Summary: <p>Shahriyar Jamshidi is a Kurdish-Canadian kamanche player, composer and improvisor who grew up in Iran, and lived through some very difficult times. He has collaborated with many musicians including heavy-metal cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne in their duo Kamancello, and has released numerous albums which feature his unique improvisational style. I find his playing to be extremely expressive and his personal story compelling. In this conversation he introduces us to this spiked-fiddle, which is the ancestor of the violin, and is used across many cultures, and also speaks about the need for humanity to stay in touch with our traditional music.</p> <p>Timestamps:</p> <p>(00:00) intro</p> <p>(01:20) description and history of the kamancheh</p> <p>(10:00) first improvisation</p> <p>(13:57) discussion of musical education</p> <p>(19:01) discussion of microtones and modes</p> <p>(24:03) demonstration of different techniques</p> <p>(28:42) discussion of the use of the kamanche and it’s relation to song</p> <p>(33:38) discussion about album “A Yellow Flower”</p> <p>(38:51) different Kurdish languages</p> <p>(41:59) growing up in Kermansheh, the political situation and ban on music</p> <p>(45:03) the importance of traditional music, more about the culture and censorship</p> <p>(52:42) immigration to Canada</p> <p>(54:54) Banff residency</p> <p>(57:15) International Society for Music Education conference in Azerbaijan</p> <p>(59:48) International Society for Improvised Music, different collaborations</p> <p>(1:03:23) second improvisation</p> <p>(1:05:41) how Shahriyar practices and the importance of traditional music</p> <p>(1:07:39) album “My Sunset Land Rojava” and the importance of music to express the most difficult emotions</p> <p>(1:17:21) process and inspiration for improvising</p> <p>(1:25:23) Kamancello duo with Raphael Weinroth-Browne</p> <p>(1:27:17) collaborations with different musicians, Richard Robeson “Meet Me in Tangier”</p> <p>(1:31:23) final improvisation</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leah-roseman/message
