Persian Music
Live concert in Paris
Hossein Omoumi, ney, vocal
Madjid Khaladj, tombak, daf, dayré, zang-é saringôshti
This live concert recording represents the fruit of a twenty year long
collaboration of two great masters of Persian music. [+]Persian Music
Live concert in Paris
Hossein Omoumi, ney, vocal
Madjid Khaladj, tombak, daf, dayré, zang-é saringôshti
This live concert recording represents the fruit of a twenty year long
collaboration of two great masters of Persian music. Two generations meet again to offer this mesmerizing musical experience. Hossein Omoumi is highly knowledgeable about Persian music, its history and evolution, as well as the "secrets" of the ney. He is one of the most gifted Persian musicians of his generation. Madjid Khaladj’s mastery of
rhythms and the brilliance of his spontaneous creations distinguish him as a major figure in world percussion. He is known for the unequaled beauty of his style and the development of complex rhythms. Together, they bring to fore some of the vast possibilities of improvising in Persian music.
Hossein Omoumi was born to an artistic family in Isfahan, home to many artists and musicians. His early music training began by singing with his father. At age 14, fascinated by the sounds of the ney (the reed flute), he began learning the works of Master Hassan Kassa'i. In 1962 he entered the National University of Iran to study architecture, where he also entered many musical competitions. His ney playing caught the attention of the judges and with their recommendation he entered the National Conservatory of Music, studying music theory and vocal radif, the repertoire of classical Iranian music, with Master Mahmood Karimi. In 1969 he met Master Hassan Kassa'i and under his supervision, Hossein Omoumi began to study the ney in-depth.
In 1972, he received his doctorate in Architecture from the University of Florence. He then divided his time between teaching architecture and music; collaborating with the Iranian National Radio and Television and teaching ney at The Center for Preservation and Dissemination of Music, the National Conservatory, and the Tehran University.
He has been a visiting scholar at many distinguished universities such as UCLA's Department of Ethnomusicology, Wales University, and Sorbonne University at the Center for Oriental Music Studies in Paris. He now teaches in the Ethnomusicology department of the University of Washington in Seattle. Every year he performs to sold-out audiences at numerous prestigious in
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