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In this book 16 pieces of Pishdaramad forms for the Kamancheh instrument have been arranged and performed according to the capacities and requirements of this instrument, so that the students of this instrument can perform these pieces after passing the introductory courses to get more familiar with the instruments and songs of Iranian classical music. Get to know different Iranian instruments and songs.

04.Pishdarmad Afshari / Gholamhossein Bigjekhani

14.Pishdarmad Segah / Gholamhossein Bigjekhani

16.Pishdarmad Rast&Panjgah / Jalal Zolfonun

13.Pishdarmad Chahargah / Morteza Neydavoud

 تکه هایی از خویش، همچون کاشی های شکسته ای که ردی از گذشته در خود دارند اما دیگر تعلقی ندارند.قطعاتی منفرد  که اینک  از خط هویت گذشته جدا شده اند و در دگر-فرمی معنایی دیگر پیدا می کنند.
 


Fragments are short musical pieces that emerge from forgotten parts of the self—memories and sensations carried in body and mind, reawakened in exile or displacement.
These fragments surface in sudden encounters: in the familiarity of a melody, in the strangeness of an unfamiliar city, or in the longing for a home that has become distant, destroyed, or irretrievable.

I imagine them like broken tiles: carrying the texture and touch of the past, but no longer fitting into their original whole. They require a new context—a new collective in which they can belong. My aim is not to restore them to what they once were, but to reveal their transformation, to give them new color and resonance in the present.


Kamancheh: Siavash Mollaeian
mixing engineer: Maziar Bababashi - Studio Allepo - Tehran

Recorded in Paris - Sep 2025

Fragments no.1

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Persian Kamancheh – Sample Pack

An improvised piece featuring Mohammad Reza leading on kamancheh, accompanied by Mojtaba on kamancheh, Dina on violin, and Fa on setar.

Improvisation |آبان ماه ۰۴ - بداهه نوازی

a blue sun, in my version of the afterlife
by Abby Swidler

~Live Recording from The Barn at Art Omi: Music 2025, Ghent, NY.
Performed by:

Tim Daemen, trombone
Noa Fort, voice
Desiré Graham, voice
Samantha Kochis, flute
Guillermo Leonardini, violin
Niloufar Shiri, kamancheh (Solo)
Abby Swidler, violin
Fan-Qi Wu, pipa

a blue sun, in my version of the afterlife (Live)

Hejira world music radio show host interview of Mehrnam Rastegari

Mehrnam Rastegari interview

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Kamancheh Player & Music Composer
From Iran 

In April 2025, I moved to Paris, where I became part of a vibrant and diverse community of international artists. This new environment opened horizons I had not anticipated, reshaping my artistic vision and expanding the possibilities of my work. Although I had not foreseen becoming part of the Iranian diaspora, I now recognize myself within it, carrying its resonance into my music and artistic voice.

Through this journey, I am actively seeking new collaborations and opportunities across France and Europe, exploring ways to connect traditions with contemporary expression while telling stories that reflect the human condition—above all, the universal experience of loneliness.

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