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This collection is a presentation of recomposed music of the North, South and East regions of Khorasan, Iran. Over many years, Sima Bina has lovingly collected and breathed new life into the music and songs contained herein. She has presented many of them in concerts and radio broadcasts with orchestration and arrangements by some of the most celebreated Irania music masters, including Javad Ma’aroofi and Faramarz Payvar.
This fresh presentation of these melodies is under Hussain Hamidi’s rearrangement and orchestration. Hussain Hamidi’s artistry, by combining his genuine understanding of Iranian folklore and music and his creative interpretation of Khorasan’s music, reflect a modern approach to the writing of these new arrangements.
Another unique characteristic of the recordings is the chorus. Singing along Sima, the chorus embraces and elevates her voice like a precious gem in a musical setting.
“Parishaan,” the title of this CD collection, is one of the old songs of North Khorasan that is customarily sung in the regional dialect, Kordi Kormonji. In this collection it is replaced with modern Persian lyrics composed by Mohammad Ebrahim Jafari.
The popular Torbateh Jaam’s quatrain songs are some of the most traditional chants of the region. Other songs in this compilation are also famous pieces of music in the Khorasan province.
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