Hamavayan Ensemble

Hamāvāyān Ensemble (Persian: هم‌آوایان) is a Persian music group.

Hamāvāyān Ensemble
Hamavayan Ensemble in 2013
Background information
Origin	Iran
Genres	Persian music
Years active	1989–present
Members	Hossein Alizadeh (tar) Afsaneh Rasaei (vocal) Majid Khaladj (tombak) Ali Boustan (setar) Mohammad Motamedi (vocal) Pouria Akhavass (vocal) Nima Alizadeh (robab) Saba Alizadeh, (Kamancheh) Mohammad Enshaie,(kamancheh),(gheychak)

History

Led by Iranian instrumentalist and composer Hossein Alizadeh, the Hamavayan Ensemble performs new interpretations of classical Persian music.^[1] The ensemble features male and female vocalists, tar and setar (ancient plucked lutes from Persia), and percussion.

Maestro Alizadeh's most recent recording, Endless Vision, featuring the Hamavayan Ensemble with the Armenian duduk player Djivan Gasparyan, was nominated for a Grammy.

Members

• Hossein Alizadeh, tar, shourangiz (new lute)
• Mohammad Motamedi, vocal
• Afsaneh Rasaei, vocal
• Majid Khaladj, tombak
• Ali Boustan, setar
• Pouria Akhavass, vocal
• Nima Alizadeh, robab (lute)
• Saba Alizadeh, kamancheh
• Mohammad enshaie, kamancheh, gheychak

Discography

• Razé No, Mahoor Institute Of Culture And Art, 1998.^[2]
• Ode To Flowers, Bâ Music Records, 2007.
• If Like Birds And Angels, I Could Fly…, Traditional Crossroads, 2010.
• Badeh Toei, Iran Concert, 2014.

See also

• Music of Iran
• Masters of Persian Music
• Mastan Ensemble
• List of Iranian musicians

Notes

1. "HOSSEIN ALIZADEH & HAMAVAYAN ENSEMBLE | The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
2. Nooshin, Dr Laudan (2013-01-28). Music and the Play of Power in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-9395-2.