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Kiya Tabassian
setar, artistic director
Born in Tehran in 1976, Kiya Tabassian received his initial training in Persian
music from Mehrdad Torabi at the Bahârlou Institute in Tehran, from Reza
Ghassemi in Paris and Kayhan Kalhor in Montreal. He has since continued to
develop his instrumental skills independently. He has also studied composition
at the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal with Gilles Tremblay and Michel
Gonneville. Read more...
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Ziya Tabassian
tombak, daf, def, dayereh, percussion
Ziya Tabassian started playing the tombak (a Persian percussion) at the age of 11. From 1994 to 2001 he studied classical percussion with Julien Grégoire in Montreal, and has completed a Bachelor degree in percussion interpretation at the Université de Montréal. During winter 2002, with the help of Quebec Art Council, Ziya went back to Iran for a tombak training with M. Bahman Rajabi. Recently, he completed a residency at the Banff Centre for the arts, where he explored the contemporary music on the Persian percussions. Read more...
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Pierre-Yves Martel
viola de gamba, dessus de viole
The viola de gamba player Pierre-Yves Martel is active in early music, improvised and contemporary music fields . Since 2008, he is a permanent member of Constantinople. He has recorded many albums on the ATMA Classique, Ambiances Magnetiques and Spool record labels. A part his projects with Constantinople, he plays regularly with Le Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal, Les Voix Humaines Viol Consort Masque Ensemble and Les Voix Baroques. As an improvisor, he often performs with Jean Derome, Lori Freedman, Martin Tetreault, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Philippe Lauzier, Ensemble SuperMusique, amongst many others. He has recorded much film music with composers Robert M. Lepage and Rene Lussier and can often be heard on Radio-Canada and the CBC. Pierre-Yves lives in Montreal since 2004.
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Saeed Kamjoo
kamancheh, vielle
Saeed Kamjoo is a composer and player of Kamancheh (bowed spike-fiddle), whose creativity finely combines authenticity and innovation. Even though his music has its roots in the tradition; it also allows itself to explore the new.His innovative approach towards the playing of Kamanche is based on his perception of values inherent in Persian art music. He searches new idioms while performing and developing his music, by using the ornamentation of Persian classical music to discover new possibilities.
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Françoise Atlan
voice
Of Jewish origin, Françoise Atlan is one in the most beautiful voices specialized in the songs of the Mediterranean Sea. She sings in ladino the Sephardic romances of the Jewish communities of North Africa or Andalusia, in occitan the classical laments of the troubadours, in Arabic the arabo-andalusian melodies. But, it is above all as a woman of the Mediterranean, this sea of the sharing, that lives Françoise Atlan.
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José-Angel Gutierrez
requinto, voice
A remarkable figure of the Son Jarocho, José-Angel Gutierrez has performed on the most important stages in Mexico as well as in prestigious festivals in France and United States. Heir of one the most outstanding figures of Son, Sg. Arcadio Hidalgo, he co-founded the group Mono Blanco and was a member of the group Negro directed by Salvador Ojeda. A composer, writer, musician and talented singer, he recently founded the group AL GOLPE DEL GUATIME, which has been invited to play in various festivals, including Cumbres de Garonna in Bordeaux and Encuentro de Jaraneros in Los Angeles, USA. AL GOLPE DEL GUATIME recently published its debut album on the European label Winter&Winter.
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Teresita de Jesus Islas
jarana, voice
Teresita de Jesus Islas is a dancer, singer and instrumentalist of the jarana (a small Mexican guitar). She has been participating in the Jarocho music movement for nearly twenty years, both as an interpreter and composer, and she has appeared on many stages in Mexico and abroad. Partner in life with Jose Angel Gutierrez, she is also a member of AL GOLPE DEL GUATIME. Besides her involvement with the renewal of the Son Jarocho, Teresita de Jesus Islas is pursuing a career as a painter and poet.
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