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Persian Night of Love Songs and Poetry With Amir Vahab and Ensemble

Amir Vahab’s repertoire is grounded in traditional Persian poetry and music that he believes is part of the global heritage, and needs to be both taught and preserved. Performed in multiple languages, the evening concert-talk will weave together spoken word and songs set to 13th-14th century poetry from Rumi, Hafiz and Yunus Emre.

“Music should be so powerful such that one is powerlessly dragged to the unknown. It should invade the listener’s mind to the point of losing awareness.” — Amir Vahab

Described by the New York Times as an “ambassador for a silenced music”, Amir Vahab is one of New York City’s most commemorated deliverers of Near Eastern folk, traditional and Sufi music and poetry. Educated in London and at the University of Paris with a focus on engineering and linguistics, Amir Vahab formed his ensemble in the U. S. upon his arrival here in 1981. Since then he has been an entrepreneur, lectured at NYU (for 30+ years) and many other universities, taught private classes, led drumming, whirling, calligraphy and poetry workshops, composed eclectic music for theatre and film and been recognized for his performances worldwide. His work seeks to bridge an understanding between different cultures while inspiring his students and audiences to appreciate the tradition embodied by classical instruments and their relevance to contemporary sound. Like the man himself, Mr. Vahab’s music symbolizes diversity in unity. More information on his work can be found at amirvahab.com and tanbour.org or email [email protected]. 











When: Thu., Jan. 23, 2020 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: The People's Forum
320 W. 37th St.
347-349-1372
Price: $15
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Amir Vahab’s repertoire is grounded in traditional Persian poetry and music that he believes is part of the global heritage, and needs to be both taught and preserved. Performed in multiple languages, the evening concert-talk will weave together spoken word and songs set to 13th-14th century poetry from Rumi, Hafiz and Yunus Emre.

“Music should be so powerful such that one is powerlessly dragged to the unknown. It should invade the listener’s mind to the point of losing awareness.” — Amir Vahab

Described by the New York Times as an “ambassador for a silenced music”, Amir Vahab is one of New York City’s most commemorated deliverers of Near Eastern folk, traditional and Sufi music and poetry. Educated in London and at the University of Paris with a focus on engineering and linguistics, Amir Vahab formed his ensemble in the U. S. upon his arrival here in 1981. Since then he has been an entrepreneur, lectured at NYU (for 30+ years) and many other universities, taught private classes, led drumming, whirling, calligraphy and poetry workshops, composed eclectic music for theatre and film and been recognized for his performances worldwide. His work seeks to bridge an understanding between different cultures while inspiring his students and audiences to appreciate the tradition embodied by classical instruments and their relevance to contemporary sound. Like the man himself, Mr. Vahab’s music symbolizes diversity in unity. More information on his work can be found at amirvahab.com and tanbour.org or email [email protected]. 

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