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Presentation and Live Music Performance

Yalda Yazdani  30 min Presentation
Samin Ghorbani 30 min (Iranian/Azeri traditional music solo performance – Setar and Vocal)

Yalda Yazdani
Yalda Yazdani is an ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, and curator. She was born in Iran. Currently, she is working as a research fellow and also completing her PhD studies in the field of music at the University of Siegen in Germany. Since 2009, she has undertaken various fieldwork research and has made short documentaries about female vocal songs and music in different regions of Iran. Since 2015, she has organized various intercultural projects, documentaries, music workshops, and concerts across Iran and Europe with the aim of creating collaboration bridges between European and Middle-Eastern musicians and artists. In 2017 and 2018, she founded and curated the festivals ‚Female Voice of Iran,‘ and in 2021, the festival ‚Female Voice of Afghanistan,‘ and in 2023, the festival ‚Female Voice of Kurdistan‘ in collaboration with Contemporary Opera Berlin. She has collaborated with different documentary film productions in Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdistan, focusing mainly on music and its potential to cross cultural borders. Her primary goal is to find ways to improve the situation of Middle-Eastern women musicians, both in their home countries and internationally. In 2020, she was selected to receive a full scholarship from the House of Young Talents Academy to work on her PhD project, focusing on Women’s music in post-revolutionary Iran. In 2021, she won the DAAD award (German Academic Exchange Service), the world’s largest funding organization for the international exchange of students and researchers. Her latest collaborations have been with the documentary projects ‚Saz, The Key of Trust‘ (Arte, 2018), ‚The Female Voice of Iran‘ (Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin, 2020), ‚Life After Life, The Female Voice of Afghanistan‘ (CrossGeneration Media 2022) and the music project ‚Inner Unity Ensemble‘, (Duisburg Philharmonie, 2023).

Weitere Infos: yaldayazdani.com

Samin Ghorbani 
Samin Ghorbani, Iranian Classical Singer, was born in Tehran in 1985. Samin Ghorbani, the renowned singer of Iranian classical music, embarked on her musical journey at the tender age of 8 under the guidance of her father. As she progressed along her artistic path, she delved into the intricacies of voice production and vocal lines, refining her craft with mentors such as Hossein Baharbin, Parisa, and Hamidreza Nourbakhsh, who imparted the Taherzadeh style vocal line. Ghorbani’s dedication to honing her art extended to a comprehensive exploration of the Iranian musical repertoire. Throughout her illustrious career, Samin Ghorbani collaborated with esteemed musicians, contributing her vocal prowess to projects with Nestar, Mozhan, Sayeh Sar, Nariman, Ronak, and Ref. Her professional journey took her across borders, gracing stages in Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, and Turkey. She performed at major festivals and programs, showcasing the richness of Iranian classical music and the diverse musical traditions of Iran, particularly those from Azerbaijan.Ghorbani’s discography includes albums like „Don’t Go Far Away“ and „Parikhaneh,“ testaments to her artistic versatility. Noteworthy performances include a concert at the Philharmonic in Duisburg, Germany, in January 2033 with the Inner Unity Ensemble, as well as a concert at the „Dede Effendi Museum“ in Turkey in 2023.In the realm of education, Samin Ghorbani has shared her expertise through workshops. Notably, she conducted a workshop on the „Philosophy of Music in Ancient Iran“ and another conference titled „Rock Your Body” at Siegen University. Her global presence continued with participation in events such as the Reeperbahn Festival panel discussion 2023 and a concert at Chista Festival 2023 in Stockholm. In a testament to her versatility, Samin Ghorbani collaborated with master Hossein Alizadeh on the music project for the Atabai movie directed by Niki Karimi. Samin Ghorbani’s journey is a harmonious blend of musical mastery, cross-cultural collaboration, and a commitment to artistic expression in both the auditory and visual realms. As she continues to evolve as an artist, her contributions to the world of Iranian classical music and the arts at large remain invaluable.

Weitere Infos: saminmusic.com