Music Migrations

Megan Collins holding a rabab, used in West Sumatra to accompany migration stories - Photo: Erlinawati Graham/The Jakarta Post

(5) In the final programme of this series we hear the story of Iranian classical musicians and brothers, Hamid and Shayan, and their efforts to continue their music after coming to New Zealand (RNZ)

You can listen to all five programmes here

Music details

MESHKATIAN/ HAFEZ: Introduction, from Bidad –Mohammd Reza Shajarian band (World Village 468043)
HAMID/ TRAD: Dastgâh Shûr: Ghazal – Hamid (vocals), Shayan (tar) (Private recording)
HAMID/ TRAD: Dastgâh Homâyun: Ghazal  – Hamid (vocals), Shayan (tar) (Private recording)
MESHKATIAN/ HAFEZ: Tasnif Yad Bad, from Bidad - Mohammd Reza Shajarian band (World Village 468043)
SHAYAN/ TRAD: Dastgâh Shûr: improvisation - Hamid (vocals), Shayan (tar) (Private recording)
TRAD: Wedding music example – Shayan (tar), Unnamed artist (Indonesian drum) (Private recording)
TRAD: Dastgâh Mâhûr: Châhârmezrâb - Hossein Omoumi (ney), Madjid Derakhshani (tar), Madjid Khaladj (tombak) (Nimbus 5391)
TRAD: Dastgâh Mâhûr: Deldash & Châhârmezrab – Hossein Omoumi (ney), Madjid Derakhshani (tar), Madjid Khaladj (tombak) (Nimbus 5391)
TRAD: Zayandeh Rood, from A Singer, A Song - Iraj (sourced from itunes)
SHAYAN: Tasnif eshay (Shayan’s Song) - Hamid (vocals), Shayan (tar) – (Private recording)

This series was first broadcast in 2012 as part of Composer of the Week.