Label: Little Axe Records – LA-023
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 15 Dec 2023
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Spell-binding ancient Persian classical renditions published by the great Little Axe label (NM)
Nasim-e Sahar (The Breath of the Dawn) by Asareh Shekarchi (on tombak and āvāz), and Bahareh Fayazi (on tar) is a reinterpretation of works by master Iranian singer Reza-Qoli Mirza Zelli (1906 - 1946). This recording features a variety of modal divisions of Iranian music with poetry that speaks of both earthly and mystical love stories. Sparse and powerful, Nasim-e Sahar showcases the technical virtuosity and improvisational mastery of these two artists. By reinterpreting the masterpieces of a male singer, Bahareh and Asareh, two young women, promise the dawn of a new age in which women claim their rightful place in the history of Iranian music.
Tracklist
A1 Pish-Darāmad-e Shūr 1:46
A2 Āvāz-e Shūr 8:12
A3 Tasnif-e Chashm-e Mast 4:47
A4 Āvāz-e Bayāt Isfahān 7:54
B5 Tasnif-e Nādideh Rokhat 4:25
B6 Reng-e Isfahān 1:42
B7 Āvāz-e Abū-atā 6:07
B8 Tasnif-e Nasim-e Sahar 4:04
B9 Reng-e Abū-atā 1:26
