SANGHA: Omid

Sangha

Omid

© 2005 Sangha (776098170122)

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Sangha mixes Persian, Indian, and Arabic musical traditions into a modern, energetic and vital ensemble. There are moments of delicate subtlety and great emotional depth mixed with exciting virtuosic improvisation.

tracks

1 Omid
2 Traure
3 Morning Moon
4 Antarsukhah
5 Agnau
6 Charukeshi
7 Lamma Bada Yatathanna
8 Khalseh

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Sangha mixes Persian, Indian, and Arabic musical traditions into a modern, energetic and vital ensemble.

There are moments of delicate subtlety and great emotional depth mixed with exciting virtuosic improvisation.

The overall esthetic stays true to tradition yet the compositions are contemporary.

Each traditions improvisational heritage is combined to create a fresh, unpredictable, and exciting modern sound.

The band is Gordon Grdina on Arabic Oud, Hamin Honari on Persian Daf and Tombak, Hidayat Honari on Persian Tar and Neelamjit Dhillon on Indian Tabla.

Sangha is a term used for a group of people who come together with a common bond.

Sangha strives to unite the different cultures present within its makeup as well as to unite the audience with their music.

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  • author: Tamara Turner, CD Baby

    This first-rate quartet from Vancouver, B.C. features four highly-accomplished musicians, Neelamjit Dhillon (tabla), Hidayat Honari (tar), Gordon Grdina (oud), and Hamin Honari (tombak, daf) who have studied with such greats as Ustad Zakir Hussian, Amir Koushkani, Gary Peacock, and Ramin Bahrami. Respectfully exploring and creating within the framework of a number of improvisational traditions, this ensemble shows whole-hearted integrity with and understanding of all the musical backgrounds from which it draws, particularly when blending more than one approach or custom. Mixing Indian classical rhythms with Persian improvisation, setting Arabic melodic modulation in a Persian mode, and adapting African melodies to a Westernized improvisational structure, Sangha maintains focus on clarity and subtlety so that each element sings out individually as well as collaborates and converses with ease; in this way, these four masters in their own right beautifully demonstrate the alchemical fruition of simultaneously bowing to the past, the present and the future. With moments of extreme delicacy and nuance followed by complementary passages of deeply passionate and determined conviction, their music sincerely reflects the meaning of their name: a group of people who come together with a common bond; in this case, it is one of both phenomenal musicianship and a reputable, shared musical vision.

  • Great CD!
    author: Emily Chan

    I saw this band play live once. I already bought omid. I was hoping to find another CD released. Nevertheless, it is a great CD!

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