A young Iranian virtuoso percussionist bravely bringing the weight, complexity & pulse of Persian religious & ceremonial heritage music into contemporary cross-genre settings, Arian is emerging as a skilful and popular innovator working with the two principal hand-drums of the ancient Middle East – the large circular goatskin frame drum known as daf historically played by groups of women and dating back to pre-Islamic times, and the emblematic tonbak goblet drum so characteristic of Persian popular & classical music but again with a history linking its use to ritual ceremony. Arian’s playing with both instruments is a powerful & vivid entry, through complex and intensely textured rhythm, into a sonic world of trance & ecstacy.
Tonbak Master “Arian Sadr” is regarded as one of the most talented and virtuoso players of the Iranian goblet-shaped hand drum, the tombak. What he performs on this simple single-headed drum must be seen and heard to be believed.
I was so eager to start my Work shop group daf playing, I was %100 satisfied with my tutor Mr. “Arian Sadr”.
By his one to one titition classes , He conducing me how to play Daf , and very soon I managed to control of playing music by Daf.
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The story behind the collaboration
Music producer Matthew Herbert and Iranian fusion musician Arian Sadr discuss the motivations and process behind their collaboration on The Boat That Brought Me.
New European Songbook is presented as part of the Edinburgh International.
