#iranian jazz

[hasellia]

Eyy, so @raptorbricks tagged me for this like a week ago and I'm finally got around to it! Like what Raptorbricks did I added links to the youtube sources of the soungs, plus I added some links to translations for some of the songs.

“Rules: shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten people.”

10 songs from my “on repeat” mix on shuffle:

The Bug Collector - Haley Henderickx

Musicawi silt | Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex (You don't need lyrics, just listen to the guitar and saxophone).

The Wisp Sings - Winter Aid

ingerlaliinnaleqaagut - Nanook (Translated Lyrics)

つきをみた (tsukiwomita) - Sohta (想太) | (YT link to an ENG fansub) | (Niconico link here)

Weather - Luck Luster

Kereshmeh; Reng-e Shalakhu (Persia: Ancient era) - Kazem Davoudian and Geoff Knorr | (WARNING PARADOX GAMES OST) (Link to the original Karamesh) (Link to original Reng-‌e Shalakhu)

ᐃᒥᖅᑕᖅ (Imiqtaq) - Riit | (Translated lyrics)

Dhaliwuy Bay - Yirrmal

Moon is Sharp - Grouper

... I swear I listen to more than just non-english songs and milennial Tiktok music, the algorithm just wanted to expose me.

I might reblog this later to give a quick summery of the context of each song and some of my reccomended videos for getting into non-western music.

Now for the Ten I choose to expose their music taste are...

@grapeagata @broccoli-bitching @crocadilly @enchanteddaydreams @ofals @sock-puppet-dinosaur @tootheyes @justgoji @theolminitiative and @ratbonesart.

No actual obligation to join if you don't want to. However, anyone is free to join in if they want, just make sure to tag me!

[golden-bk]

Demigod/KIU Béla ref

Before becoming queen, Bélalune was more like a socialite than a royal/political figure(even tho she was next in line). She was getting into mass shenanigans, and made a lot of friends and enemies during this time. Current day/KI:R Bélalune has been doing her best to sanitize her image as queen because of this phase.

Info dumping about this design and my references for it lalalalala🧙‍♂️⚡💥💥⚡💥⚡💥⚡💥⚡💥💥⚡

So when I went about this design I wanted to set it apart from her queen look. That one had cuteness, but was still formal. Extremely symmetrical, mostly muted colors, squared silhouette and all that jazz. It's the outfit equivalent of holding shit in.

So when I started on this I knew I wanted more asymmetry, looseness, bright colors, plus her old wings and tail from before ascending to a goddess.

While I was researching hairstyles I came across some tang dynasty and prior traditions about how girls would wear their hair before they were adults. Usually they'd wear some form of double buns/hair loops. Below is some of the examples via figures from the tang dynasty, which is also the style I used as reference for Béla's hairstyle here. I just made them a little longer to tie into her kingdom being inspired by the jade rabbit.

She also has a lil saffron on her hair, which has strong roots in Persian culture as a seasoning, a healing ointment and an offering to royals or gods(both of which apply to her). Nowadays it's a really good seasoning for zereshk pollo(🤤) and other Iranian foods, but it's still known to be a little pricey. Either way it screams wealth and luxury, considering her background. Also I snatched the colors of the flower for the colors in this outfit, with some minor tweaks like making the red stems a hot pink.

Her dress is a mix between the 1760s Brunswick dress and han dynasty quju (with the rounded long sleeves inspired by this tang dynasty figurine and the undershirt inspired by dudou, a type of undergarment)

And the ribbons all around her outfit are inspired by both the ones on that Brunswick dress, as well as the Yongle Palace murals in China and rock carvings in Assyrian era Persia(the pic I have is a sketch from a book scan unfortunately not the actual carving :( ). They're a little more simplified here to show that she's still young and inexperienced, and has yet to obtain that level of divinity

I hope this was a little informative and a passage through my twisted fuckt up evil mind :3

[girlactionfigure]

*ISRAEL REALTIME* - "Connecting the World to Israel in Realtime"

🔻ROCKETS from Lebanon - Eilon, Goren, Idmit area.

▪️Egypt to Israel: "Any Israeli move to occupy Philadelphia will lead to a serious and serious threat to Egyptian-Israeli relations and the threats of the organizations and the Gazans, we will not allow this.”  “Egypt is able to defend its interests and sovereignty over its land even with fire and will not be held hostage by a group of extremist Israeli leaders.”

Hamas to the Egyptian mediators: “We welcome the protection of the Palestinian right to the Philadelphia corridor, and the continued assistance to the Palestinian people in Gaza"

(( This is bizarre, as who tells another country they can’t control their side of the border?  I suspect someone’s smuggling business is at risk. ))

▪️Disaster:  As previously reported, 21 hero soldiers fell in battle in Gaza yesterday.  Although it was first announced 10 deaths, and then 21, it is 21 total - not 10 then 21.  Families are being notified, the names of the 10 have been released: Sgt. Maj. (res.) Matan Lazar, 32, Sgt. First Class (res.) Hadar Kapeluk, 23, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Sergey Gontmaher, 37, Sgt. First Class (res.) Elkana Yehuda Sfez, 25, Sgt. First Class (res.) Yoval Lopez, 27, Master Sgt. (res.) Yoav Levi, , Sgt. First Class (res.) Nicholas Berger, 22, Sgt. First Class (res.) Cydrick Garin, 23, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Rafael Elias Mosheyoff, 33, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Barak Haim Ben Valid, 33.  May Hashem avenge their blood!  

▪️The US has imposed sanctions on financial entities in the Gaza Strip, on an Iraqi airline and on entities that support the pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, following the fact that they work in sync with the Revolutionary Guards and Iran's Quds Force.  The "Fly Baghdad" company responded to the imposition of sanctions on it by the Americans: “We’ll sue.”

▪️New hostage deal?  (No confirmation of this info) Israel turned to Qatar and there is clear progress after a slight change in Hamas' position. The deal includes 4 stages

1- Release of hostages other than soldiers

2- Cease fire for a long period

3- Tactical withdrawal of the IDF from several areas in the Gaza Strip

4- Release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons, a number agreed upon during the negotiations

Israel is waiting for Qatar's response to the deal presented by Israel.  Israel asked not to publish in order not to create chaos, but this leaked within hours. (We’re sharing after it is already widely published.)

Netanyahu to the families of the kidnapped: the world will demand guarantees, if we stop the war - we will not be able to renew it.

🔶 GAZA-HAMAS Front 

▪️A significant achievement for the security system: tonight, forces located a large underground computer room in which much intelligence material was discovered.

▪️IDF ​​blows up buildings in the ‘Egyptian’ neighborhood between Jabalia and Beit Lahia in the northern Strip that were being used for military purposes.

🔶 LEBANON-Hezbollah-Syria Front 

▪️ IDF jets carried out 5 attacks on Aitron and an attack on Maroon_al-Ras.

🔶 JUDEA-SAMARIA Front 

▪️Overnight counter-terror operations in Bnei Naim, Hebron area.

🔶 RED SEA-Houthis Front 

▪️The military spokesman of the Houthis:  We attacked with missiles an American military cargo ship the Ocean Jazz.  US Navy:  The ship was not attacked.

▪️The British-American air force is attacking the district of Radaa in al-Bayda governorate in central Yemen.

▪️Loud explosions are heard in several districts in Sana'a. (Yemen capital). The Al-Dailmi air force base at Sana'a International Airport was attacked.

▪️American, British and other allied forces launched an attack on Houthi sites in Yemen.  The attacks against the Houthi positions targeted missile platforms, suicide drones and weapons caches.

[mosterriblewoman]

my 2023 favs

i will focus on books because i don't really listen to music much, when i do lately it's a lot of Mina or some ambient/jazz to study. i also happen to forget about the movies i watch lol. The first book i want to mention is "Le italiane si confessano" by Gabriella Parca, a collection of letters that italian women would -almost always- anonymously send to newspapers in the 50s/60s in hope they'd offer them a solution to their sufferings. It's nothing extraordinary per se (considering it's just an assemblage), but i think it's the rawness with which these letters are presented that impressed me. The author is absent, but her intention is loud. She leaves the readers alone with their own personal and inevitable final considerations. You cannot read this and still think Italy is a sane country. I also loved "Maybe Esther" by Katja Petrowskaja, which i read both in german and italian. Katja was born on my same day and -as stupid as that may sound- i felt connected to her through her writing style straight away. I took that as a sign i would love the book (and i did). She took me with her in her search for her family history. it's an intense work that i couldn't stop reading. i've found in her my same pride in knowing i come from a long secuence of admirable people and just like her i continuously keep track of who and where i come from, without rest. My last mention is "The enlightenment of the greengage tree" by Shokoofeh Azar. I loved the touch of magic realism that immediately made me think of an iranian One hundred years of solitude (intent which the book itself confirms between the lines). I could just connect the dots with my hispanic american literature's knowledge and it was so fascinating. Azar introduced me to persian folklore and gave me a better understanding of Iran's history through the desperation of a family that keeps living after its physical death. She succeeded in letting pages and pages of layered and oblique realities (that i usually cannot stand) be light and pleasurable.

i hope you will enjoy these as much as i did, if you ever read. thank you @mstepenwolf for the tag 🖤 mutuals feel free to join

[doctorwhoisadhd]

i dobnt know anything about doctor who or musical theory other than how to literally play an instrument but i am LIVING for ur commentary abt the devils chord. if you have time cld you plz explain more about historically inaccurate musical instruments and intervals ?

i mean idk how much i could really cover because my area of knowledge is really mostly the flute but ill give it a shot

the idea that the tritone was banned is a myth, really what happened is the tritone is 1) a difficult interval to sing if you havent heard it enough to audiate it (which medieval people would not have) because its a fairly wide interval and its not commonly used, because 2) medieval composers didnt use dissonances

a key aspect of music theory that people tend to forget is that it describes the general IDEA of what was happening in a specific type of music in a specific time period. like there arent rules until AFTER the fact, mozart wasnt looking at a big list and going okay so i have to make sure there arent parallel fifths and i can only resolve sevenths down etc etc etc, he was just writing what sounded right to him

there is an exception to that and its stuff like. Shostakovich. russian composers in that era werent allowed to write stuff that was too complex or dissonant or "sexual" because of the people in power. also a lot of composers worked off of commissions and stuff, so you write what people will pay you to write

but yeah like when i talk about music theory im talking about western music theory, which is western music. thai music has its own set of characteristics, as does indian music, as does hawaiian music, as does iranian music, as does cameroonian music etc etc etc etc etc.

(theres also a distinction to be made between different styles within a single overarching culture or genre. for example theres classical vs vernacular, which basically that makes the distinction between "high class" and "low class" music. vernacular is the popular everyday stuff such as pop or folk music. But then theres also different styles in each, so taking jazz as an example theres swing, bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, free jazz, 3rd stream, fusion, etc etc etc etc etc etc.)

in terms of the area of knowledge that i am the most acquainted with, well suffice it to say that the western concert c flute has pretty much been the same since 1847 when theobald boehm patented his modern system of keywork (the mechanism for how the keys. well. work). there have only been very negligible changes since then, and even before then as early as the 1820s at least there are similar instruments.

so really youd have to go back quite a ways for me to see a regular modern concert c flute and be like 🤨🤨🤨 Thats Not Historically Accurate. itd have to be late 1700s and earlier for my alarm bells to go off. alternatively, say anything about a concert C piccolo in JP Sousa's military band and i might have to call you on that as well but, you know, thats a little bit more niche

[gaphic]

saw some panicking on my dash so let me quickly say: the iranian missile strikes were extremely obviously organized in advance with the cooperation of the israeli government as a matter of optical saber-rattling, which israel was probably super jazzed about because it lets them reframe themselves as victims again and distract from the killed aid workers in record time. the odds of this leading to anything besides more grand proclamations from israels allies are practically zero, and even THAT is looking unlikely, with biden already refusing to support any retaliatory action from israel.

[burlveneer-music]

Aboutface ft. Joshua Churchill - زن Zan (Woman) - an ambient ecstatic jazz piece from the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi EP

Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Woman, Life, Freedom), initially a Kurdish motto, زن زندگی آزادی has become the chant of current protests in Iran. Women bravely have risked their lives on the streets to fight against patriarchy, harassment, and servitude to a fascist system. The release includes handmade limited edition USB stones with ‘Mahsa' (مهسا) engraved on them in Farsi, alongside a digital mixed media download that includes the music and artworks. This project has been developed and advised with the help of an anonymous collective of individuals in Iran & London. Mahsa Amini is a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin who had been arrested for allegedly breaching the Islamic dress code for women and she was killed by the Islamic Republic security forces while in custody. This was the catalyst for the mass public protests that continues to be met by regime-led brutality, leading to the deaths of many other young women and girls. The music has been developed from 2017 project Parvata (sanskrit for mountain): a one-take live improvisation using photography hung in the performance space to interpret the ancient hindu myth of Parvati - daughter of the mountains, exploring themes of female empowerment, love, loss, death, re-birth and reunion through perseverance. Profits from the release will be donated to Iran based local initiatives that support the protests and united4mahsa: a non-governmental, non-profit organisation dedicated to informing international audiences about this uprising’s protests, which have spread across 50+ cities in Iran. www.united4mahsa.com. Solidarity and love with all people in Iran resisting and protesting. Zan Zendegi Azadi زن_زندگی_آزادی#  Joshua Churchill: Saxophone. darker: voice. Aboutface: acoustic guitar, electronics, flute, composition, mixing, mastering.

[milkyway-ashes]

Hi Setia, it's Lio! Do you have any other Iranian songs/artists to recommend? 🫶🏼 I'd love to discover some more!!

hey! how you doing? :D

aw, I'm glad the ones that I recommended have interested you :3

anyways, one of the artists that I absolutely love is Farhad Mehrad! his songs are so soulful, yet they can always make someone cry 😭

these are some of his original songs:

by the way!!! in the early 60s, before he got into writing his own songs in Persian, he used to cover English rock n roll songs and he'd perform them with the band that he was in, The Black Cats. (its videos can be found on youtube - just search "The Black Cats Farhad")

speaking of Black Cats, some of the other members also left this band to start their solo careers - just like Farhad. one of them was Shahram Shabpareh. even though at the start of his career, he was influenced by American artists and his focus was on jazz and/or rock n roll, after he left the Black Cats, his genre changed a lot and since then, he's been known for his disco songs and being an Iranian "one-man Abba" 😄

if you liked his songs, I also recommend another pop singer from the same era: Googoosh. back in the 70s, she was mostly famous for being an actress, but her songs are nice too :)

also, in the 60s, around the time that the Black Cats was formed, there were also some other bands like them that were trying their best to be as great as the American and British artists that they looked up to. these bands (Black Cats, The Rebels, Golden Ring,...) would usually have gigs only in Tehran and Abadan. well, their members were all so young and new to the music industry back then. so, their works didn't have much quality. but one cool thing about them is that they liked to use their own creativity when covering English songs and give an Iranian atmosphere to them. for example, they'd play the songs in 6/8 time which is a common time signature for folk Persian songs; or they'd add some Persian lyrics to the song. however, I personally think that this idea wouldn't work out well sometimes...

here's a playlist of Iranian music of the 60s and in the song "What He Can Do" by The Rebels, you can easily hear how this idea of adding Iranian elements has made the song kinda low-quality. because this combination of pop-rock and folk Iranian doesn't have an Iranian sound anymore 🥴

umm....that's all for now ig :)) <3

[aquariumdrunkard]

Bandcamping :: Winter 2023

First Nation free jazz, drum machine folk, Beefheart-ian scrawls and more. Plenty of killer sounds to get you through the dark days of winter, ranging from vintage Motor City jazz to Iranian tanbur improvs. And don’t forget, the next Bandcamp Friday (during which the platform waives its usual fees) hits on Feb. 3 …

[tabitoejam]

current obsessions: 

ancient veils/caps

silent mornings

twa/pan am airlines memorabilia (specifically overnight bags)

historical east and west african hairstyles

blood red

egyptian funk and ethiopian jazz

danish silverware

iranian revolution 1979

nationalism (+ world cup lol)

my chrome onitsuka tigers

physical and mental fortitude (training to run a marathon)

lacquered bowls

[klimt7]

Le canzoni che guidano nella protesta le ragazze iraniane

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Liraz Charhi

ARTISTA ISRAELO-IRANIANA

Liraz Charhi è una cantante e attrice persiano-israeliana, famosa anche per le temerarie attività culturali e politiche.

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Il suo secondo album

"Zan" [donne]

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La sua famiglia emigrò in Israele negli anni ‘70, ma pur essendo nata a Tel Aviv ha mantenuta viva la sua cultura persiana che si è consolidata nei tre anni trascorsi a Los Angeles, dove ha intrapreso la carriera di attrice, ma soprattutto è entrata in contatto con la numerosa comunità di iraniani, circa un milione, che lì vivono. E dove ha conosciuto anche cantanti che furono costrette a lasciare l’Iran per le rigide regole che impediscono alle donne di esprimere liberamente la loro arte: per esempio alle esibizioni delle cantanti è vietata la partecipazione del pubblico maschile.

Questo ha comportato che la scena musicale iraniana pop-rock abbia subito un duro contraccolpo.

A quella scena e alla storia della sua famiglia, si lega "Zan", in lingua farsi “donne”, e proprio delle donne vuole testimoniare il coraggio e la lotta per rompere i rigidi steccati imposti dalla religione islaamica e affermare la propria libertà, come hanno fatto sua madre e sua zia, ma anche tutte le musiciste iraniane costrette al silenzio.

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Nel disco d’esordio Naz, “attraente” in farsi, Liraz ha iniziato il suo percorso musicale nel pop iraniano riallacciandosi alle dive degli anni ‘60 e ‘70 come Googoosh, Pooran, Ramesh.

Ora con il secondo capitolo della sua discografia, si è spinta oltre ed è entrata in contatto con musicisti che vivono in Iran e tramite il web è iniziata una collaborazione vitale attraverso la quale molti hanno potuto suonare nel suo disco, pur essendo costretti all’anonimato.

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Liraz rivendica questo gesto non soltanto dal punto di vista artistico, ma soprattutto come atto politico di ribellione alla censura e di affermazione di libertà.

«Per quanto resteremo in silenzio? Per quanto abbasseremo la testa? Per quanto piegheremo le ginocchia? Insieme faremo una rivoluzione» canta in "Zan Bezan", donne che danzano...

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L’electro pop persiano di Liraz

I due dischi hanno quindi un profondo legame, ma mentre il primo è più incline al pop fiammeggiante e melodrammatico nel racconto di amori spesso infelici, nel suo secondo lavoro, pur restando molto forte il rapporto con quella tradizione, Liraz si spinge più avanti, contamina ancor di più gli arrangiamenti con ritmi dance ed elettronica fondendoli con gli strumenti tradizionali persiani.

Zan è un disco affascinante, ma anche in  sintonia con quanto di meglio si muove sulla scena contemporanea quanto a capacità di coniugare i linguaggi e sperimentare strade nuove.

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L’electro pop in salsa persiana funziona: canzoni piene di energia, con i ritmi che ti catturano e ti inducono anche al ballo come l’iniziale e inebriante Zan Bezan con i suoi bassi profondi e incalzanti, i beat frenetici di Hala, il ridondante pop ossessivo di Injah.

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Altre volte il registro, e questo accade quando si parla d’amore, si fa più melodrammatico e accorato in brani come  Shab Gerye fra un violino dolente e una chitarra elettrica jazz o Bia Bia.

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O intimo e malinconico come nella tradizionale ninna nanna Lalei che offre una superba interpretazione vocale di Liraz.

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Appartenenza, identità e femminilità sono tre parole chiave di questo disco in particolare, che racconta una storia, quella degli ebrei iraniani nella persona di Liraz Charhi, in arte Liraz.

Attrice e cantante, Liraz nasce a Ramla in Israele nel 1978 da genitori Iraniani che fecero aliyah (ritorno alla Terra Promessa) nel 1970.

L’arrivo in Israele per gli ebrei iraniani, e mizrahì in generale, rappresentò uno shock culturale trovandosi a dover affrontare un processo di assimilazione in una cultura a loro estranea che li etichettava sprezzantemente come persiani, proprio come in Iran erano etichettati come ebrei.

Si percepisce questo sconforto nelle parole di Liraz, che pur non avendo mai vissuto direttamente in Iran si sente, grazie ai racconti dei famigliari, iraniana.

È negli Stati Uniti che Liraz riesce a connettersi, finalmente, con la grande comunità iraniana di Los Angeles che in tanti chiamano Tehrangeles.

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Nella città risiedono moltissimi musicisti pop Iraniani costretti ad emigrare a causa della rivoluzione del ’79. Qui continuano a produrre la loro musica, distribuita nel mercato nero in Iran con l’appellativo di musica losangelina.

È di questa musica che si innamora Liraz, il genere conosciuto come taraneh, le cui icone più emblematiche, come Googoosh e Delkash, avevano stregato l’Iran prerivoluzionario.

La music di “Zan”, e del precedente “Naz”, può essere vista come un’interpretazione moderna del sincretismo musicale di quegli anni, dove elementi estetici e forme popolari occidentali incontravano ritmi, simbolismo e sonorità iraniane.

Un mix di elementi che fatica ad emergere in Iran causa della censura di stato, ma trova posto nella scena world. Nel disco Liraz collabora, tuttavia, con musicisti Iraniani rimasti anonimi per ragioni di sicurezza, le cui tracce e pagamenti sono stati scambiati segretamente online, passando per stati con posizioni più neutrali nei confronti della Repubblica Islamica. Una produzione accurata e pulita, pop elettronico e strumentazione occidentale incontrano ritmi persiani ed il baglama turco, registrato da un musicista anonimo residente in Iran. “Zan” significa donne in Farsi ed è dedicato alla genealogia al femminile e alle donne ebree di origine iraniana, storicamente escluse dalla produzione culturale e date in sposa appena adolescenti.

Il disco è quindi una battaglia sociale, uno sfogo liberatorio, una rivendicazione e una celebrazione per chi ha combattuto contro tradizioni abusive come la madre e la zia, la famosissima cantante pop Rita.

Ad aprire il disco è “Zen Bezan” dove l’elettronica contemporanea rinforza il sound delle sale da ballo Iraniane dei primi anni ’70 mentre gli archi fanno l’occhiolino agli artisti pop iraniani del passato. Partecipa all’incastro anche una percussionista di Tehran, il cui tombak si unisce alla band di Liraz. “Injah” ondeggia invece su un arpeggiator su cui gli strumenti e la voce si intrecciano in volteggi pittoreschi. Troviamo la stessa oscillazione in “Joon Joon”, brano poliritmico con classiche ritmiche persiane e un’anima disco. Joon è il soprannome della figlia di Liraz che spasso appariva in braccio alla madre durante le conversazioni con l’ospite coinvolto nella traccia. Fantastica l’interpretazione della ballad “Shaab Gerye” di Ebi, uno degli innumerevoli artisti pop ad emigrare, nel suo caso in Spagna. Il gioiello del disco è però “Lalai”, la ninna-nanna che la nonna di Liraz cantava a sua madre, sua madre a lei e lei a sua figlia. Una finestra sul passato che ricostruisce una melodia tramandata di donna in donna. Curiosamente, una ninna-nanna con lo stesso titolo e un arrangiamento incredibilmente simile figura nel disco “Asleep in the Bosom of Childhood” di Maureen Nehedar, che assieme a Liraz è l’unica cantante iraniana che lavora sulle sue radici in Israele. Entrambi i brani sono distesi, accompagnati da suoni atmosferici che ricalcano la tonica come un bordone enfatizzando la modalità e la microtonalità della melodia. Trovo particolarmente curioso che le uniche esponenti musicali della comunità giudeo-persiana siano donne, fatto particolarmente ironico se pensiamo che in Iran le donne non possono cantare in pubblico come soliste. Non solo, anche storicamente le donne erano scoraggiate a partecipare alle attività musicali in Iran in quanto ritenute poco rispettabili sia dai musulmani che dagli ebrei. Le canzoni delle donne si diffondevano nei cortili delle grandi case che ospitavano famiglie estese nei mellah, i quartieri ebraici. Qui si scambiavano racconti e insegnamenti per le più piccole mentre le donne più anziane alleggerivano i loro pensieri con la pratica del ‘dard-e del’ in cui si parla del ‘cuore addolorato’. Questa ninna-nanna è probabilmente figlia di quella tradizione. La musica degli ebrei iraniani è in larga parte scomparsa nel secolo passato. Il lavoro di Liraz, sebbene non mirato al recupero e al restauro di una tradizione scomparsa, diventa fondamentale perché dà voce a una comunità che la voce l’ha perduta. “Zan” è, forse incoscientemente, un simbolo per un gruppo etnico-culturale, una risposta ad un bisogno di rappresentanza e un baluardo identitario. Ci offre una finestra sulla vita di queste persone oggi, in un mondo globalizzato ma in cui le radici continuano a risuonare nelle memorie della gente. Liraz apre questa finestra con la musica, lasciando entrare sonorità elettroniche, pop e rock mentre delle donne cantano i loro mali, raccolte in un cortile. 

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[dustedmagazine]

Various Artists — Kuboraum Digital Sound Residency (Kuboraum)

LABOUR, photo by Evelyn Bencicova

Kuboraum Digital Sound Residency brings together 12 tracks commissioned by the Berlin based spectacle makers Kuboraum who create “masks” for the eyes. They also host musical events by a broad range of electronic and underground artists who share their aesthetic and inclusive philosophy. Kuboraum’s brief to the artists was open ended and what emerges is a snapshot of the music of Berlin’s underground.

Some names are familiar. Space Afrika contributes a typically twilit interlude of sampled vocals swathed in dusty ambience and µ-Ziq a frenetic yet melodic piece of drum’n’bass. “Let Love Decide” from Sandwell District co-founder Regis recalls the halcyon days of clubs like Ego and Tresor when local DJ’s began to incorporate slower bpm’s, live vocals, and post-punk structures into their tracks. Cellist Lucy Railton’s “Medieval Sui” plays a baroque string quartet through a haze of electronic effects, switching moods from the sublime to the haunted.

Still the lesser knowns make this compilation worth hearing. Moin are the London based duo Joe Andrews and Tom Halstead AKA Raime and Italian born percussionist/composer Valentina Magaletti. Their track “Lapsed” creeps along on a two-note guitar figure elaborated over a steady drumbeat and samples of laughter and polyglot mumbling. Magaletti then teams up with Japanese producer Zongamin as V/Z for “All the Rest of It” to explore rhythmic textures that flicker in redlit death jazz shadows. “Mass and Mess, Dispersion of Subjectivity” by LABOUR, Berlin based Iranian soundscapist Farahnaz Hatam and American percussionist Colin Hacklander, splits the difference between Clock DVA and Einstürzende Neubauten (such as they are) into an industrial drum circle with what maybe whale song or distorted factory sirens blaring in the background. On “Impressioni Dinamiche” Italian producer Alessandro Adriani disrupts glacial synths with a basic rock drum sample that counterintuitively emphasizes the dynamics of the keyboards. MC Yallah teams up with Debmaster on the stirring “Nzimba Zinyota,” rapping in languages from Kenya and Uganda over grime beats and eight-bit squiggles.

Although not everything here works, tracks from Emma dj, Quelza and Ziúr feel either slight or overstuffed and the sequencing can be jarring, there’s enough in this anthology to encourage you to dig deeper into the work of the contributors.

Andrew Forell

[brookston]

Holidays 1.30

Holidays

Bloody Sunday (a.k.a. Bogside Massacre Anniversary Day; Northern Ireland)

Cash Register Day

Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day

Congressional Brawl Day

CTE Awareness Day

Customs Officers Day (Azerbaijan)

Day of Azerbaijani Customs (Azerbaijan)

Day of Saudade (Brazil)

Day of Solidarity with Poland

Denise D’Ascenzo Day (Connecticut)

Draw A Dinosaur Day [ website ]

Escape Day

Felix IV, pope (Roman Catholic)

Festival of Peace

Franklin D. Roosevelt Day (Kentucky; Virgin Islands)

Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)

Hellebore Day (French Republic)

Help America Vote Day

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian Orthodox)

Hi-Yo, Silver Day

Inane Answering Message Day

Indonesian Primate Day (Indonesia)

International Day of Electronic Technicians

Jazz Record Day

Ka Moloka’i Makahiki (Hawaii)

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Martyrs' Day (India)

National Cleanliness Day (India)

National Comics Day (Brazil)

National Escape Day

National Flirt A Little Bit Day

National Maxwell Day

National Write to Congress Day

Primate Day (Indonesia)

Saudade Day (Brazil)

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (Spain)

Season for Nonviolence begins [thru 4.4]

Social Media Day (UN)

Teacher’s Day (Spain)

Women’s Peerage Day (UK)

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Yodel For Your Neighbors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Croissant Day

5th & Last Tuesday in January

A.F.R.M.A. Fancy Rat & Mouse Day [Last Tuesday]

National Plan for Vacation Day [Last Tuesday]

Up Helly Aa Day (Scotland) [Last Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Republic of Westland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 30, 2024

Iowa AG Expo (Des Moines, Iowa) [thru 2.1]

Key Western Fest (Key West, Florida) [thru 2.3]

Lerwick Up Helly Aa (Lerwick, Scotland)

Feast Days

Adelelmus of Burgos (Christian; Saint)

Aldegondes (Christian; Saint)

Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)

Armentarius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Barbara Tuchman (Writerism)

Barsimaeus (Christian; Saint)

Balthildes (Christian; Saint)

Bernardo Bellotto (Artology)

Charles, King (Various Provinces of the Anglican Communion; Martyr)

Day of Pax (Pagan)

Dianic Wicca Day (Everyday Wicca)

Exercise Your Brain Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of Sr. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom (Roman Catholic)

Februalia begins (Purification Festival; Ancient Rome) [through 2.2]

Feriae Sementiva (Feast of Spring; Ancient Rome; Everyday Wicca)

Fox, Chicken & Bear (Muppetism)

Gelett Burgess (Writerism)

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Hyacintha Mariscotti (Christian; Saint)

Imbolc Potato Chowder Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Ice T Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lloyd Alexander (Writerism)

Martina (Christian; Virgin, Martyr)

Matthias of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Mutien-Marie Wiaux (Christian; Saint)

Pax (Ancient Roman Festival of Peace)

Puce and Ochre Day (Shamanism)

Richard Brautigan (Writerism)

Sadeh Festival (Ancient Iranian Midwinter Festival; Tajikistan)

Saraswati Day (Goddess of Knowledge; Bali)

Savina (Christian; Martyr)

Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox)

Tyrtæus (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because Hitler was elected.)

Premieres

Ali Baba (Ub Iwerks Comicolor Cartoon; 1936)

The Americans (TV Series; 2013)

Ancient History (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1953)

The Animal Fair (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1959)

Around the World in 80 Days (Novel; 1873)

The Bean and the Bean, featuring Barney Bear (MGM Cartoon; 1948)

Blue Suede Shoes, recorded by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame, by Charles Bukowski (Poetry; 1974)

Cats and Bruises (WB MM Cartoon; 1965)

City Lights (Film; 1931)

The Colossus of Maroussi, by Henry Miller (Travelogue; 1941)

The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, recorded by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Song; 1917)

The Double: A Petersburg Poem, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1846)

Experience and Education, by John Dewey (Science Book; 1938)

A Florentine Tragedy, by Alexander Zemlinsky and Oscar Wilde (Opera; 1917)

Great Expectations (Film; 1998)

The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman (History Book; 1962)

Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro (Song; 1968)

I Fall to Pieces, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

I Gopher You (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Show; 1933)

Music For Everybody (Disney Animated TV Special; 1966)

Olive Oil for President (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1948)

Outrageous Fortune (Film; 1987)

Pigs Is Pigs (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)

The Plumber (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1933)

Posse Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1954)

Red Hot, recorded by Billy Lee Riley (Song; 1956)

Rooftop Concert, by The Beatles (Live Concert; 1969)

Taken (Film; 2009)

Underwater Eyeball or The Deep Blue See (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 147; 1962)

Underwater Moose or The Aqua-Lunk (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 148; 1962)

The Witch of Pickyoon, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 34 & 36 1965)

The Yogi Bear Show (Animated TV Series; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)

Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)

Zdislava (Czech Republic)

Valerius (Denmark)

Valmo, Valter (Estonia)

Valtteri (Finland)

Gildas (France)

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)

Varsamia (Greece)

Adél (Hungary)

Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)

Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)

Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)

Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)

Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)

Ignatie (Romania)

Gašpar (Slovakia)

Valerio, Valero (Spain)

Diana (Sweden)

Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 30 of 2024; 336 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 5 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 20 (Gui-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 20 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 19 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 30 White; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 17 January 2024

Moon: 79%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Homer (2nd Month) [Tyrtæus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 41 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 9 of 28)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.30

Holidays

Bloody Sunday (a.k.a. Bogside Massacre Anniversary Day; Northern Ireland)

Cash Register Day

Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day

Congressional Brawl Day

CTE Awareness Day

Customs Officers Day (Azerbaijan)

Day of Azerbaijani Customs (Azerbaijan)

Day of Saudade (Brazil)

Day of Solidarity with Poland

Denise D’Ascenzo Day (Connecticut)

Draw A Dinosaur Day [ website ]

Escape Day

Felix IV, pope (Roman Catholic)

Festival of Peace

Franklin D. Roosevelt Day (Kentucky; Virgin Islands)

Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)

Hellebore Day (French Republic)

Help America Vote Day

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian Orthodox)

Hi-Yo, Silver Day

Inane Answering Message Day

Indonesian Primate Day (Indonesia)

International Day of Electronic Technicians

Jazz Record Day

Ka Moloka’i Makahiki (Hawaii)

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Martyrs' Day (India)

National Cleanliness Day (India)

National Comics Day (Brazil)

National Escape Day

National Flirt A Little Bit Day

National Maxwell Day

National Write to Congress Day

Primate Day (Indonesia)

Saudade Day (Brazil)

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (Spain)

Season for Nonviolence begins [thru 4.4]

Social Media Day (UN)

Teacher’s Day (Spain)

Women’s Peerage Day (UK)

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Yodel For Your Neighbors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Croissant Day

5th & Last Tuesday in January

A.F.R.M.A. Fancy Rat & Mouse Day [Last Tuesday]

National Plan for Vacation Day [Last Tuesday]

Up Helly Aa Day (Scotland) [Last Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Republic of Westland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Festivals Beginning January 30, 2024

Iowa AG Expo (Des Moines, Iowa) [thru 2.1]

Key Western Fest (Key West, Florida) [thru 2.3]

Lerwick Up Helly Aa (Lerwick, Scotland)

Feast Days

Adelelmus of Burgos (Christian; Saint)

Aldegondes (Christian; Saint)

Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)

Armentarius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Barbara Tuchman (Writerism)

Barsimaeus (Christian; Saint)

Balthildes (Christian; Saint)

Bernardo Bellotto (Artology)

Charles, King (Various Provinces of the Anglican Communion; Martyr)

Day of Pax (Pagan)

Dianic Wicca Day (Everyday Wicca)

Exercise Your Brain Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of Sr. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom (Roman Catholic)

Februalia begins (Purification Festival; Ancient Rome) [through 2.2]

Feriae Sementiva (Feast of Spring; Ancient Rome; Everyday Wicca)

Fox, Chicken & Bear (Muppetism)

Gelett Burgess (Writerism)

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Hyacintha Mariscotti (Christian; Saint)

Imbolc Potato Chowder Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Ice T Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lloyd Alexander (Writerism)

Martina (Christian; Virgin, Martyr)

Matthias of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Mutien-Marie Wiaux (Christian; Saint)

Pax (Ancient Roman Festival of Peace)

Puce and Ochre Day (Shamanism)

Richard Brautigan (Writerism)

Sadeh Festival (Ancient Iranian Midwinter Festival; Tajikistan)

Saraswati Day (Goddess of Knowledge; Bali)

Savina (Christian; Martyr)

Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox)

Tyrtæus (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because Hitler was elected.)

Premieres

Ali Baba (Ub Iwerks Comicolor Cartoon; 1936)

The Americans (TV Series; 2013)

Ancient History (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1953)

The Animal Fair (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1959)

Around the World in 80 Days (Novel; 1873)

The Bean and the Bean, featuring Barney Bear (MGM Cartoon; 1948)

Blue Suede Shoes, recorded by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame, by Charles Bukowski (Poetry; 1974)

Cats and Bruises (WB MM Cartoon; 1965)

City Lights (Film; 1931)

The Colossus of Maroussi, by Henry Miller (Travelogue; 1941)

The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, recorded by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Song; 1917)

The Double: A Petersburg Poem, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1846)

Experience and Education, by John Dewey (Science Book; 1938)

A Florentine Tragedy, by Alexander Zemlinsky and Oscar Wilde (Opera; 1917)

Great Expectations (Film; 1998)

The Guns of August, by Barbara W. Tuchman (History Book; 1962)

Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro (Song; 1968)

I Fall to Pieces, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

I Gopher You (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Show; 1933)

Music For Everybody (Disney Animated TV Special; 1966)

Olive Oil for President (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1948)

Outrageous Fortune (Film; 1987)

Pigs Is Pigs (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)

The Plumber (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1933)

Posse Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1954)

Red Hot, recorded by Billy Lee Riley (Song; 1956)

Rooftop Concert, by The Beatles (Live Concert; 1969)

Taken (Film; 2009)

Underwater Eyeball or The Deep Blue See (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 147; 1962)

Underwater Moose or The Aqua-Lunk (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 148; 1962)

The Witch of Pickyoon, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 34 & 36 1965)

The Yogi Bear Show (Animated TV Series; 1961)

Today’s Name Days

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)

Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)

Zdislava (Czech Republic)

Valerius (Denmark)

Valmo, Valter (Estonia)

Valtteri (Finland)

Gildas (France)

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)

Varsamia (Greece)

Adél (Hungary)

Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)

Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)

Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)

Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)

Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)

Ignatie (Romania)

Gašpar (Slovakia)

Valerio, Valero (Spain)

Diana (Sweden)

Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 30 of 2024; 336 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 5 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 20 (Gui-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 20 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 19 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 30 White; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 17 January 2024

Moon: 79%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Homer (2nd Month) [Tyrtæus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 41 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 9 of 28)

[whatsonmedia]

Unmissable Musical Moments in January 2024

As the curtain rises on the musical scene in the first week of January 2024, an eclectic array of artists promises to transform the cultural landscape, bringing rhythm, soul, and laughter to audiences. From the soulful vibes of Betcha to the timeless R&B tunes of Alexander O’Neal, this weeklong musical journey offers something for every taste.

Betcha

Betcha is a London-based band known for their soulful and eclectic sound. They blend elements of R&B, funk, and pop, creating a fresh and modern approach to their music.

When: Wednesday 03 January 2024

Where: Sofar Sounds – Liverpool Street, London, UK

Time: Doors open: 20:00

Ticket: £23.00

Alexander O’Neal

Alexander O’Neal is an American R&B singer and songwriter. He gained prominence in the 1980s with hits like “Criticize” and “Fake.” O’Neal’s soulful voice and smooth delivery have made him a respected figure in the music industry.

When: Thursday 04 January 2024

Where: Jazz Cafe, Camden, UK

Time: Doors open: 19:00

Ticket: £35.00

Romare

Romare is the stage name of British electronic music producer Archie Fairhurst. His music often incorporates elements of jazz, African rhythms, and electronic beats. Romare’s unique sound has earned him recognition in the electronic music scene.

When: Friday 05 January 2024

Where: Phonox, London, UK

Time: Doors open: 22:00

Ticket: £10.00 – £15.00

Googoosh

Googoosh is an iconic Iranian singer and actress born in 1950. Known for her powerful vocals and emotional performances, she made a triumphant return to the stage in the early 2000s after a hiatus during the Islamic Revolution. With a career spanning decade, Googoosh remains a symbol of resilience and cultural impact in Persian music and cinema.

When: Saturday 06 January 2024

Where: Beacon Theatre, New York (NYC), NY, US

Time: Doors open: 20:00

Ticket: US $86.00 – US $357.00

Peter Himmelman

Peter Himmelman is an American singer-songwriter and composer, born on November 23, 1960. Known for his diverse musical talents, spanning rock, folk, and pop, he has released numerous albums with introspective lyrics. Himmelman has also made contributions as a composer for film and television.

When: Sunday 07 January 2024

Where: The Venice West, Venice, CA, US

Time: Doors open: 20:00

Ticket: US $20.00

Billy Pod

Billy Pod, the artistic moniker of Greek-born drummer and musician Vasileios Podaras, currently calls London, UK, his home. In 2019, he released the album “Drums to Heal Society,” propelling Vasileios Podaras into a prominent position among the emerging generation of international drummers. The album not only showcases his formidable drumming skills but also highlights his prowess as a composer and director of musical ensembles.

When: Monday 08 January 2024

Where: Pizza Express Jazz Club – Soho, London, UK

Time: Doors open: 20:00

Ticket: £15.00

Jay Chou

Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer, and actor. He is a renowned figure in the Chinese music industry, known for his versatility in combining various musical genres. Chou has also achieved success in the film industry with roles in movies like “Initial D” and “The Green Hornet.”

When: Tuesday 09 January 2024

Where: The O2, London, UK

Time: Doors open: 18:30

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Some good points to read up on about the war (part 3)

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