http://afropopshop.org/New Music From Middle East on Calabash Music2008-11-20T04:07:31ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comSahabat Akkiraz & Orient Expressionshttp://sahabatakkiraz.afropopshop.org/2007-12-01T09:52:23ZMusic from Sahabat Akkiraz & Orient ExpressionsSahabat Akkiraz has spent her life excavating the vast Anatolian musical landscape for melodies and folkloric tales]]>Mishtu Orchestrahttp://mishtuorchestra.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Mishtu OrchestraSome dusty klezmer scores on the attic inspired these five musicians to join hands. Mishtu Orchestra takes the rich Jewish musical tradition one step further.]]>Ali Ekbar Cicekhttp://aliekbarcicek.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Ali Ekbar Cicek]]>Mohammad Reza Shajarianhttp://mohammadrezashajarian.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Mohammad Reza Shajarian]]>Spring in Niavaranhttp://springinniavaran.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Spring in NiavaranDuring May & June 2004, Hermes Records organized several concerts in collaboration with Iranian artists as well as bands from abroad.]]>Peter Soleimanipourhttp://petersoleimanipour.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Peter SoleimanipourBorn in Tehran in 1968, Peter Soleimanipour is an autodidact musician and composer who began very early playing woodwind instruments, Guitar and Bass - Guitar, percussions, as well as learning composition principles. In 1992, in collaboration with Mehrab Moghadasian and Ali Farvardin, he began to experience jazz music and performed numerous concerts. In the past 15 years, he gave lectures at the Tehran University of Arts (music faculty), collaborated in various concerts and film score productions, composed over 150 musical pieces and recorded a number of them.]]>Mohammad Reza Aligholihttp://mohammadrezaaligholi.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Mohammad Reza AligholiMohammad Reza Aligholi is an established composer who has won numerous awards. He has written the scores of more than 140 movies including "So Close So Far", "Nargess" and "Ghadamgah" which brought him the award for best soundtrack from the Int'l Fajr Film Festival in Tehran.]]>Kamran Rastegarhttp://kamranrastegar.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Kamran RastegarKamran Rastegar was born in Shiraz, Iran but has resided primarily in the US. Presently he teaches at the University of Edinburgh, where he continues his studies and work in music, which has largely focused on computer-based recordings involving both live and synthetic instruments for film soundtracks.]]>ZAMAN 8http://zaman8.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from ZAMAN 8Suryaghati takes us through side streets, bazaars, samba processions, Jamaican dub sound-systems, and electronic beat battles – an incredible groove journey]]>Murat Aydemir and Derya Turkanhttp://murataydemirandderyaturkan.afropopshop.org/2006-12-12T07:40:55ZMusic from Murat Aydemir and Derya TurkanDERYA TURKAN Derya Türkan is a young master of classical Turkish kemenche. He plays improvisational as well as the Ottoman classical music repertoire. Türkan was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1973. H]]>