Janice Jackson – singer
Chris Churchill – electric bass
Mohammad Sahraei – tar, setar, rain stick, daf, dotar, robab, kamancheh

An Afghan Song 
This song highlights the devastation of war.

Cities empty, roads empty,
streets empty, homes empty.

Goblets empty, dinner tables empty,
cups and measures empty.

Our friends, our nightingales have migrated flock by flock.

Orchards empty, gardens empty,
branches empty, nests empty.

Alas to the world that friends are afraid of friends.
Thirsty birds are afraid of the rose garden.
Lovers are afraid of meeting together.
Minstrel's fingers are afraid of the Tar.

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Shahr Khali - Empty City

Janice Jackson – singer
Chris Churchill – electric bass
Mohammad Sahraei – tar, setar, rain stick, daf, dotar, robab, kamancheh

This is Halifax composer Sandy Moore's arrangement of The Children of Lir, a folk song concerning the Children of the Lir which tells the story of the great lord LIr whose 2nd wife Aoife grew jealous of Lir's love for his children and turned his children into swans for 900 years.

Children Of The Lir

Janice Jackson – singer
Chris Churchill – electric bass
Mohammad Sahraei – tar, setar, rain stick, daf, dotar, robab, kamancheh

This is a combination of 2 pieces with improvsation throughout.  A Swedish cattle call as compliment to Baroon Barooneh, a persian song concerning a young man who is in love with a rice farmer who is troubled that her parents will give her to another man as a bride.

Swedith Cattle Call And Baroon Barooneh

Janice Jackson – singer
Chris Churchill – electric bass
Mohammad Sahraei – tar, setar, rain stick, daf, dotar, robab, kamancheh

This is our version of the Apalachian Folk Song Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair

Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair

Janice Jackson – singer
Chris Churchill – electric bass
Mohammad Sahraei – tar, setar, rain stick, daf, dotar, robab, kamancheh

J'ai vu le loup is a French folk song, and also a nursery rhyme or children's song. The song is thought to have medieval origins.

I heard the wolf, the fox, the hare,
I heard the wolf, the fox singing
I imitated them myself.
I heard the wolf, the fox, the hare,
I imitated them myself,
I heard the wolf, the fox singing.

I saw the wolf, the fox, the hare,
I saw the wolf, the fox dancing
I made them dance myself.
I saw the wolf, the fox, the hare,
I made them dance myself,
I saw the wolf, the fox dancing.

Jai Vu Le Loup

Turkish, Iranian, Appalachian Mountain, Bulgarian, Scottish folks songs mixed with ancient Swedish cattle calls played on a mix of western and Middle Eastern instruments. The Teleet Ensemble is an expression of the desire to reinterpret musical styles with exciting and surprisingly refreshing arrangements.  In vernacular Farsi the word Teleet is used to imply a blend, mix, jumble, or a collage of different, even unlikely, ingredients. The word is borrowed from Persian cuisine. The Teleet Ensemble is the embodiment of programming music which is a collage of styles and innovative approaches to traditional music from diverse regions of the world. The instrumentation is also a mix of western instruments with those from the Middle East (specifically Iran and Turkey).

Children Of The Lir

Teleet Trio

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