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Shanbehzadeh Ensemble (Uncredited)

Shanbehzadeh Ensemble

The Ensemble, directed by Saeid Shanbehzadeh has delighted audiences in Iran, Europe and North America with the rhythms and subtle melodies of this astonishing music. The music of Bushehr is an amalgam of the traditions of Persians, Arabs, African and Indian, who met centuries ago at this cultural crossroads in the south of Iran on the edge of the Persian Gulf. This diversity is the result of an astonishing richness of traditions, where the music plays a vital part in all the aspects of the life: religion, work, social events, dramas and fears.This diversity of influences, especially its black roots, has been an inspiration above all to the singer and bandleader, who has been living in France for several years now. He leads an ensemble of Iranian and French musicians who are devoted to playing an eclectic mix of traditional rhythms and jazz, with strains of the nayanban, a type of bagpipes made of lambskin.

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Shanbehzadeh Ensemble 10/12/10: Shanbehzadeh Ensemble

Founded and directed by Saeid Shanbehzadeh, the group performs the traditional music and dance from Iran’s Bushehr province in southwestern Iran on the Persian Gulf, where the music is an amalgam of Persian, Arab, African, and Indian influences.

Shanbehzadeh Ensemble

Founded and directed by Saeid Shanbehzadeh, the group performs the traditional music and dance from Iran’s Bushehr province in southwestern Iran on the Persian Gulf, where the music is an amalgam of Persian, Arab, African, and Indian influences.

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