Saba Alizadeh (kamancheh)
Pietro Caramelli (guitar and electronics)
The groundbreaking voice in contemporary Iranian music who blends classical Persian traditions with avantgarde experimentation presents his new album on Karlrecords.
Born in Tehran in 1983 as son of the world renowned tar and setar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh, Saba Alizadeh established himself not only as a true master on the Iranian spike fiddle kamancheh but also as one of the groundbreaking voices in contemporary Iranian music, blending classical Persian traditions with avantgarde experimentation.
His music, praised by The Wire as“a bridge between the ancient and the contemporary”, turns sound and image into powerful narratives of memory and resistance. Over the past years, Alizadeh (who relocated to the Netherlands a few years ago) has appeared at key festivals and venues such as Reeperbahn Festival, CTM, Flow Festival, Berliner Philharmonie, Kölner Philharmonie, solidifying his reputation as a singular live performer.
After the critically acclaimed releases “Scattered Memories” (his international debut, released on Karlrecords in 2019), “I May Never See You Again” (2021) and last year’s “Temple of Hope”, his new album fascinates again with a unique artistic voice, weaving together centuries-old
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Saba Alizadeh (kamancheh)
Pietro Caramelli (guitar and electronics)
The groundbreaking voice in contemporary Iranian music who blends classical Persian traditions with avantgarde experimentation presents his new album on Karlrecords.
Born in Tehran in 1983 as son of the world renowned tar and setar virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh, Saba Alizadeh established himself not only as a true master on the Iranian spike fiddle kamancheh but also as one of the groundbreaking voices in contemporary Iranian music, blending classical Persian traditions with avantgarde experimentation.
His music, praised by The Wire as“a bridge between the ancient and the contemporary”, turns sound and image into powerful narratives of memory and resistance. Over the past years, Alizadeh (who relocated to the Netherlands a few years ago) has appeared at key festivals and venues such as Reeperbahn Festival, CTM, Flow Festival, Berliner Philharmonie, Kölner Philharmonie, solidifying his reputation as a singular live performer.
After the critically acclaimed releases “Scattered Memories” (his international debut, released on Karlrecords in 2019), “I May Never See You Again” (2021) and last year’s “Temple of Hope”, his new album fascinates again with a unique artistic voice, weaving together centuries-old sonic heritage and the urgency of the present through deeply immersive, meditative landscapes in two epic pieces. “Rituals Of The Last Dawn” may feel like a sad or resigned title (compared to the positively fierce “Temple Of Hope”), but at the same time the highly meditative music provides a lot of contemplative strength.
Appealing to an open-minded “world music” audience as well as fans of current streams of ambient or drone in its most subtle forms, Alizadeh’s latest work is a strongly needed soul food in bitter times. Created on the spot with his musical partner Pietro Caramelli (guitar and electronics).
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