Kiya and Ziya Tabassian in Concert

  The two brothers Kiya and Ziya Tabassian are mostly known as the founders of the Constantinople Ensemble (Project) focusing on European and Middle Eastern musical traditions of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Their first release in Iran (almost a decade ago) named “The hidden Bridge (Pole Penhan) “ was a major success. After numerous performances worldwide and also nine released albums in Canada, the duet went on stage in their home country for the first time in June 2008.
  Kiya (Setar) and Ziya (Tombak and percussions) are not performers tied to the Persian Radif and rather experiment on different maqams of ancient Persian Music. A musical taste worth to be experienced live. A duet piece of theirs (“Awakening”) as well as “Vermiculus” (Constantinople) appeared also on a recent Hermes album named “Clouds”.
 

                                 
                                 Peyman Yazdanian, Piano Recital
                                      Ticket reservation started
  
   Peyman Yazdanian is going on stage performing his Piano pieces composed throughout the past 15 years.
   Till now, Peyman has released 3 Albums (Themes, Second Take and Crossing) covering his most known Film Scores. Now on Peyman is recording his Piano Pieces to be released next Summer.
  Venue: Grand Vahdat Hall, Tehran
  Date: Thu.& Fri., Dey 13-14,1386 (Jan. 3-4, 2008)
  Time: 21h30
  Ticket Prices: 120,000 Rls (Main Hall & First Balcony)
                       100,000 Rls (Second Balcony)
                         80,000 Rls (Third Balcony)
  
For reservations call or email to
2222 35 58 - 2222 18 73 - ticket@hermesrecords.com

Direct sales at Ticket Offices (starting on Thu. Dey 6, Dec. 27)
- Hermes Records 2222 35 58, 2222 18 73 (Free Delivery)
- Vahdat Hall Ticket Office 
- Bookcity (Karnameh) 2228 59 69
- Bookcity (Aryan)  2222 27 57
- Aks Cafe-Gallery  8879 11 91
- Shahr Ara Bookstore  6690 12 70-1
- Siah-o-Sefid Music Store  6697 16 03


To listen to a sample click here

                          Hermes Records at Tehran Music Expo
                        Dey 7-14, 1386 (December 28, 2007 - January 4, 2008)
 
   The first Music Expo in Tehran starts officially on Friday Dey 7, 1386 (December 28) at 14h00, hosting Iranian Music Labels, Producers, Music Schools, Music Magazines, Instrument Manufacturers....
   Hermes Records' stand offers special discount rates for its products during the running days of the Expo.
   Tehran Music Expo will be held at Kanoon Hall, Hijab Str., Fatemi Blvd., Tehran
  The trade fair working hours are from 10h00 till 19h00 (except Fridays starting from 14h00), Conferences start from 14h30 and Showcases (concerts) from 20h00.
  To know more about the Conferences and Showcases click here   

                                 
                      Ticket Reservation
           Hooshyar Khayam, Piano Recital
  
   After successful performances in Germany and fruitful collaborations with Maestro Alizadeh in re-arranging Alizadeh's masterpiece Rebellion (Ossiyan) for Orchestra and Torkaman for Piano, Khayam is going on stage to perform his solo compositions including pieces recently released in Tatari.
 
  Venue: Niavaran Cultural Complex
  Date: Wed.&Thu., Azar 28-29,1386 (Dec. 19-20, 2007)
  Time: 19h00
  Ticket Price: 120,000 Rls
  
Ticket reservation starts from Wed. Azar 14 (Dec. 5)
For reservations call or email to
2222 35 58 - 2222 18 73 - ticket@hermesrecords.com

Ticket Offices (starting on Monday Azar 19, Dec. 11)
- Hermes Records 2222 35 58, 2222 18 73 (Free Delivery)
- Niavaran Cultural Complex  2228 70 81-2
- Bookcity (Karnameh) 2228 59 69
- Bookcity (Aryan)  2222 27 57
- Aks Cafe-Gallery  8879 11 91
- Shahr Ara Bookstore  6690 12 70-1

          More about Hooshyar Khayam and Tatari

                                                 
            Nour Ensemble in France and Belgium
  Nour Ensemble's autumn tour begins early November 2007. Concert dates and venues are:

November  6: Toulouse (France) Eglise Saint Pierre des Cuisines
November  8: Orleans (France) Salle de l'Institute
November  8: Bruxelles (Belgium)  Eglise Saint Jean Batiste
November 11: Paris (France) Theatre de la Boutonniere
November 12: Paris (France) Theatre de la Boutonniere

Ticket reservations:
Toulouse 09 50 63 53 85
Orleans 02 38 53 41 54
Paris: 01 48 05 97 23
                           For more information go to www.nourensemble.com                    

                                            
                                                See you in Sevilla!
  Hermes Records and BazaarPool are attending this year's edition of the World Music Expo (WOMEX) in Sevilla, Spain (October 24-28).

                                            Our Stand : G-03 (Hall 1)
                                            For  meetings email to:
           womex07@hermesrecords.com or bjorn.meyer@worldonline.ch

Our Line-up!
Asita Hamidi (BazaarPool)
Sepideh Samii (Hermes Records)
Ramin Sadighi (Hermes Records)
Bjoern Meyer (BazaarPool)
Peyman Yazdanian (Hermes Records)
                   
                    

                                                 
                               Womex Conference
  Hermes Records' founder and director Ramin Sadighi holds a session at the Womex Conferences in Sevilla, talking about the Music Scene in today's Iran under the title "Axis of Opportunity" .

  The Conference will be on Friday, October 26 at Fibes (Marismas Hall) starting 15h00. Free admission.


                    

                                
                                             Photo Gallery updated

    Pictures taken from "Hossein Alizadeh, Madjid Khaladj and the Ham Avayan Ensemble" Concert is now available for public. Click here
                   

                                         Hossein Alizadeh in Concert

              

 
                                                         
   Maestro Hossein Alizadeh and the Ham Avayan Ensemble (featuring the prominent Persian Tombak Player Madjid Khaladj) went on stage from 5th to 7th of September 2007 (Shahrivar 14-16,1386).
  After a very successful Tour through North America and Europe, early this year, the three time Grammy nominated Artist is prepared an almost new repertoire for the  performance in Tehran.

The Ham Avayan Ensemble were:
Hossein Alizadeh (Tar, Shourangiz - Compositions)
Madjid Khaladj (Tombak, Daf)
Afsaneh Rasaee (Vocals)
Raheleh Barzegari (Vocals)
Ali Samadpour (Vocals, Dammam)
Pouriya Akhavass (Vocals, Gheychak)
Mohammadreza Ebrahimi (Oud)
Ali Boustan (Setar)
Payam Jahanmani (Bam-Tar)

Saba Alizadeh (Kamancheh)
Nima Alizadeh (Robab)
Negar Kharkan (Kamancheh)

          
           Record Label of the year 2006 (1385)
 

   Hermes Records has been awarded for the Record Label of the year 2006 (1385) in Iran, at the Ending Ceremony of the 22nd Fadjr International Music Festival (January 8th, 2007, Tehran). Hermes also celebrated its 7th anniversary on January 11, 2007. 

          
                      Let there be more Light (Nour Ensemble in Concert)
 

  Nour Ensemble performed live in Tehran (Thursday to Staurday Tir 28 - 30, July 19-21). Coming back from the France and Austria Tour, Nour is now working on their new Repertoire/Album under the supervision of Christophe Rezai. The concert included pieces from "Alba" and the upcoming Album.

Endless Vision nominated for the 2006 Grammy Awards

   Hermes Records' bestselling album Endless Vision (Hossein Alizadeh, Jivan Gasparyan) has been nominated for the Best World Music Album of the Year 2006 in the 49th edition of the international Grammy Awards. The other 4 nominees of this category are:
- Music Of Central Asia Vol. 2: Music Of The Tajiks And Uzbeks [Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
-  Hambo In The Snow / Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer [Azalea City Recordings]
-  Golden Strings Of The Sarode / Aashish Khan & Zakir Hussain [Moment Records]
-  Blessed / Soweto Gospel Choir [Shanachie]

                                     Vocal Masterclass (Course 4)

   The 4th edition of Hermes Records' annual Vocal Masterclasses took place in February 2007 (Esfand 1385) in collaboration with Pars Music School.

   Directed by Prof. Jasmin Martorell (assisted by Mr. Pierre-Yves Binard), the details of the program were as below:
     - Relaxation
     - Control of breathing 
     - Control of voice emission
     - Vocal practices for all levels 
- Course duration: 15 hours (5 * 3 hour sessions)
- Course dates: Tuesday Feb. 20 - Saturday Feb. 24 (1st - 5th of Esfand)

                           Hermes Records & ATA signing publishing deal

   Air-to-Air Publishing UK (a division of EGEA Music) and Hermes Records signed a publishing agreement in Tehran.  “My trip to Tehran gave me a different image of the lifestyle, artistic activities, hospitality and culture of the Iranian people which was far from my expectations, influenced by the negative propagandas in western medias.” Tony McLoughlin (ATA) explains.
   “Positive feedbacks and outcomes from our recent Anglo-Iranian collaborations with Alternative Dist., Songlines & British Artists led us to build up new ties to promote and exploit the musical treasures of Iran even more and seriously protect our artists rights abroad.” mentions Ramin Sadighi (HR).   

Nour Ensemble back from Austrian Tour

   Nour Ensemble ended its one week tour in Austria on November 23, performing in the cities of Vienna (at the famous Odeon Theatre), St. Poelten (Die Buehne im Hof) and Graz (Aula of Karl Franz University).
   To visit the Photogallery click here.
  
 

Iranian Musicians competing for BBCR3 Awards 2006
    

   In this year's voting of the important Awards for World Music of BBC Radio3, Persian Music is represented by 4 Artists/Ensembles :

 1 - Nour Ensemble (based in Iran)  www.nourensemble.com

 2 - Mohammadreza Shajarian (Iran based singer/composer) www.delawaz.ir

 3 - Keyvan Shemirani (France based percussionist)
 4 - Asita Hamidi (Swiss based Harp player/composer and founder of Bazaar Ensemble) www.hamidi.ch

Help us eliminate Child Labor in Iran

    The Non-Governmental Association for protecting Child Laborers in Iran and Hermes Records are hosting a charity concert for the benefit of Child Laborers at the Niavaran Artistic Creations Foundation (NACF) on November 30^th and December 1^st (Azar 9 – 10).
    A Persian ensemble featuring Mohammadreza Ebrahimi (Oud), Ali Samadpour (Udu), Behrouz Hemmati (Tar), Hossein Hemmati (Tombak) will perform pieces dedicatedly written for this event.

  Ticket sales starts on Thursday November 23^rd at :
-  Association for protecting Child Labor (Head Office)  555 766 87-9
-  Hermes Records 2222 18 73 – 2222 35 58
-  Darvish Khan Music Institute 887 183 49
-  NACF ticket office: 222 870 81-2
-  Cheshmeh Bookshop 889 220 71
-  Bookcity (Niavaran – Karnameh) 222 859 69

 This event is supported by the Niavaran Artistic Creations Foundation, Khazar Tile and Petro Pars.
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                  Nour Ensemble in Austria

     - Voice Mania Music Festival (Vienna)
     November 19, 2006 (20h00)   

     Odeon Theater, Taborstraße 10, 1020 Vienna

To listen click here.
To order online or read more click here

                                     Mehrdad Pakbaz Guitar Recital

   Mehrdad Pakbaz (1973) plays live at the Niavaran Palace (August 24 & 25, 2006 – Shahrivar 2 & 3, 1385). As a graduate in Guitar performance and classical music (Music and Performing Arts Univ.,Vienna), he always tried to tie his western classical educations and experiences to the rich treasures of the Iranian Musical Repertoire. The concert will have 2 parts (Part I: Selected Guitar pieces from the most influential Classical Composers & Part II: Mehrdad Pakbaz’s compositions for Guitar and Oud).
  Ticket sales officially starts on Tuesday Aug.15 (Mordad 24). For reservations call (9821) 22 22 35 58 & 22 22 18 73 or email to ticket@hermesrecords.com.

Listen to samples:  Khorassani , Sama , Gliding

                                         Nour Ensemble Concert Dates

   Nour Ensemble plays live at:
   - Voix et route Roman Festival (September 9, 2006)
     Strasbourg (Eglise St. Martin de Marmoutier), France

   - Die Buehne im Hof (November 21, 2006) (Austria Premiere)
     St. Poelten, Austria (in collaboration with Voice Mania Vienna)
 

             Songlines Magazine - Released in Iran

   Although World Music is enjoying a noticeable share in the Iranian Music Market, but information sources among this genre of music (especially in Persian language) is hardly to find and serious listeners have no other choice but using the Web or read the very few articles & reviews published in some Iranian Daily Papers and Magazines (mostly translated and of course with no permission!).
   While attending the World Music Expo (WOMEX) in October 2005, I had the opportunity to have some fruitful talks with my friends at the world’s leading World Music Magazine “Songlines” (bi-monthly), Simon Broughton (Editor), Paul Geoghegan (Publisher and Advertising Manager) and Jo Frost (Deputy Editor).
  Our idea was to find a professional as well as a legal solution to bring Songlines closer to the Iranian audience and in the beginning we decided to dedicate a complete issue of our monthly music magazine (Culture & Music) to the selected articles and reviews of Songlines published in 2005 as a pilot version.
   Fortunately, everybody appreciated the idea immediately and right after coming back to Iran the editorial team of Culture&Music started to pick & select the articles published in Songlines (from issue 28 to 33) and Simon, Paul & Jo took the responsibility to get the blessings from their article writers. 
  The Persian version of Songlines is now  available at the Kiosks and Bookshops. Those who want to know more about Songlines, go to www.songlines.co.uk
                                                               Ramin Sadighi

                              About the Artists
Persiano : Composed by 3 musicians; Mohammad-Reza Ebrahimi (Oud), Ali Samadpour (vocals & percussion) and Kjetil Selvik (Clarinet).  Persiano was formed in 2001. Their music is essentially based on improvisation and crossing the borders of the Persian traditional music and musical inspirations from the Norwegian folk repertoire and jazz. “Zikr” is the title of their first album recorded and released in Norway

Hamon-Martin Quartet : The French quartet is one of the youngest and most active traditional music ensembles, formed by Mathieu Hamon, Janick Martin, Erwan Hamon and Ronan Pellen which introduces  a unique taste of the music of the Bretagne region in France.

Christophe Joneau Trio
This Jazz band was formed in 2001. The colorful & rhythmic music of the Trio is mostly focused on Classic Jazz of the 60’s. Chrisrtophe Joneau (Piano) joined with many Bebop Bands in France since the 80’s and till now he has released numerous albums with other musicians as well as solo’s.Geraldine Laurent (Saxophone), supervisor of the Jazz Workshop at the Bressuire Music School in France, played with many Salsa, Squid & New Orlean Society Bands. She also formed her own Geraldine Laurent Quartet. Guillaume Souriau (Double Bass), teaches at the Poitiers Music School  and is one of the well known Jazz players in France.

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