Beyond Any Form (Persian: نه فرشتهام نه شیطان; lit. I am neither Angel nor Devil)[1] is a collaborative studio album by Persian traditional musicians Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri, as vocalist and composer respectively.[1]
The album was unveiled on March 11, 2014, in a ceremony held in Vahdat Hall.[1]
Beyond Any Form includes eight songs in Persian language based on lyrics from renowned Persian classical poet Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi and contemporary poets Shafiei Kadkani, Simin Behbahani and Hossein Monzavi.[2]
Composer Tahmoures Pournazeri describes the album as an "Iranian contemporary music" album,[3] lacking Radif[4] and inspired by classical, Tanbur, Flamenco and Kurdish music.[4]
The 5th track, is based on a melody from Paco de Lucía[4] and the 7th track is played improvisationally.[3]
The album also features American composer David K. Garner, Indian Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Khan, Venezuelan flautist Pedro Eustache and American blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson.[5]
Beyond Any Form was among the best-selling albums in Iran.[2]
A music video of Why Did You Leave Me? was directed by Baran Kosari for the unveiling ceremony, featuring a number of Iranian actors, including Sahar Dolatshahi, Navid Mohammadzadeh and Mehrdad Sedighian among others.[6]
Credits are adapted from Beyond Any Form liner notes.[7]
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