raphael Weinroth-Browne is a cellist that defies the limits of the instrument in surprising and astonishing ways. - Michael Vincent
Discography
ALVANATI
Released in December 2004, Nahaleh Rodaki. Genre: Orchestral, World, Kurdish, Iranian music and Vocal. Artists Yadollah Rahmani, Shahriyar Jamshidi and Dilan Ensemble. In seven Tracks, Format: Cassette.
http://shahriyarjamshidi.com/page/music.gallery.e.htm
CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS
Released in 2008, Cdbaby, Genre: Contemporary and Instrumental music, Artists: Shahriyar Jamshidi and Mohsen Badri, In Seven Tracks, Format: Hard copy and Online.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/callofthemountains
A YELLOW FLOWER
Released in 2014, Cdbaby; Genre: Orchestral, Contemporary World, Kurdish, Middle Eastern and Vocal. Artists: Shahriyar Jamshidi, Farbod Yadollahi and Kaveh Baban. In eight Tracks. Format: Hard copy and Online.
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Bio
Shahriyar Jamshidi, Kamancheh player, composer, vocalist and founder of the Dilan Ensemble. Originally from Iranian Kurdistan, he has devoted his artistic career to the preservation and transmission of the Kurdish musical heritage. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the Tehran University of Art. Over 24 years of his career, he has been attempting to recreate the classical Kurdish music in an understandable way to younger generations. Since settling in Canada in 2012, he has constantly sought new musical languages having performances at Toronto’s Tirgan Festival twice, International Society for Improvised Music ISIM conference in Switzerland, High-Fest in Armenia and Festival du Monde Arabe in Montreal. Shahriyar has released, three albums including Alvanati, Call of the Mountains and A Yellow Flower.
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