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SUMMARY:Qalandar + Universal Language at VIFF Centre
DESCRIPTION:Qalandar are a contemporary Persian ensemble that strike a balance between tradition and innovation. \nGet Tickets\nThe ensemble (featuring Ali Razmi on vcocals\, Hamin Honari on tombak and daf\, Kenton Loewen on drums\, Gordon Grdina on oud\, and Hidayat Honari on tar) combines Arabic\, Persian music and free improvisation with traditional and contemporary Persian pieces. The compositional duties are shared among the ensemble members creating pieces that consider each of the musician’s varied histories while honouring a unified group aesthetic. The ensemble developed out of a weekly traditional Persian gig shared among friends. The group helped to open the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto and has played many times for CBC\, Coastal Jazz and Blues Society and VICO. \nThis concert will pay tribute to founding member\, Kamanche player\, father\, friend\, and artist Reza Honari. After the live set\, we invite you to enjoy the acclaimed comedy Universal Language. \nGordon Grdina — Oud\nAli Razmi Setar — Vocals\nHidayat Honari — Tar\nHamin Honari — Tombak and Daf\nKenton Loewen — Drums \nAbout Universal Language: One of oddest\, funniest\, freshest movies of the year\, Universal Language reimagines Winnipeg as a Farsi-speaking outpost of Iran. Matthew Rankin pays tribute to the cinema of Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi though his deadpan framing of a beige and concrete\, snowswept urban landscape\, where two young girls attempt to liberate a frozen hundred dollar bill from the ice\, while sightseekers drift between pet cemeteries and empty shopping malls\, and a man named Matthew Rankin (played by Matthew Rankin) returns home to visit his ailing mother.
URL:https://theinfidelsjazz.ca/event/gord-grdinas-qalandar-universal-language-at-viff-centre/
LOCATION:VIFF Centre\, 1181 Seymour Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert,Film
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