{"product_id":"marjan-vahdat-blue-fields-cd","title":"Marjan Vahdat \/\/ Blue Fields \/\/ CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eTogether with her sister, Marjan Vahdat has made Persian song tradition familiar the world over. Now Marjan is releasing a solo album where East meets West. On \"Blue Fields\", however, the Eastern elements guide the music and take control.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sisters Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat are a phenomenon within Persian vocal art. Together they have performed on \"Lullabies from the Axis of Evil\" and produced such sensational releases as \"Songs from a Persian Garden\", \"I am Eve\" and \"Twinklings of Hope\"; this last release was nominated for the Independent Music Awards in 2012.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn no way is Marjan left in the shadow of her older sister. On her first solo album, \"Blue Fields\", she presents a sound where we discern the presence of Western musical influence, but where the Persian element still dominates. In addition to Marjan's expressive voice, the flute artist Pasha Hanjani (\u003ci\u003eney\u003c\/i\u003e) and the renowned virtuoso on the Persian string instrument \u003ci\u003ekamancheh\u003c\/i\u003e, Shervin Mohajer, are the most important reasons for this. They both live in Iran where they practise their musical art. The Western element is contributed by the Norwegian musicians Gjermund Silset (double bass) and Kenneth Ekornes (drums and percussion).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarjan Vahdat has an outstanding boldness in her vocal expression. She dares to take chances and succeeds in delivering a completely personal and characteristic style that is Persian in its roots, but which also has adopted elements that might give associations to flamenco, Kurd vocal art and Gypsy songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer repertoire includes songs she has written to the Persian poems of Rumi, Tahereh Ghorattolein and contemporary writers like Mohammad Ibrahim Jafari, but she also sings Kurd and Azerbaijani \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eal songs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarjan is prohibited from performing for men in her native country of Iran, but this recording makes it possible for her to present her art to an international audience. She often performs in Asia, and in Europe and the Americas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis CD was recorded in the Olai Petrus chapel at the Sigtuna Foundation in Sigtuna, Sweden. This venerable centre of dialogue and culture has served as a source of inspiration for KKV, the album producer, and this recording has been made in cooperation with the Swedish foundation.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis production has also been funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrack list:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Rooted in You                                                     5:23\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Shevano \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                                             6:31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Tazarv                                                                 5:25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Son of Spring                                                     8:18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. blue Longing                                                      6:15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Stalely Cypress                                                 4:09\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Beholding the Twilight                                      6:28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. A Dream                                                             5:08\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. 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