Dariush Talai

Dariush Talai plays both the Tar and Setar.
Born in 1953 in Iran, he studied Persian music with masters of the Radif. His teachers include Tar player Ali Akbar Shahnazi, Nur Ali Borumand with whom he studied radif and old compositions, as well as youssef Forutan and Abdollah Davami, with whom he studied Setar and vocal techniques and repertories.
Master Talai taught at the University of Tehran, University of Sorbonne-Paris, University of Washington-Seattle and was awarded a number of major prizes for his contribution to Persian Art Music. His collaboration with artists such as Maurice Béjart, Carolyn Carlson, Michel Portal.
Recordings.
SideA : Improvisation in Shur - SideB : Improvisation in Mahour
(D. Talai, Tar / D.Chemirani, Zarb).
Cassette n°1 :
SideA Improvisation in Mahour (D.Talai, Tar / D.Chemirani, Zarb).
FaceB Improvisation in Shur (D.Talai, Setar / D.Chemirani, Zarb).
Cassette n°2 :
SideA Improvisation in Tchahargagh (D.Talai, Tar / D.Chemirani, Zarb).
SideB Improvisation (D.Chemirani, Zarb), Tchaharmezrab Darvish khan (D.Talai, Setar / D.Chemirani, Zarb).
SideA Improvisation in Nava, and (SideB) Modulation in Shur (D.Talai, Tar / D.Chemirani, Zarb).
SideB Improvisation in Mahour (D.Talai, Setar / M.Gavihelm, Zarb).
Vol.1
Band 1 Improvisation in Avaz-e Bayat-e Esfahan (D.Talai, Tar).
Band 2 Improvisation in Tchahargah (D.Talai, Setar).
Vol3
Bands 1 to 4 Avaz-e Afshari - Bands 5 to end Dastgah-e Mahour
(Shahram Nazeri, Vocal / D.Talai, Setar / B.Kamkar, Zarb and Daf).
In Shur, Bayet-e Esfahan and Segah (D.Talai, Setar).
In Afshari and Mahour (D.Talai, Setar / Sh.Nazeri, Singer).
1901031), France.
The CD edition of the Record Ref. Harmonia Mundi No. 1031, listed above : Improvisation in Shur - Improvisation in Mahour (D. Talai, Tar / D.Chemirani, Zarb).
Vol 1 Dastgah-e Shur, Avaz-e Bayat-e Kord
Vol 2 Avaz-e Dashti, Avaz-e Bayat-e Esfahan, Dastgah-e Homayoun
Vol 3 Dastgah-e Nava, Dastgah-e Segah, Avaz-e Afshari
Vol 4 Dastgah-e Mahour, Avaz-e Bayat-e Tork
Vol 5 Dastgah-e Tchahargah, Dastgah-e Rast-Panjgah
In Nava (D.Talai, Tar).
In Tchahargah (D.Talai, Setar).
1-Sâyé roshan (in Dashti) 2-Hekâyat1 (in Abou ata) 3-Yorghé (in Abou ata) 4-Naghmé (in Abou ata) 5-Hekâyat2 (in
Neyshabourak and Nava) 6-Jamal (in Khojaste) 7-Khâb (in Forud bé Nava) 8-Aqiq (in Nava) 9-Elam (in Nava) 10-Sahari (in Nava) 11-Lâbé (in Nava) 12-Koubé (in Nahoft and Neyshabourak) 13-Anjâm (in Forud bé Nava) 14-Shâdegâni.
Dariush Talai, Tar - Ali Reza Ghorbani, Vocal - Djamchid Chemirani, Zarb
Abou'Ata : 1-Pishdaramad 2-Daramad 3-Hejaz 4-Tasnif. Nasimeh sahar 5-Bayate Kord 6-Tasnif. Bahare delkash.
Homayun : 1-Pishdaramad 2-Daramad 3-Chakavak 4-Bidad 5-Oj 6-Razavi 7-Tasnif. Jelve ye gol.
Dariush Talai, Tar and Setar
1-Dastgâh Mâhur 2-Dastgâh Navâ 3-Âvaz Esfehân 4-Dastgâh Shur 5-Dastgâh Segâh
References.
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