Genesis by Navid Afghah (Instrumental)

Navid Afghah: Tombak

The story of Creation is the most important chapter in the mythology of the Babylonian civilization. Based on an ancient Sumerian tale, the order of the universe was built upon a dramatic confrontation between a Dragon-shaped creature who ruled the darkness, storms and the seas, and Mardukh, the God of Babylon. After over forcing the devil-hearted Dragon, Mardukh created the sky and the stars, the trees, animals and finally mankind.Genesis is formed in three separate parts: Genesis, Universe, Life.

Genesis, the album, is a remarkable experiment, using the diverse sound generating capabilities of Iran's traditional Drum, the Tombak. Navid Afghah, a young talented musician and Tombak player, tells the story of Creation by making a unique and colorful ambience with his instrument.

All sounds generated in this album are natural and no synthetic processes were used to create the ambience. The sounds are generated using 5 to 18 separate Tombaks in different shapes and skins.

Reference: http://www.epersia.net/?p=9943

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Music

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• Music
• Tonbak
• Tombak
• Navid Afghah
• Genesis

[kamancheh]

I have this CD and The Temple Of Wooden Figures . Both unique breakthrough masterworks for Persian tonbak in my opinion. Thanks for posting. He also has outstanding collaborations with several musicians. I like his CD with Behdad Babaie . There is a fab song ( on youtube ) : Tired Beat of Life - ضربان خسته تکرار

[k11386]

@kamancheh Thanks for listening! I loved "Tired Beat of Life", so thank you for the great suggestion as well. :)

Cheers,

[emesehollandi]

amazing and beautiful.Thanks for sharing

[k11386]

@emesehollandi Thanks for listening! :)

[smasoumi3]

Aiyval.