A couple in music and in life, electronic duo NUM tell us in an interview us about the music scenes in Iran (where they come from), Georgia (where they are based now), and how their works are perceived in both of them.
Music journalist and writer, contributor of Iranian magazines Aftab Net, Farhang o Ahang (Culture and Music) and musicema.com.
Iran
Asking a Koala to come down from the tree to play with the lyricist/singer who is waiting down there for a longtime. That’s what this simple infantile song, “Koala”, is all about.
Ata Ebtekar, known by his stage name Sote, a prominent electronic musician, tries to produce a genuine fusion of Iranian traditional music and electronic music.
Latest single of Tehran-based singer-songwriter and cello player Shahrzad Beheshtian – also known as Scheherazad – is a winter song called “Sag-e Zemestan”, which means “Winter Dog”.
Tafreshipour’s first solo album “Inhamani” (Identity) is a new interpretation of Kurdish maqams and folk songs with new arrangement and orchestration.