{"id":18669,"date":"2019-10-25T00:32:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T00:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jp.crsny.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=18669"},"modified":"2019-11-01T03:19:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T03:19:06","slug":"persian-music-concert-with-percussionist-vocalist-kamyar-arsani","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/jp.crsny.org\/index.php\/event\/persian-music-concert-with-percussionist-vocalist-kamyar-arsani\/","title":{"rendered":"Persian Music Concert with Percussionist\/Vocalist Kamyar Arsani"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing) presents a soulful program of Sufi and Persian songs with D.C. based\u00a0Percussionist\/Vocalist Kamyar Arsani<\/strong>. The program will take place on Saturday, November 9, 2019 from 5 \u2013 6 pm. Tickets are $20 and light refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n

Sufism, as the mystical dimension of Islam, preaches peace, tolerance and pluralism, while encouraging music as a way of deepening one\u2019s relationship with the Creator. Based on the mystical branch of Islam, Sufi music seeks to unite listeners with the Divine. The pain of separation from the Creator is at the core of Sufi lyrics and music; and hence the intense longing to dissolve the physical realm and transcend into the spiritual universe with Sama\u2019a, the practice of listening to music, chanting and whirling, and finally culminating in spiritual ecstasy (wajd).
\n\u2014 from \u201cSufi Music: \u00a0The Song of the Soul\u201d by Dr Suvarnalata Rao, The India Times<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Every month Kamyar Arsani travels to NYC to offer Persian Daf lessons at CRS. The Daf is a\u00a0frame drum with lots of rings inside that you can shake when you play for added effect. It is an integral part of Sufi and Persian music because of the variety of sounds it can produce and its ability to induce trance. Kamyar learned\u00a0from masters in Iran and has been playing and singing for decades.<\/p>\n

About Kamyar Arsani<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cKamyar Arsani is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter born and raised in Tehran, Iran. With his focus on Daf (Persian frame drum), through years he expanded circle of his instruments to Drums, Percussions, Guitar, Ukulele and Melodica. He currently resides in Washington D.C, teaching and performing around DMV area and working with individuals with Autism.<\/p>\n

Kamyar began Daf lessons with Master Bijan Kamkar. Kamyar has spent over a decade performing and researching the Daf and its roots. His second choice of instrument was the kamancheh (Persian string bow instrument) and he studied it with Masters Ardeshir Kamkar and Sohrab Pournazeri. Ten years ago, Kamyar and his family migrated to the United States around the same time that Iran\u2019s Green Revolution was occurring. Kamyar\u2019s songs and performances are very much inspired by the people of Iran and their history of struggle and protest.<\/p>\n