Iranian, Turkish musicians jointly to perform in U.S.
Kalhor and the Turkish veteran Baglama player Erdal Erzincan are to present their programs at the New York's GlobalFest that will be held at the city's Marlin Room on January 13.
Born in 1963, Kalhor is known for his brilliant performances on
the traditional instrument of Kamancheh and creating a unique
mixture of classical Persian music with folk tunes of the Kurdistan
region.
Kalhor has composed and performed with Indian sitar player Shujaat
Husain Khan and Indian Tabla player Swapan Chaudhuri, with whom he
formed Ghazal ensemble.
He also performed at the 2012 Tanglewood Music Festival in the
United States as a member of the Silk Road Ensemble which is
composed of internationally-renowned musicians, composers,
arrangers, visual artists and storytellers from over 20
countries.
Kalhor also presented a joint program with a number of world-class
Asian musicians at BT River of Music in the British capital of
London.
The annual GlobalFest will showcase its 10th edition's programs
with performance of 11 artists from eight countries.