شیوه بَربَط ‌نوازی | هُمایون . بیداد

در مُد هُمایون، با گذرهایی آرام از فضای بیداد
این اجرا بر پایه‌ی بداهه‌ پردازی شکل گرفته و بر توازن میان سکوت و صدا، مکث و حرکت استوار است.
جمله‌بندی‌ها اشاره‌هایی دارد به حافظه‌ی شنیداری موسیقی ایرانی، اما بیان کلی قطعه، کاملاً شخصی و مستقل است.

Style of Barbat Playing | Homayoun . Bidād

A solo oud piece, improvised within the Homayoun mode, subtly touching on the atmosphere of Bidād.
This performance explores the balance between silence and sound, stillness and motion.
While the phrasing nods to the memory of Persian classical music, the overall expression remains deeply personal and independent.

Recorded: 2015
Paris | France

شیوه بَربت نوازی - دستگاه همایون

تولّدی دﻳگر ... 
ﯾاد نامه اﯼ اﺯ زنده ﯾاﺩ ﺍحمد سیگاﺭچی



ﺁﺭماﻥ سیگارچی
  2015 آگوست  

کلن آﺁماﻥ

در دکان تنباکو فروشی. اپیزود یک - احمد

“Preludes of Hejaz”, inspired by the modal landscapes of Abouata and Hejaz, is a santur composition by Master Faramarz Payvar — a refined, poetic, and meticulously structured work of Persian classical music that unfolds as a live dialogue between rhythm and melody.

This piece is a conversation between two instruments, an homage to that dimension of Iranian music which speaks to the soul — not merely to the melody.

Tombak: Sina Khoshkbijari
2016 | Cologne, Germany


قطعه‌ی «پیش درآمد حجاز » با الهام از فضاهای دستگاهی «ابوعطا» و «حجاز»، اثری است در سنتور از استاد فرامرز پایور 
آهنگسازی اصیل، شاعرانه و در عین حال مهندسی‌شده از موسیقی کلاسیک ایرانی که گفت‌وگویی زنده میان ریتم و ملودی را روایت می‌کند.

این قطعه گفت‌وگویی‌ست میان دو ساز، و ادای احترامی به آن بخش از موسیقی ایرانی که روایت‌گر روح است، نه فقط ملودی.

تنبک نواز : سینا خشک بیجاری
۲۰۱۶ | کلن - آلمان

پیش درآمد حجاز  | Pishdarâmad Hejâz

Oud Solo, Arman Sigarchi 

a composition based on the poem:

"In A Station of the Metro"
Among the thousands women 
who get off the train tomorrow
one is beautiful
and the others are travelers.

با تاثیر از شعر عباس صفاری
از هزاران زنی که فردا
پیاده می‌شوند از قطار
یکی زیبا
و مابقی مسافرند

2017 / Cologne / Germany

Home on Line 13 - Paris

A spontaneous dialogue between Oud and Tonbak, performed by Arman Sigarchi and Arian Gholipour.

Recorded live at Studio Tabak, 2025.

A moment of pure improvisation — where strings and skin speak the same language.


برمَدار صدا -

بداهه‌ نوازی  عود و تنبک، گفت‌وگویی آزاد میان سیم و پوست

اجرا: آرمان سیگارچی و آرین قلی ‌پور

ضبط در استودیو تَبَک – ۲۰۲۵

For Strings and Skin | بر مَدار صدا



Album title: Art of Improvisation - Nava  (Album 01 / 09)

Artists: Majid Derakhshani, Arman Sigarchi, Shahu Andalibi

Label / Publisher: Studio Tabak

Genre: World / Persian Classical / Improvisation

Recorded at Schoko Pro Studio, Wiesbaden, Germany, 2010.

Release year: 2025

Design by Arman Sigarchi × Studio Tabak

Art of Improvisation – Nava I

Souvenir  I  ارمغان

خانهٔ گالپوشی

ارکستر رادیو و تلویزیون رشت
تاریخ ضبط: ۱۳۵۵ (۱۹۷۷)

آهنگ‌ساز و عود : احمد سیگارچی
آواز: فریدون پوررضا
ترانه از شیون فومنی


بازسازی و مستر: ۱۱ نوامبر ۲۰۲۵ – استودیو تاباک، رشت
©StudioTabak

گالپوشی خانه

#barbat_ensemble
 
Barbat Ensemble represents a new generation of Iranian musicians who bring a renewed breath to the ancestral music of Persia through their original compositions and contemporary interpretations.
Formed by instrumentalists and vocalists descending from highly respected musical families of Northern Iran, the ensemble embodies both the heritage and the evolving expression of Persian music.

Having relocated to Europe, the members of Barbat Ensemble carry with them the sonic traditions, modal structures, and improvisational aesthetics of their homeland, while simultaneously absorbing the artistic languages they encounter through travel and collaboration. Their work stands at the intersection of classical Persian music and regional folk traditions, enriched with subtle influences from Western chamber music, contemporary composition, and global improvisational practices.

Through their performances, Barbat Ensemble offers audiences an intimate experience of musical dialogue—where melody, texture, and rhythm unfold organically and collectively. Their sound is marked by a refined balance of virtuosity and restraint, allowing each instrument to contribute its voice to a shared narrative.

This live performance, recorded on 18 November 2018 at Philharmonie Köln, presents a vivid portrait of the ensemble’s musical identity—rooted in tradition yet shaped by continuous artistic discovery.

(Live — Philharmonie Köln, 18 Nov 2018)


Tombak: Reza Samani
Kamanche: Pouya Khoshravesh
Setar: Nima Khoshravesh
Ney: Mani Khoshravesh
Barbat (Oud): Arman Sigarchi

Barbat Ensemble (Live — Philharmonie Köln, 2018)

Arman Sigarchi 

Iranian oudist & composer based in Cologne and Rasht. Blending Persian tradition with experimental textures, improvisation, and personal history. Founder of Cigarchi Tobacco, a multidisciplinary music & craft project.

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