Rengineh Live in Munich Featuring:
Javid Afsari Rad (Santur, various Percussion)
Pejman Hadadi (Tombak, Daf, Frame Drum, various Percussion)
Hakim Ludin (Pandariq, Hang Drum, Water Drum, Djembe, Congas and various Percussion)
Morshed Mehregan (Vocals, Zarb-e-Zoorkhane)
Behnam Samani (Tombak, Daf, Dammam, various Percussion)
Reza Samani (Tombak, Daf, Dohol and various Percussion)
The new Zarbang’s first collaborative work, Rengineh was recorded live in concert in Munich. A product of an intense two-day rehearsal period which brought the artists together from various parts of the world, Rengineh reflects each member’s unique vision and virtuosity on a variety of instruments including Santur (Hammered Dulcimer), and the percussive Tombak, Daf, Zarb-e-Zoorkhane, Dohol, Dammam, Pandariq (Frame Drum), Taas, Nagara, Congas, Djembe, Water Drum, Hang Drum (Melodic Steel Drum), Shakers, Bells, and Toys (Effects). By fusing together these instruments which originate from different cultures, Zarbang Ensemble creates a soundscape which is at once new yet true to the essence and origin of each instrument. Zarbang’s new sound entails the use of vocalization, melody and various effects in the context of percussion. The ensemble’s repertoire of composed pieces and structured improvisations are dynamic; meditative and internal on the one hand and ecstatic and trance inducing on the other, drawing upon Sufi and ancient Iranian rhythms where percussion instruments and specifically the Daf play a pivotal role in inducing heightened states of awareness.
Sample audio tracks from Rengineh:
Everyone Has a Beloved
The Yellow Bird
Midnight Sun Improvisations on Tombak and Barbat Featuring: Pejman Hadadi (Tombak)
Hossein Behroozinia (Barbat or Oud)
“Go out of your way to find Midnight Sun, even if you know nothing about Persian music. You will be rewarded beyond all expectation.”
Aaron Howard, www.rootsworld
Fire of Passion Improvisations on Tomak, Daf and Tanbur Featuring: Pejman Hadadi (Tombak & Daf)
Ali Akbar Moradi (Tanbur)
“These duets are extraordinary. Moradi and Hadadi play entirely improvisational Kurdish music on this album, presenting their amazing skills as one triumphant spirit. Together they soar into wild molten riffs, and then return to earth to depict the sad reality of a people without an independent state of their own”
William Bloomhuff, Rhythm Magazine
Journey To Persia Structured Improvisations on Tomak, Setar and Barbat Featuring: Pejman Hadadi (Tombak)
Hamid Motebassem (Setar)
Hossein Behroozinia (Barbat)
Iranian Percussions The Ensemble Samani in Concert with Kousic Sen (Tabla)
Ensemble SamaniVol. 2 The Ensemble Samani in Concert
Ensemble Neyries Folklore from Iran, Live in Frankfurt 10/18/1996 Nurollah Alizadeh (Vocals)
Mohammad Bajlavand (Vocals)
Reza Khansarian (Barbat)
Siavasch Yasdanifar (Tombak, Dohol, Nagara)
Khaleg Samani (Gheychak)
Peyman Samani (Tar)
Hassan Samani Santur)
Behnam Samani (Tombak, Daf, Dajereh)
Meeting No. 1 Saxophone & Percussion Music, Recorded in Cologne September 1997 Morteza Ayan (Percussion)
Behnam Samani (Percussion)
Kousic Sen (Tabla)
Herbert A. Mitschke (Saxophone)
Persische Folklore aus Chorasan Dotar, Voice and Percussion Mohammad Yegane (Dotar & Vocals)
Behnam Samani (Daf, Dajere, Kuse)
ComboNations Featuring the music of ComboNations, a band comprised of ten distinctive musicians originating from Africa, Asia and South America. The album ComboNations is a manifestation of the musical traditions from these three continents in a miniature version. The unique sound of ComboNations is a fusion of percussive music drawing from the traditions of India, Brazil and Nigeria and the melodic instruments and warm vocals from Iran and West Africa. 8 tracks were recorded live in Stockholm during the band´s tour of Sweden and 2 tracks were recorded in studio in Oslo.
The new Zarbang’s first collaborative work, Rengineh was recorded live in concert in Munich. A product of an intense two-day rehearsal period which brought the artists together from various parts of the world, Rengineh reflects each member’s unique vision and virtuosity on a variety of instruments including Santur (Hammered Dulcimer), and the percussive Tombak, Daf, Zarb-e-Zoorkhane, Dohol, Dammam, Pandariq (Frame Drum), Taas, Nagara, Congas, Djembe, Water Drum, Hang Drum (Melodic Steel Drum), Shakers, Bells, and Toys (Effects). By fusing together these instruments which originate from different cultures, Zarbang Ensemble creates a soundscape which is at once new yet true to the essence and origin of each instrument. Zarbang’s new sound entails the use of vocalization, melody and various effects in the context of percussion. The ensemble’s repertoire of composed pieces and structured improvisations are dynamic; meditative and internal on the one hand and ecstatic and trance inducing on the other, drawing upon Sufi and ancient Iranian rhythms where percussion instruments and specifically the Daf play a pivotal role in inducing heightened states of awareness.