Artist: Labyrinth Ensemble with Âriâ Mohâfez
Song: Tasnif-e Parastu [composer: Habibollah Badiei]
Recorded at the Aga Khan Museum, May 3, 2025.
Labyrinth Ensemble with Âriâ Mohâfez - Tasnif-e Parastu
Another excellent night at the Aga Khan with the Labyrinth Ensemble, this time hosting Iranian santur player Âriâ Mohâfez. Although the concert followed the template that Labyrinth has been developing for the past couple years (an intensive rehearsal and teaching process leading up to the show, followed by a concert with suites of pieces punctuated by solo spots for the ensemble members) this had a different vibe than the previous shows — certainly a different sonic feel in how the strings related to the rest of the ensemble, but more strikingly, there was a shape to the presentation that saw the show's end eschew the "big finale" to instead close on a morally-resolute and solemn note with Mohâfez's pieces "Shokufan/Abloom" and "Nika", dedicated, respectively, to Iran's womens' movement and Nika Shakarami.
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