Beyond Any Form
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| Studio album by Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri | |||||
| Released | March 11, 2014 (Iran) March 31, 2014 (Worldwide) |
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| Recorded | 2011–2014
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| Genre | Persian traditional music, World music | ||||
| Length | 47:54 | ||||
| Label | Mystic World Music (Worldwide), Irangam (Iran) | ||||
| Producer | Sadroddin Hosseinkhani | ||||
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| Tahmoures Pournazeri chronology | |||||
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Beyond Any Form (Persian: نه فرشتهام نه شیطان; lit. I am neither Angel nor Devil)[1] is a collaborative studio album by Persian traditional musicians Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri, as vocalist and composer respectively.[1]
The album was unveiled on March 11, 2014, in a ceremony held in Vahdat Hall.[1]
Beyond Any Form includes eight songs in Persian language based on lyrics from renowned Persian classical poet Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi and contemporary poets Shafiei Kadkani, Simin Behbahani and Hossein Monzavi.[2]
Composer Tahmoures Pournazeri describes the album as an "Iranian contemporary music" album,[3] lacking Radif[4] and inspired by classical, Tanbur, Flamenco and Kurdish music.[4]
The 5th track, is based on a melody from Paco de Lucía[4] and the 7th track is played improvisationally.[3]
The album also features American composer David K. Garner, Indian Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Khan, Venezuelan flautist Pedro Eustache and American blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson.[5]
Beyond Any Form was among the best-selling albums in Iran.[2]
A Music video of Why Did You Leave Me? was directed by Baran Kosari for the unveiling ceremony, featuring a number of Iranian actors, including Sahar Dolatshahi, Navid Mohammadzadeh and Mehrdad Sedighian among others.[6]
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
| 1. | "Why Did You Leave Me?" (Chera Rafti?) | Simin Behbahani | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Inside The Mirror" (Daroun-e Ayeneh) | Hossein Monzavi | 6:10 |
| 3. | "Heart to Heart" (Del Be Del) | Houman Zokaei | 5:36 |
| 4. | "The Gypsy" (Koli) | Simin Behbahani | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Beyond Any Form" (Hameh Hicham) | Hossein Monzavi | 5:38 |
| 6. | "Without Me" (Chouni Bi Man?) | Rumi | 7:33 |
| 7. | "Splash" (Shatak) | Hossein Monzavi | 5:23 |
| 8. | "In The Prison of Night" (Dar Hesar-e Shab) | Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani | 7:24 |
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Total length:
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from Beyond Any Form liner notes.[7]
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References
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