KURDISH DANCE "Parwaneh"

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Hijaz Concert - Cockpit Theatre, London - 4 March 2010
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Programme No. 14. A Kurdish dance piece: Parwana
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Peyman Heydarian (santur), Arya Zakri (tonbak and dohol), Emad Rajabalipour (daff), Elizabeth Nott (daff), Cahit Baylav (violin) and Çiğdem Aslan (vocals)
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Mode: Esfehan (Nahawand)
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Parwana [Butterfly] is a love song, comparing the restless lover with a butterfly who goes towards his beloved (the candle), although he knows that she will burn his wings. Mode: Esfehan (Nahawand)
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"THE MAQAM PROJECT @ SOAS" is a project designed to develop public understandings about the "maqam" system in Middle Eastern and other modal musics.
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Our inaugural concert at the Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone ["An Evening in Hijaz Mode" - 4 March 2010] featured songs and instrumental pieces from various national traditions, in one of the popular modes the mode of Hijaz, and its associates.
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The "Maqam Project" is organised by Ed Emery, with support from the Music Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS, London]
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If you wish to join our mailing list for upcoming seminars and concerts, please send an e-mail to ed.emery [@] soas.ac.uk
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Website for SOAS Music Department:
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http://www.soas.ac.uk/music/
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Website for Maqam information:
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www.maqamworld.com
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• Çiğdem
• Aslan
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