People want easy, unreflective music

Sepideh Meshki: “People want easy, unreflective music”An interview by Amir Bahari with Sepideh Meshki on the occasion of the release of the album “Bi-Vazeh Goft-o-Go” (Wordless Dialogue)   Amir Bahari: What is the definition of a good instrumentalist? Obviously, there is no single, fixed definition. But the reality is that when you begin to define a good […]

The Imagination That Nurtures the Veil

The Imagination That Nurtures the VeilA note on the album “Dialogue Without Words” by Sepideh Meshki, from the series “Personal States”Written by: Amirabbas Setaayeshgar   A part of music is specialization—like the expertise of a dentist, a mechanic, or a weaver. This specialization is accessible to any sound mind with a relatively good level of intelligence […]

Preservation, yes; dissemination, but…

“Preservation, yes; dissemination, but…”A review of the work “With Your Absence, I Tune a Few Instruments”by Saeid Yaghoubiān Today, strict adherence to the precise performance of the sonata-like structure of a dastgāh in the genre of Iranian classical music is rarely encountered—something that was quite common in the 1980s and 1990s. This very commitment is enough for the […]

Awakening of the Self

Awakening of the Self On the album “Bi-Vājeh Goft-o-Go” (Wordless Dialogue) by Sepideh MeshkiWritten by Mohammad-Reza Fayaz (researcher and musician)   For the moment, setting the music aside—even the very title of this collection, “Personal States,” sends one’s mind down distant paths. Where has the “I” been situated, and where does it stand, in the Iranian mental universe—from politics to […]

Interview with Cadence Magazine

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