Most people think that they only like the music of their own and sometimes this is true. Our ears get used to music and we enjoy listening to it. But sometimes new music takes us by surprise. Music can be a common pain or passion between different people...
24 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Melina Mehr
The song "The Bird of Dawn" can be considered as the most famous song of Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the Great Master of traditional Iranian music. It is said that Shajarian used to finish all his concerts with this song and it has somehow become a pas...
23 Mar 2021 2 minute read 7 comments Melina Mehr
If there is one singer that every Iranian knows and all in the country love or respect or at least tolerate, is Mohammad Reza Shajarian, the Master of Persian singing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad-Reza_Shajarian A singer who spent his who...
21 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Melina Mehr
Finally, the year 1400 has arrived and Iranians around the world are celebrating Nowruz. I shared the beautiful song "Nowruz" by Homayoun Shajarian here. At first, I thought it would be easy to translate the lyrics, but after an hour of struggling...
18 Mar 2021 1 minute read 5 comments Melina Mehr
In this article, we refer to another folk song performed by the Rastak Band, which originates from the northern body of Iran. Iran has three northern provinces located on the shores of the Caspian Sea which due to the pleasant climate, abundant ra...
16 Mar 2021 1 minute read 11 comments Melina Mehr
Sozaleh (The Fair-skinned girl) is a traditional Kurdish song that pays homage to beautiful Kurdish girls who have a special charm. The song in a sad tone and passionately not only refers to the beauty of Kurdish girls but also their personalities....
15 Mar 2021 1 minute read 5 comments Melina Mehr
This song is one of the most famous folk songs of Southern Iran and I’ve heard different versions of it, performed with other singers, but the version that Rastak Band performs is very joyful, refreshing, and colorful! I really admire Rastak's eff...
14 Mar 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Melina Mehr
The song " Hele Mali ", a famous traditional performance of the "Rastak" group, which promotes Iranian folk music from all over the country, in fact, is the sea shanty of the fishermen and sailors in southern Iran who sing it while working rhythmica...
13 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Melina Mehr
The story of the Rastak group began in the summer of 1997 when a creative Persian musician named Siamak Sepehri started a band with the help of music students and young researchers, all of whom had concerns about preserving and disseminating Iranian...
10 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Melina Mehr
Saadi Poem & Homayoun Performance Lyrics Song: The Sin of Love Singer: Homayoun Shajarian Poet: Saadi Come! Come! Cause there is something adventurous between you and me Say if I have sinned or if I made any mistake Is it right of you to take...
8 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Melina Mehr
Parvaz Homay, a different singer and songwriter of Iranian traditional music, started working on this wonderful and emotional song called “Reyhan” many years ago. A song filled with human emotions, with no romance or other clichés, but the story of...
