Text By Michael Burdi
For Kaveh Haghtalab, music has never belonged neatly to a single genre.
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Kaveh Haghtalab’s Approach to Reimagining Iranian Music
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“Asemoon:” The New Single and Video by NY’s Koubeh
Music Review by Dawoud Kringle
Koubeh is the past, present, and future of Persian music.
The New York-based Iranian ensemble Koubeh formed in 2019 and consists of three musicians from the Iranian diaspora. They dedicated themselves to celebrating and reimagining Persian music for contemporary audiences.
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Musical Warriorship: A Continuing Discourse
Text by Dawoud Kringle
An elite minority of musicians must function to preserve traditional music. Most musicians will simply follow the herd. What remains are the visionaries.
This is a lonely and hard path. Warriors walk alone.
Mind you, all of them have their purpose. All of them great art that possesses meaning. All of them are worthy of respect. All deserve fair treatment in the fiscal / financial aspects of music.
