Three Concerts by Mahya Hamedi, Taraneh Mousavi, and Martin Gohary

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About This Show

Emruz Festival Presents a night of fusion from Iranian Folk music to Avant garde jazz, featuring Mahya Hamedi, Taraneh Mousavi, and Martin Gohary. Each of these artists will perform 30-40 minutes long program.

Concert 1: Kākhe Gomān / Palace of Doubt / کاخ گمان by Mahya Hamedi

"Kākhe Gomān" is a personal project including compositions and improvisations on voice and piano. These pieces are explorations of identity and uncertainty.
Concert 2: -Souvenirs from the Unknown- By Taraneh Mousavi and her band
The little black fish collected stories;
tenseless pasts,
flowing into the present,
Floating in nameless waters.
Stories like wanderers,
drifting,
on a nameless day
like Yesterday
like Today
like Emruz
Like
Every
Day
Concert 3: camp 7 
Martin Gohary – piano + composer
Kathleen Jara – violin
Leo Weisskoff – acoustic bass
The suite at its core is about finding my identity as an Iranian-American. At a young age, I remember being surrounded by Persians; the aroma of the food, the music, the culture. But as I got older (post 9/11) my worldview was forever changed. There were jokes at school about my father being a terrorist; the constant assumption I was Muslim (even though our mother raised us Roman Catholic); seeing bombings from the Middle East every night on TV….. I felt angrier and angrier at the world and this country for its imperialistic actions throughout the Middle East. 
More recently, I learned of various torture methods that the United States finally admitted to committing on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. I felt that I finally had a clearer language to express my emotions from years earlier, and that the suite could help me communicate my rage, sadness, and love of the culture that was obliterated by propaganda. The music reflects these torn emotions.

Show Details

Dates: One Night Only: May 7, 2022