Chant of Drums

Kamkars | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 10, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Quartertone Records
• ASIN: B00000JNAR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,281 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Kurdish Music

Editorial Reviews

Chant of Drums is a composition for percussion instruments of Iran based on the rhythms and melodies heard in the spiritual religious ceremonies of Zekr (a ritualistic dance performed by the dervishes during devotional ceremonies) and Samâ (the state of self-abandonment reached through listening ,whereby the dervish becomes one with the world). These rituals are performed in the Khânghâh (place of spiritual gathering) of the province of Kurdistan, as well as in religious mourning ceremonies in the city of Booshehr. This work includes various rhythmical figures and it has a special polyrhythmical form composed of the various rhythms found in the aforementioned ceremonies and regions.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!!, November 28, 2005

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Rizgar (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chant of Drums (Audio CD)

Musical pieces in this album are arranged for a beautiful combination of Kurdish and Iranian percussion instruments.

The Kamkars perform them with their usual mastery, innovation and dynamism. There is no singing here except for some sufi words derived from sufi chants of Iranian Kurdistan, and performed to add a spiritual atmosphere to the music. For some listeners, the music may sound a kinad of "similar" all the way, but that will surely not the case with the trained listener.

A good album for anyone interested in Kurdish, Middle Eastern or sufi music.