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As part of the Mundial Montréal conference event, the Centre des musiciens du monde is showcasing three works that combine sounds and instruments from Mongolia, Iran, Peru, Mali, and Brazil.

Carnets de soie – from Persia to Mongolia

On the musical paths joining the Silk Road, Uuriintuya Khalivan, carrying the breath of Mongolia, and Sadaf Amini, the echoes of Iran, met in Montreal. Together, they trace their itinerary, where each note becomes a pause on discovering the Other. They celebrate the richness of their respective cultures, woven like silk threads, seeking harmonies beyond borders, beyond distances.

Duo Perse-Inca

Duo Perse-Inca is the fruit of a meeting in Montreal between a Peruvian and an Iranian musician, both bearers of the rich traditions of Iran: Showan Tavakol on kamancheh fiddle, and Federico Tarazona on charango guitar. This collaboration has brought together ancient musical systems, which the two artists explore through the delicacy of Andean melodies and the depth of Persian music. By marrying languages, techniques and aesthetics, they give birth to a music that is both ancient in its roots and modern through this unexpected encounter.

Siraba – Adama Daou

Siraba means the great way, a proposal for dialogue between 3 continents…

This is the name of our latest show, an artistic dialogue between the emblematic languages of West Africa, South America and Europe, based on Mali’s 12-blade balafon and Manding guitar (Aboulayé Koné), Brazil’s pandeiro and saxophone (Gabriel Schwartz) and double bass (Olivier Babaz). A refreshingly syncopated encounter, where ancient traditions are renewed through a dialogue that opens up a new universe of great beauty.

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Showcase schedule:

19:00 – Doors open

20:00 – Carnets de soie – from Persia to Mongolia

20:30 – Persian-Inca Duo

21:00 – Siraba – Adama Daou

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Free for Mundial Montréal PRO and DÉCOUVERTE badge holders

This concert brings together four artists from different musical traditions. You will listen to a combination of traditional Maritime tunes with Rwandan melodies, accompanied by instrumental Baroque melodies on the lute and gheychak.

Inspired by 17th-century musical traditions, voices and instruments create an original tapestry of sound, constantly transformed by artist Deo Munyakazi’s improvisations on the inanga.

The result is an astonishing constellation of unique pieces, with Kerry Bursey’s lute and Reza Abaee’s gheychak. He adds a Baroque and Persian dimension to the Scottish and Irish melodies of traditional Maritime singer Janelle Lucyk.

Voices and inanga: Deo Munyakazi
Voice and violin: Janelle Lucyk
Lute and theorbo: Kerry Bursey
Gheychak: Reza Abaee

This concert brings together four artists from different musical traditions. You will listen to a combination of traditional Maritime tunes with Rwandan melodies, accompanied by instrumental Baroque melodies on the lute and gheychak.

Inspired by 17th-century musical traditions, voices and instruments create an original tapestry of sound, constantly transformed by artist Deo Munyakazi’s improvisations on the inanga.

The result is an astonishing constellation of unique pieces, with Kerry Bursey’s lute and Reza Abaee’s gheychak. He adds a Baroque and Persian dimension to the Scottish and Irish melodies of traditional Maritime singer Janelle Lucyk.

Voices and inanga: Deo Munyakazi
Voice and violin: Janelle Lucyk
Lute and theorbo: Kerry Bursey
Gheychak: Reza Abaee

6:15 p.m.: doors open and access to the refreshment bar
6:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Pre-concert meeting with Kiya Tabassian (hosted by Frédéric Léotar, ethnomusicologist)
8 p.m.: concert

One of Iran’s most beloved artists and the preeminent ambassador of Persian music, Kayhan Kalhor  is a soulful master of the  kamancheh, the Persian spiked fiddle. Widely known for his stirring improvisations, exquisite compositions, and extensive collaborations, Kalhor returns to Vancouver alongside setar virtuoso Kiya Tabassian, and one of the greatest voices of new generation Iran’s singers, Hadi Hosseini. Together, they will present a unique sublime Persian music and poetry program.

Distribution :

KAYHAN KALHOR, kamancheh

HADI HOSSEINI, vocals

KIYA TABASIAN, setar

HAMIN HONARI, tombak