A short improvisation in Chahar Zarbi - A rhythmic cycle of four beats.

Chahar Zarbi Improvisation

Seeking You 
Composition by Sina Fakhroddin 
Performed live by WEME (West East Music Ensemble)
Tombak : Sina Fakhroddin
Sitar: Fateh Ali Khan
Guitar: Loic Sanlaville
Cello: Nawa Lazilloti 
Tabla: Mohit Lal

Seeking You | در جستجوی تو

Panj Zarbi is a rhythmic cycle of five beats from Persian classical music

Panj Zarbi Improvisation

A conversation between Tombak and Cajon | Recorded on 14th of June 2022 | New Delhi - India

C O N V E R S A T I O N

December  2018 | Oddbird Theatre | New Delhi - India

Tombak Improvisation

Trot a duet for Tombak in 6/8 rhythmic measure, composed by Sina Fakhroddin, featuring Sasan Ghaffari recorded at @doyek studio. Mix and master of audio track by  Lionel Dentan @da.saz from Switzerland and Mathias Durand from France, both of whom are accomplished musicians and outstanding audio and electronic masters.

TROT | Tombak Duet by Sina Fakhroddin feat Sasan Ghaffari

Tombak Improvisation by Sina Fakhroddin
recorded in New Delhi in January 2020

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Iranian-Kurdish born percussionist Sina Fakhroddin has mastery over multiple Persian and Middle Eastern percussion instruments including his principal instrument, Tombak, and the Kurdish Daf. Earlier trained under his uncle, Tombak player Saeed Abbasi, his playing embodies numerous styles of maestros such as Bahman Rajabi, Pedram Khavar Zamini and Navid Afghan, as he took guidance from all mentioned maestros. Fakhroddin has lived in India for the past 18 years performing and collaborating with top musicians from throughout India and has shared the stage with artists such as Abida Parveen and Hansraj Hans. On the other hand, he has collaborated with topmost maestros of Persian music such as Hamid Motebassem, Ardeshir Kamkar and Behdad Babaie. 

He has received his Bachelor, Master and M.Phil degree in Hindustani Classical Music from Delhi university and has also accomplished his PhD. Sina has spoken in seminars, both national and international, on Indian and Iranian music and percussion, the Raaga-Taal system of Indian Classical music and Music therapy and has written many articles and translated several books on Indian music from English to Farsi.  He has taught at the Lancers International School, a branch of Cambridge University and also taught  as a visiting lecturer in Tehran Art University as well as the music department of Tehran University.

Sina Fakhroddin

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