Beyond Any Form

Beyond Any Form
Beyond Any Form
Studio album by Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri
Released	March 11, 2014 (Iran); March 31, 2014 (Worldwide)
Recorded	2011–2014; Fantasy Studios (Berkeley); Rusl Studio (Los Angeles); MDM Studio (Istanbul); Shamss Studio (Tehran); Studio Bell (Tehran);
Genre	Persian traditional music, World music
Length	47:54
Label	Mystic World Music (Worldwide), Irangam (Iran)
Producer	Sadroddin Hosseinkhani
Homayoun Shajarian chronology
Tahmoures Pournazeri chronology
Alternative cover

Beyond Any Form (Persian: نه فرشته‌ام نه شیطان‎; lit. I am neither Angel nor Devil)^[1] is a collaborative studio album by Persian traditional musicians Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri, as vocalist and composer respectively.^[1]

The album was unveiled on March 11, 2014, in a ceremony held in Vahdat Hall.^[1]

Beyond Any Form includes eight songs in Persian language based on lyrics from renowned Persian classical poet Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi and contemporary poets Shafiei Kadkani, Simin Behbahani and Hossein Monzavi.^[2]

Composer Tahmoures Pournazeri describes the album as an "Iranian contemporary music" album,^[3] lacking Radif^[4] and inspired by classical, Tanbur, Flamenco and Kurdish music.^[4]

The 5th track, is based on a melody from Paco de Lucía^[4] and the 7th track is played improvisationally.^[3]

The album also features American composer David K. Garner, Indian Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Khan, Venezuelan flautist Pedro Eustache and American blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson.^[5]

Beyond Any Form was among the best-selling albums in Iran.^[2]

A music video of Why Did You Leave Me? was directed by Baran Kosari for the unveiling ceremony, featuring a number of Iranian actors, including Sahar Dolatshahi, Navid Mohammadzadeh and Mehrdad Sedighian among others.^[6]

Track listing[]

Beyond Any Form^[7]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Why Did You Leave Me?" (Chera Rafti?)	Simin Behbahani	5:20
2.	"Inside The Mirror" (Daroun-e Ayeneh)	Hossein Monzavi	6:10
3.	"Heart to Heart" (Del Be Del)	Houman Zokaei	5:36
4.	"The Gypsy" (Koli)	Simin Behbahani	5:07
5.	"Beyond Any Form" (Hameh Hicham)	Hossein Monzavi	5:38
6.	"Without Me" (Chouni Bi Man?)	Rumi	7:33
7.	"Splash" (Shatak)	Hossein Monzavi	5:23
8.	"In The Prison of Night" (Dar Hesar-e Shab)	Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani	7:24
Total length:			47:54

Personnel[]

Credits are adapted from Beyond Any Form liner notes.^[7]

Homayoun Shajarian – vocals
Tahmoures Pournazeri – composer, recording supervisor, photographer, setar (track 1-5, 7-8), barbat (track 3, 6), daf (track 3)

Additional musicians

David Garner – arrangement
Ramón Stagnaro – guitar (track 8)
Sohrab Pournazeri – kamancheh (track 3, 6, 8)
Jimmy Johnson – bass (track 5, 8)
Shujaat Khan – sitar (track 6)
Pedro Eustache – duduk (track 6)
Hamidreza Taghavi – santour (track 8)
John Wakefield – percussion (track 5-8)
Shahab Paranj – kouzeh & kick (track 8)
Mehmet Akatai – darbuka, bendir (track 3)
Mahyar Torayhi – santour (track 3)
Kaveh Grayeli – setar (track 3)

Philip Brezina – violin (track 1, 6)
Stephanie Bibbu – violin (track 1, 6)
David Ryther – violin (track 1, 6)
Peter Masek – violin (track 1, 6)
Jory Fankuchen – violin (track 1, 6)
Natalie Carducci – violin (track 1, 6)
Noemy Lafrenais – violin (track 1, 6)
Evan Buttemer – viola (track 1)
Nils Bultman – viola (track 1)
Cilo Tilton – viola (track 1)
Elizabeth Chio – viola (track 1)
Andrei Gorbatenko – bass (track 1)
Alden Cohen – bass (track 1)
Seth Osborn – piano (track 1)
Roshanak Kaymanesh – chor (track 1)
Samira Mohseni – chor (track 1)
Shuin Corrasco – cello (track 1, 6)
Joanne De Mars – cello (track 1, 6)

Artistic personnel

Pouneh Mirlou – graphic design and illustration
Neda Moradi – illustrator
Arash Gharighi – photographer
Behrouz Badiei – photographer
Hananeh Tabatabaei – photographer
Soroush Payandeh – photographer

Technical personnel

Sadroddin Hosseinkhani – producer
Mehdi Beshkoufeh – associate producer
Adam Monuz – sound engineer
Jesse Nichols – sound engineer
Alberto Hernandez – sound engineer
Jill Tengan – sound engineer
Omid Nikbin – sound engineer
Reza Sadeghi – mixing

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "'I am neither Angel nor Devil,' takes three years of collaboration". Mehr News Agency. March 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Shajarian concert extended". Islamic Republic News Agency. August 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Mazidabadi, Newsha (May 25, 2014). نه مدرنم، نه سنتی ['I am neither Traditional nor Modern']. Etemaad (in Persian) (2969). pp. 7–8.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Pournazeri, Tahmoures. نه فرشته‌ام، نه شیطان موسیقی معاصر ایران است ['I am neither Angel nor Devils genre, is Iranian contemporary music]. Seda Weekly (in Persian). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ ""Neither Angel Nor Devil Am I" Released". Cultural Heritage News Agency. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ Barati, Parviz (April 14, 2014). واكنش شجریان به برخی منتقدان كلیپ جنجالی آلبومش: حرمت‌ها را در كلام و دوستی‌ها حفظ كنيم [Shajarian's reaction to the controversial music video of his album]. Shargh (in Persian) (1998). p. 1.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Beyond Any Form (booklet). Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri. Irangam. 2014.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[]

Beyond Any Form at Amazon.com

[MNA-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "'I am neither Angel nor Devil,' takes three years of collaboration". Mehr News Agency. March 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[IRNA-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Shajarian concert extended". Islamic Republic News Agency. August 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[Etemaad-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Mazidabadi, Newsha (May 25, 2014). نه مدرنم، نه سنتی ['I am neither Traditional nor Modern']. Etemaad (in Persian) (2969). pp. 7–8.

[Seda-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Pournazeri, Tahmoures. نه فرشته‌ام، نه شیطان موسیقی معاصر ایران است ['I am neither Angel nor Devils genre, is Iranian contemporary music]. Seda Weekly (in Persian). Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[5] ""Neither Angel Nor Devil Am I" Released". Cultural Heritage News Agency. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[6] Barati, Parviz (April 14, 2014). واكنش شجریان به برخی منتقدان كلیپ جنجالی آلبومش: حرمت‌ها را در كلام و دوستی‌ها حفظ كنيم [Shajarian's reaction to the controversial music video of his album]. Shargh (in Persian) (1998). p. 1.

[credits-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Beyond Any Form (booklet). Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri. Irangam. 2014.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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