محمدرضا لطفی و ناصر فرهنگ فر - دستگاه سه گاه

گفتمش بيا عاشقم هنوز
خنده كرد و گفت در غمت بسوز
هر چه مي كشم اي ياران از جفاي دوست
گريه هاي من اي ياران از براي اوست
در فراق او عاشقان خسته جان شدم
اين ترانه را چگونه سر كنم كه بي زبان شدم
مي شود بهار عاشقان جاودان از او
پس دگر مپرس چرا بدون او چنان خزان شدم
رفته اي برون چون جوانيم
طي شد اين چنين زندگانيم
در دلم هنوز اي ياران اشتياق اوست
ناله هاي من اي ياران از فراق اوست
در فراق او عاشقان خسته جان شدم
اين ترانه را چگونه سر كنم بي زبان شدم
مي شود بهار عاشقان جاودان از او
پس دگر مپرس چرا بدون او چنان خزان شدم


The Kamkars Music Band was primarily established in Sanandaj in 1965 as a family band headed by Master Hassan Kamkar (violinist) and comprised of Houshang (accordionist), Bijan (singer), Pashang (dulcimer), Ghashang (violinist and singer) and Arzhang (drum) and performed in various events at the officers club, schools and performance halls of the city of Sanandaj. The Kamkars at first did their musical practices around the small pond of their house at night. The music band was further completed gradually upon growing up of the children and became more consistent in terms of assembling. It performed concerts formally in certain cities of Kordestan as well as the city of Orumiyeh (East Azarbaijan province) with its members namely, Houshang (violinist), Bijan (Tar player and singer), Pashang (dulcimer), Ghashang (singer), Arzhang (drum) Arsalan (lute) and Ardeshir [Kamancheh (a violin-like Persian instrument with a small belly)].

After 1971 certain members of the family including Houshang, Bijan, Pashang and Arsalan went to Tehran to study academic music and were admitted in the Faculty of Fine Arts (Arzhang was then studying painting). The Kamkars established the Sheida and Aref Bands together with Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh, Parviz Meshkatian and a group of other musicians. The two bands presented successful concerts with Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Shahram Nazeri as singers, thus creating pieces which would undoubtedly be remembered as memorial works of the traditional Persian music.

The first formal concert of the family under the name of "The Kamkars" was performed on the early days after the revolution at the Azadi Complex and the Vahdat Hall which consisted of three parts: Persian music, dulcimer solo by Ardavan and Kordish music. In 1989 Omid Lotfi, son of Ghashang and Mohammad Reza Lotfi joined the band as a tar player.

In their recent concerts, the Kamkars have also included certain younger talents in their band. The band performed in many concerts inside and outside Iran and had a powerful and admirable presence in most of the major music festivals of the world such as WOMAD, organized by Peter Gabriel, Summer Stage (New York) and many important great music halls of Europe and the United States.

The Kamkars have also held many concerts in most of the Kurdish cities of Iraq, and in 2001, for the first time in the history of Turkey, they performed Kurdish music in the cities of Istanbul and Diarbekr which are considered as a turning point in the musical events of the region. Among other major works of the Kamkars is participation in the music festival of Luciano Berio, the famous and modern Italian composer. The concerts which were held in many British cities in 2004 was a joint performance by the Kamkars and symphonic orchestra of London, thus representing a harmony of two types of Kordish music and the modern music of the world, which drew attention of many musical scholars and fans.

Performance of Kamancheh concertino with symphonic orchestra of Malmo in Sweden in 2005 serves as another example of the success of the band in recent years.

In addition to the public performance, the Kamkars have produced various albums including Uraman, Autumn yellow, Shilereh, Gelavizh, the Kamkars, Agrizindo, Golnishan, Parshang, Kanisepi, songs of percussions (for percussion instruments), trio and solo, In memory of Saba, Everad, and Imsho. Moreover, each member of the Kamkars has also presented various works in the form of album, music tracks of movies, and authoring and translating books which will be mentioned in their biographies separately.

The band invited other masters of music in Iran in 1997 to found Kamkars Open Music Institute in Tehran, which is presently active and has played a considerable role in introducing talented and new figures to the art community of Iran.



گفتمش بیا عاشقم هنوز - کامکارها

ندانمت به حقیقت که در جهان به که مانی
		جهان و هر چه در او هست صورتند و تو جانی
بر آتش تو نشستیم و دود شوق برآمد
		تو ساعتی ننشستی که آتشی بنشانی
تو پرده پیش گرفتی و ز اشتیاق جمالت
ز پرده‌ها به درافتاد رازهای نهانی
مرا مپرس که چونی به هر صفت که تو خواهی
		مرا مگوی که چه نامی به هر لقب که تو خوانی
من ای صبا ره رفتن به کوی دوست ندانم
		تو می‌روی به سلامت سلام من برسانی
سعدی

آواز ماهور - ندانمت به حقیقت که در جهان به که مانی

دستگاه: شور
اجرا : لس آنجلس - آمریکا

اجرای خصوصی - تکنوازی تار استاد فرهنگ شریف

Sometimes my dreams can be quite immersive
they are like a lifetime lived in some alternate reality,
I've joked many times about waking up to learn 
that I live in a house with drywall, not a hut
I don't have a tribe,
and my nets that I just mended
will never see the water. 

I'm only half joking, 
that it's hard coming back. 


This Old Dream 12 18 25

اثر استاد محمد رضا شجریان

مرغ خوشخوان

بداهه خوانی و بداهه نوازی در اصفهان و فرود به راست پنجگاه

چشمه نوش

گلهای تازه ۴۲ (بیات ترک) شجریان، یاحقی ، شهناز- غزل سعدی

فرهنگ شریف

آواز شجریان روی غزل حافظ
سالها پيروی مذهب رندان کردم
تا به فتوای خرد حرص به زندان کردم

Khosousi

از خلاف آمد عادت

چهارمضراب اصفهان از استاد احمد عبادی
اجرا: میلاد محمودی نوسر

اجرای خصوصی - تکنوازی تار استاد فرهنگ شریف

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