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Dilan Ensemble

Dilan Ensemble is a Kurdish Music Ensemble from Iranian Kurdistan or Eastern Kurdistan (Kurdish: Rojhilatê Kurdistanê, ڕۆژھەڵاتی کوردستان), which was established by the Kamanche player and composer Shahriyar Jamshidi in memoriam of Kurdish musician brothers Qadir Dilan and Muhamad Salih Dilan from Southern Kurdistan (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, romanized: Başûrê Kurdistanê) in 2003.[1][2][3]

Dilan Ensemble
OriginKurdistan, Iran
GenresWorld, Kurdish, West Asian
Years active2003 (2003)–present
LabelsRAVI AZAR KIMIA CO
MembersShahriyar Jamshidi
Past membersAfsoon Sadeghzadeh
Alex Lubet
Alireza Javaheri
Amin Ramin
Farbod Yadollahi
Fariborz Raoufi
Hafez Alikhani
Kaveh Baban
Leila Golbangi
Saber Nazargahil
Sahar Ebrahim
Sara Ahmadi
Saeid Vojdanpak
Sina Khosravi
Toktam Moslehi
Raphael Weinroth-Brwone
Richard Robeson
Masoud Abazari
Masoud Khezri
Mohsen Badri
Mohammad Khaledian
Yadollah Rahmani
Websitedilanmusic.org

Backgrounds edit

Dilan Chamber Music ensemble's focus are to preserve the original Kurdish classical music and represent lyrical songs. The Kurdish folk songs and Maqam music from East part of Kurdistan were the major resources of their works at the beginning. The ensemble has accompanied a male singer and three choirs’ females on stage. Since 2007, duo to restriction of speech, tighten political situation and unpleasant circumstances in general for art workers in particular for Kurdish people in Iran, Dilan Ensemble have not been allowed to reassemble on stage again.[4]

Performances edit

Dilan Ensemble with their full orchestra have performed several concerts in Tehran including Roudaki Hall and Arasbaran Cultural Centre (2004). They appeared as a trio on stage and have presented songs from different regions of Kurdistan in a distinctive dialect Kurmanji from North East of Iran, Khorasan at Mahak Hospital and Rehabilitation Complex (2007). In the upcoming years, Shahriyar jamshidi keeps Dilan Ensemble alive and active by collaborating with diverse musical artists by arranging multiple projects in Canada, US and Europe; Dilan Ensemble have performed at Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal, Tirgan Festival, Mackenzie House, McMaster University and Small Word Music Centre in Ontario, Canada.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Discography edit

  • Alvanati (2004)[13]
  • Call of the Mountains (2008)
  • A Yellow Flower (2014), it was contributed to the people of Kobanî.[14][15]

Former members edit

Collaboration year Artist name Instrument Concert-Album
2003–2004 Afsoon Sadeghzadeh Singer Arasbaran Cultural Centre and Rudaki Hall concerts
2016–2018 Alex Lubet[16] Guitar, Mountain Dulcimer Concerts in Waterloo, Toronto and Minneapolis; Recoding the Kamanche and Dulcimer album
1997–present Alireza Javaheri fa:علیرضا جواهری Santour, record producer Performer in Alvanati album and Music producer in A Yellow Flower album
2005–2007 Amin Ramin tar
2006–2015 Farbod Yadollahi fa:فربد یداللهی Percussions Concerts in Tehran; High-Fest, Armenia, 2015; A Yellow Flower album
2000–2004 Fariborz Raoufi Singer Rudaki Hall concert
2003–2004 Hafez Alikhani Singer Arasbaran Cultural Centre concert
1997–2007 Kaveh Baban Singer Concerts in Iranian cities; A Yellow Flower
2000–2004 Leila Golbangi[17] Singer Concerts at Shafagh and Arasbaran Cultural Centers and Rudaki Hall
2000–2007 Saber Nazargahil Tar, Bağlama Concerts in Iranian cities; Alvanati album
2005–2007 Sahar Ebrahim Qanun
2004 Saeid Vojdanpak Daf Concerts at Rudaki Hall
2000–2007 Sara Ahmadi Daf Concerts in Tehran
2013–2017 Sina Khosravi Percussions Canadian concerts
2000–2004 Toktam Moslehi[18] Singer Concerts at Shafagh & Arasbaran Cultural Centres and Rudaki Hall
2014–present Raphael Weinroth-Browne[19] Cello Small Word music Centre concert
2013–2016 Richard Robeson Guitar Small World Music Centre concert;[20] and Meet Me in Tangier album
2001–2007 Masoud Abazari Santur Concerts in Tehran
2006–2007 Masoud Khezri Dutar Kherad and Mahak Hall concerts, Tehran
2003–2007 Mohsen Badri Percussions Concerts; Alvanati & Call of the Mountains albums
2000–2004 Mohammad Khaledian Oud Concerts in Tehran
2001–2003 Yadollah Rahmani fa:یدالله رحمانی Singer, poet Kurdsat TV shows; Alvanati album

References edit

  1. ^ "قادر دیلان" [Qadir Dilan] (in Central Kurdish). ڕۆژنامەی کوردستانی نوێ (knwe). 19 September 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ Bahrami, PanteA (9 June 2012). "شهریار جمشیدی: زبان و موسیقی یک ملت همه چیز آن ملت است" [Shahriar Jamshidi: The language and music of every nation are all they have.] (Press release) (in Persian). Amestrdam, Netherlands.: Zamaneh radio. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ "معرفی آهنگساز و نوازنده کمانچه شهریار جمشیدی" [Introduce the composer and Kamanche player Shahriyar Jamshidi] (Press release) (in Persian). Tehran, Iran.: موسیقی نواحی (Mosighi Navahi). Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ "نامەیەکی بەڕێز شەهریار جەمشیدی سەبارەت بە ژیان و کارنامەی خۆی" [A letter of Shahriyar Jamshidi about his artistic life]. kurdipedia. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  5. ^ "گروه "ديلان" در تالار وحدت اجراي برنامه مي‌كند" ["Dilan Ensemble" will be performing at Vahdat (Roudaki) Hall] (in Persian). Fars News. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. ^ "كنسرت موسيقي كردي در تالار وحدت" [Kurdish music concert at Vahdat Hall] (Press release) (in Persian). Tehran, Iran.: Meher News. 23 August 2004. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ^ Festival Du Monde Arabe (7 November 2017). "Salle Claude-Léveillée "Dilan Ensemble, Festival Du Monde Arabe"". Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  8. ^ McMaster University, Faculty of Humanities (13 March 2018). "Tuesday Lunchtime Concerts: Dilan Ensemble". McMaster University, Faculty of Humanities. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. ^ Small World Music Centre (26 March 2016). "Dilan Ensemble". Small World. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  10. ^ "تیپی مووزیكی دیلان لە كانەدا كۆنسێرتێكی بەڕێوە برد" [Dilan Ensemble has performed a concert in Canada] (in Kurdish). 9 August 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Dilan Ensemble". Tirgan Festival. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Dilan Ensemble performed in Sofar Toronto". Sofar Sounds. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  13. ^ "یادی از مرحوم یدالله رحمانی هنرمند نغمه های کوردی الوند" [In remembrance of Yadollah Rahmani the genius of Alvanati's Themes.] (in Persian). Ziryan Mukryan. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  14. ^ "شەهریار جەمشیدی نوێترین کاری هونەری خۆی بڵاودەکاتەوە" [Shahriyar jamshidi will be releasing his new work.] (in Kurdish). Kurdipost1. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  15. ^ "رادیو زمانه، گلی زرد برای کوبانی". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Alex Lubet". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Abendschule Import Music: Initiation To Traditional Iranian Music With Leila Golbangi And Mathieu Clavel". Festival Belluard Bollwerk International. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Liebesflehen, Trauer und Trennungsschmerz" [Love-wailing, sadness and separation pain] (in German). WAZ. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Cello metal by virtuoso Raphael Weinroth-Browne". Busy. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Moonlight Over the Maghrib". Small World Music Centre. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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