Microtonal quartet performance for Malloween Festival in celebration of the release of the 3rd album by Mall.Dad.

Watch the complete Malloween Festival here:
www.twitch.tv/videos/2290543539

Listen to Mall.Dad 3 here:
soundcloud.com/mall-dad/sets/malldad-3-sticks-in-the-sticks

Rast Gard (Live)

MEMENTO

Lyrics-Theme: Black EM
Composer: Esfandiar Kamrani

Mother Earth

This piece is a composition in the form of a Chaharmezrab, a unique structure in Iranian classical music. I've always admired the brilliant Chaharmezrabs by masters like Parviz Meshkatian, Jalil Shahnaz, Ostad Saba, and Faramarz Payvar. In one way or another, I believe that all these great artists were influenced by Saba's style. I originally composed this Chaharmezrab in 2014 and have performed it in various settings since then. I named it In Memory of Saba, as I often found myself wondering how he would create an engaging melody here. That thought process kept me focused until the end. In this rendition, the Shahed (central note) of Bayat Tork is Bb. I hope you enjoy it.

Solo Setar In Memory of Ostad Abolhasan Saba

Inspired by the mictoronal Shour mode in Persian classical music

Find My Way

Khomaare Masti

Am 30. November lud der Landesmusikrat NRW zum 7. Netzwerktreffen, das im Zeichen der kulturellen und inklusiven Vielfalt stand. Die offene Veranstaltung im Julius-Leber-Haus in Essen richtete sich an geflüchtete Musiker:innen, Musikinteressierte und alle, die sich für die verbindende Kraft der Musik begeistern. In unserer letzten Podcastfolge für 2024 berichten wir über inspirierende Begegnungen und die Möglichkeit, Teil eines lebendigen Netzwerks zu werden.

Podcast-Produktion & Moderation: Tuba Tunçak
Reporter: Navid Heimbach
www.musikwelten-nrw.de
 

Inspirierende Begegnungen: Netzwerktreffen für Vielfalt in der Musik

Produced, mixed and mastered by BLDG7.
Setar by BLDG7.
Segah sample by the great Hossein Alizadeh.
s/o Al Nather for the inspo.

Dr Dankara Theme

Live Recording of the Astromalia IV, a 2 days drug-free dancing-ritual that happened in Freiburg in November 2024. Big thanks to Gashtyar, who was part of this Urban Shamans Project, playing live the Setar and enhancing the energy of the set. Big thanks as well to the great Astro-Crew for hosting such an unforgettable event!

Urban Shamans Project: https://on.soundcloud.com/X53LgyhqjBYMaBNQ7

Persisting members of Urban Shamans Project are Captain.K (https://linktr.ee/Captain.K) and Thoraya (https://on.soundcloud.com/RV16MZw4mApQeGzn7)

Urban Shamans Project - Astromalia IV

Setar Ehsan Yadollahi
Vocal: Ghamarolmolok Vaziri, dashti 
Tar: Morteza Neydavood 

Ghamardasht

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/thoraya.dj/

Info Sheet (Google Drive): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAxdfkSs58yqc8sQjvkvZzpbleL-uMD1/

Visuals: https://youtube.com/@ayahuasca1679

More Mixes: https://hearthis.at/ayahuasca-4i/

English:

Mission: I like you to follow the path to your inner self by your body movement, your dancing and your ecstasy, by facilitating this process with the music I am passionate for.

Style: Ethnotronics, Folktronica, Downtempo, Wave Dance, Latin House

Sets: eclectic, characterized by love for music, melodies & energy

Bio: Music has always been a constant factor in the life of THORAYA. He started his career as a DJ in 2013 by combining different musical styles from Latin America. As resident DJ of the Club Latinoamericano Darmstadt, he influenced the region around Darmstadt and Frankfurt with his mixture of latin genres with electronic dance music, alone as Ayahuasca DJ or as part of the Ayahuasca DJ-Team. Developing his style over a decade, he felt the call for change and continued spreading his music under the name he received from the universe: THORAYA.

Español:

Misión: Me gusta que sigas el camino hacia tu interior mediante el movimiento de tu cuerpo, tu baile y tu éxtasis, facilitando este proceso con la música que me apasiona.

Estilo: Ethnotronics, Folktronica, Downtempo, Wave Dance, Latin House

Sets: eclécticos, caracterizados por el amor a la música, las melodías y la energía

Biografía: La música siempre ha sido una constante en la vida de THORAYA. Comenzó su carrera como DJ en 2013 combinando diferentes estilos musicales de Latinoamérica. Como DJ residente del Club Latinoamericano Darmstadt, influyó en la región alrededor de Darmstadt y Frankfurt con su mezcla de géneros latinos con música electrónica de baile, solo como Ayahuasca DJ o como parte del Ayahuasca DJ-Team. Desarrollando su estilo a lo largo de una década, sintió la llamada del cambio y continuó difundiendo su música bajo el nombre que recibió del universo: THORAYA.


Planned:

17.09.-21.09. Furtwangen, FUNKENTANZ FESTIVAL 2025
05.06.-08.06. Niedergörsdorf, WURZELFESTIVAL (B2B as Urban Shamans Project)
30.05. Darmstadt, Tropical Earth Night IV
31.01. Darmstadt, private event in BKS

Past:
2025
31.01. Darmstadt, BKS
01.01. Bad Meinberg, Dance Wave @Yoga Vidya

2024
30.11. Berlin, private event 
02.11. Freiburg, ASTROMALIA IV  with Gashtyar live, substance free wellness dancing ritual 
17.10. Darmstadt, Osthang, letzter kleiner Freitag 2024 💖
20.09. Furtwangen, Black Forrest, Funkentanz Festival
24.08. Coburg/ Schottenstein, Rave in the Castle III: Prunk und Stunk
06.07. Selters, private event
24.06. Freiburg, Astromalia III, dancin ritual
23.02. Freiburg, Astromalia II, dancing ritual
02.02. Darmstadt, private event

2023
18.11. Darmstadt, 10 Jahre Bühnenpräsenz, KGB
09.09. Selters, private event
26.08. Darmstadt, Balzer Turnier
19.08. Raumünzach, Good Times Festival
22.07. Darmstadt, Kulturgarten Bessungen
15.07. Selters, Tanz in die Lahn 2
08.07. Wiesbaden, private event
26.05. Darmstadt, Tropical Earth Night 2
25.92. Kassel, Alma 5 @ A.K.A.
24.02. Marburg, La rumba carnavalera

2022
16.10. Darmstadt, KGB, Tropical Sea Day
30.07. Selters, Tanz in die Lahn
16.07. Darmstadt, Peace as Fuck in der Burg
08.07. Darmstadt, Bessunger Knabenschule, Fiesta del Sol
22.04. Darmstadt, Tropical Earth Day

2019
28.09. Frankfurt, Yachtclub
19.07. Darmstadt, Schlosskeller, Sol & Ron

2018
12.10. Darmstadt, Bessunger Knabenschule, Amaphonica
22.06. Darmstadt, Schlosskeller, Global Warming
27.01. Frankfurt, Club Voltaire, Lateinamerika Rebelde V

2017
18.03. Darmstadt, Bessunger Knabenschule, Fiesta Primavera

2016
23.09. Darmstadt, Schlosskeller, Terapía Tropical
02.09. Finsterwalde, Im Wilden Osten Festival

2015
03.06. Darmstadt, Hoffart Theater, Fiesta de Cine

2014
28.02. Darmstadt, TIP, Piñata Party Vol 2

2013
01.11.Darmstadt, Goldene Krone, Dia de los muertos

Iranian-Canadian composer and Tar soloist.

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