Homay & Mastan Live Sunday, September 12th @ 7:30pm
w/ The Soldiers "Sarbazan" Tour
Founded in 2005 by Parvaz Homay, The Mastan Ensemble grew to become one of the most popular traditional Persian musical ensembles in Iran. Since early 2009, Parvaz Homay has been banned by the Iranian government officials to perform any of his musical pieces publically in Iran. Following the paths of the greatest Sufi masters, Rumi and Hafez, Homay & The Mastan Ensemble encourage their audiences to live consciously. They share the universal idea of striving for a creative life by flourishing love and peace from within. Rhythmic, uplifting and mesmerizing, the Ensemble plays traditional Persian music in a way that has never been heard before. The instruments employed by this Ensemble include Daf, Dayereh, Kamāncheh, Lute, Reed, Robab, Santour, Tār and Tonbak. Only thirty years-old Homay is an exceptional classical artist who composes, writes his own lyrics, sings and produces his music. His ensemble consists of eight musicians. Parvaz Homāy, Singer, composer of music and song, and conductor Esfandyār Shāh'mir , Daf Mahmoud Nozari , Santour Sahab Torbati , Tonbak Sina Jahanabadi , Kamāncheh Azad Mirzapour , Tār Pasha Hanjani , Ney Ali Pajouheshgar , Barbat Alireza Mehdizadeh , Gheychak The composition of the ensemble is subject to some variations at different performances.
