Namaad Ensemble
Namâd (Namaad) Ensemble connects contemporary audiences to classical Persian music. It was formed by four outstanding musicians who create original compositions based on both the modern and classical poetry of Iran. Passionate and haunting melodies that are performed by Kourosh Taghavi on the Setar, and Saeed Kamjoo on the Kamanche and Queychak, poetically fuse with percussions by Mehrdad Arabi and Afshin Mehrassa colorfully creating the needed space in which the beautiful voice of Khosro Ansari tells the stories of our times.
Fall 2008 CD Release Tour
Namâd Ensemble has toured extensively throughout California performing its original compositions. They have released their first album, OSSYAN, based on the poetry of Forough Farrokhzad and Siavash Kasraei (both contemporary poets of Iran.)
