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Artist
Javid Afsari Rad
12+ albums
PersiansantursantourIranianiranian traditional
about
Javid Afsari Rad (Persian: جاوید افسریراد) was born in Isfahan, central Iran, in 1965. His first mentor on his main instrument Santur was musician Saeed Naeemi Manesh. At 16, was introduced to Radif, the Persian classical music repertoire, by the masters Parviz Meshkatian and Faramarz Payvar. His studies led him to Norway, where he later graduated from the University of Oslo in the field of Musicology. During the years Javid Afsari Rad has performed solo in world music festivals in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America, and he has done ensemble works with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, a classicist on the Indian flute Bansuri who has made a conscious effort to reach out and expand the audience for classical Indian music. Gathering the 10 member group of Combinations in 2000, he combined music and musicians from Iran, India, China, Morocco, Senegal, Gambia and Brazil in a fireworks of a concert show that toured Norway, Sweden and India. They released their debut album the year after. Ensemble Caravan, with musicians from Iran and India, united musical traditions from various parts of Iran with Indian music. In 2002 Javid Afsari Rad conceived and composed Asiatic Caravan, featuring musicians and dancers from Iran, China and India, the audio highlights of whichwas released as Golestan. During his residence in Norway. He has also composed various music for film and theatre. The internationally higly acclaimed Persian percussion Zarbang ensemble explores various rhythms of Iranian
