Reza Manbachi - Improvisation

Reza Manbachi Improvisation on Tar, April 2009
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Reza Manbachi, Persian-Canadian musician and composer, has played tar and setar (long necked Persian lutes) since 1989, under the instruction of maestro Dariush Pirniakan, maestro Hamid Motebassem, and Tofigh Iranparvar. He has studied various renditions of the "radif" (Persian classical repertoire) along with other aspects of music composition.
He established Chakavak Ensemble in 1998 and ever since, has been actively involved in a number of international concerts in Iran and Canada. After immigrating to Canada in 2004, Reza's passion drove him to reach new heights by continuing professional leadership of Chakavak Ensemble in an environment unfamiliar with Iranian Classical music. Aside from that, he was also able to recruit, familiarize, and mentor many non-Persian individuals with various cultures and backgrounds.
His enthusiasm has led him to conduct solo and duet performances with his brother Amir Manbachi, as well as various collaborations with experienced musicians such as maestro Hamid Motebassem, maestro Trichy Sankaran, Babak Amini, Attila Darvas, Daniel Stones, and Anthony Michelli. Reza has been an instructor of Tar and Setar at York University in the past few years. While holding an Electrical Engineering degree from Sharif University and Computer Science from York University, he is currently pursuing his academic research in Software Engineering at University of Toronto Graduate School.

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[soheilakerman]

I should say ,the style in masters you mentioned is due to their old age and they were not capable of holding their taar upward.why dont you look at shahnaz,lotfi,alizadeh,Azizi,m­irjalali.and ....

[rezachakavak]

@soheilakerman

I know most of the styles by my heart after playing Tar for 21 years!

Also, look at my other videos first, to see my normal style... (look at "Spring in Sorrow; bahare ghamangiz). I told you in my previous reply that the angle in this video is due to the height of sofa (chair) I have sat on.

[soheilakerman]

you should work on your style.baladasteh is toward low .you should keep it upright with 45 degree angle.

[rezachakavak]

@soheilakerman

Thanks for your comment. First of all, the angle is preferrence style and is usually different for different masters (look at master Shahnazi & Bigjekhani for example, and compare them with master Alizadeh). This angle is a matter of choice and "salighe".

I usually keep it staright with a 10-20 degrees upward. You can see it in my other videos. The reason the neck is a bit low in this video is because of the height of the sofa I am sitting on! It's not a practical height for Tar.

[rezachakavak]

Thanks Everyone for your comments

[afsoos1386]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[siavoshrezvan]

yade ali akbar khane shahnazi oftadam. jaye eghbal khali oon avaze zibaye shoor ra bekhune.

[63266]

reza jan damet garm

[goodcyrus]

5 stars! nothing less. thx.

[TonbakLover]

very inspiring improvisation