There’s simply not enough information out there to write about either Majid Derakhshani, Mahdieh Mohammadkhani or The Mah Ensemble, but you will enjoy this 17-minute performance. It’s sublime.
Persia
[Music] Comment Band – Lahzeha
Even in Tehran, one can find good-quality alternative music. Here’s Comment Band, one of the better acts in town.
[Video] Mah Banoo Ensemble – جان عاشق
Iran has a musical tradition that I find even richer than the local Arab Gulf states have, and they aren’t exactly hurting in the music department.
There is precious little known to Anglophone readers of the Mah Banoo Esemble except that the composer of this particular piece is one Majid Derakshani, who is a legendary composer and oud player.