The Passion of Rumi is the name of an album by Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

's Pavarotti, Shahram Nazeri

Shahram Nazeri

Shahram Nazeri is a contemporary Iranian tenor of Kurdish ancestry who sings classical Persian music from Kermanshah. He is one of Iran's most respected vocalists...

. Commemorating the international Year of Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Balkhi Rumi.

This album was nominated for a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

.

Description

Passion of Rumi is a celebration of the poetry of Rumi with a new and fresh musical approach, commemorating the international year of Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Balkhi Rumi. This recording is the first work of Shahram Nazeri in collaboration with his son, Hafez Nazeri, the composer of this work. Shahram Nazeri, the best-known vocalist of Iran, has been a pioneer in incorporating the poetry of Rumi in Persian classical music. This live recording was made at a historical festival in Iran with more than 140,000 attendees over 5 days at the Sa'ad Abad Palace in Tehran. Passion of Rumi will attract not only lovers of classical and folk Persian music, and admirers of the phenomenal poetry of Rumi, but also audiences who enjoy innovation and the beautiful harmony that can be created from the combination of different musical traditions and cultures.

Track listing

1. Mystic, Poet: Rumi
2. EVAN Madaen
3. Enchanted I, Poet: Shahram Nazeri - Hafez Nazeri
4. Journey to Eternity
5. Fanayam Man ı, Poet: Rumi
6. Beyond, Poet: Rumi
7. Fanayam Man, Poet: Rumi
8. In Solitude
9. The passion of Rumi, Poet: Rumi

Personnel

• Vocals by Shahram Nazeri
• Composed by Hafez Nazeri
• Mohammad Firouzi
  Mohammad Firouzi
  Mohammad Firouzi is a prolific Iranian musician, whose primary instrument is the barbat.His mentor was maestro Nariman and maestro Ebadi. He worked with Aref and Sheyda ensembles under the leadership of Parviz Meshkatian.-References:...
  
  : Barbat
  Barbat (lute)
  The barbat or barbud is a lute of ancient Persian origin. The Arabic Oud is derived from an ancient Persian barbat. Today's barbat, however, is essentially the same thing as today's oud: the instrument is often called the barbat when played in a Persian tradition, while called the oud when played...
  
  
• Shervin Moahjer: Kamancheh
  Kamancheh
  The kamānche or kamāncha is a Persian bowed string instrument related to the bowed rebab, the historical ancestor of the kamancheh and also to the bowed lira of the Byzantine Empire, ancestor of the European violin family. The strings are played with a variable-tension bow: the word "kamancheh"...
  
   and Kamancheh alto
• Pejham Akhavas: Tombak and Damam
• Hafez Nazeri
  Hafez Nazeri
  Hafez Nazeri is an Iranian composer of Kurdish descent. He is the son of musician Shahram Nazeri.Hafez began voice lessons at the age of three, and went on to place first in many voice competitions. At seven, he began focusing his studies on Tanbour and Setar which he had been playing since he was...
  
  : Setar
  Setar
  SETAR N.V., is the privatised full telecommunications service provider for the island of Aruba. The services provided by SETAR include: telephone, internet and GSM-related wireless services. SETAR also owns Tele Aruba....