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| Name = Beyond Any Form
| name = Beyond Any Form
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Homayoun Shajarian]] and [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]]
| artist = [[Homayoun Shajarian]] and [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]]
| Cover = Beyond Any Form.jpg
| cover = Beyond Any Form.jpg
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| Released = {{Start date|2014|3|11}} <small>(Iran)</small><br>{{Start date|2014|3|31}} <small>(Worldwide)</small>
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| Recorded = 2011–2014
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*[[Fantasy Studios]] <small>(Berkeley)</small>
*[[Fantasy Studios]] <small>(Berkeley)</small>
*Rusl Studio <small>(Los Angeles)</small>
*Rusl Studio <small>(Los Angeles)</small>
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*Shamss Studio <small>(Tehran)</small>
*Shamss Studio <small>(Tehran)</small>
*Studio Bell <small>(Tehran)</small>
*Studio Bell <small>(Tehran)</small>
| Genre = [[Persian traditional music]], [[World music]]
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| Length = {{Duration|m=47|s=54}}
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| Label = Mystic World Music <small>(Worldwide)</small>, Irangam <small>(Iran)</small>
| label = Mystic World Music <small>(Worldwide)</small>, Irangam <small>(Iran)</small>
| Producer = Sadroddin Hosseinkhani
| producer = Sadroddin Hosseinkhani
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'''''Beyond Any Form''''' ({{lang-fa|نه فرشته‌ام نه شیطان}}; lit. ''I am neither Angel nor Devil'')<ref name="MNA">{{cite news|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/detail/News/102365|work=[[Mehr News Agency]]|title=‘I am neither Angel nor Devil,’ takes three years of collaboration|date= March 11, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> is a [[Collaboration|collaborative]] [[studio album]] by [[Persian traditional music|Persian traditional musicians]] [[Homayoun Shajarian]] and [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]], as [[vocalist]] and [[composer]] respectively.<ref name="MNA"/>
'''''Beyond Any Form''''' ({{langx|fa|نه فرشته‌ام نه شیطان}}; lit. ''I am neither Angel nor Devil'')<ref name="MNA">{{cite news|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/detail/News/102365|work=[[Mehr News Agency]]|title='I am neither Angel nor Devil,' takes three years of collaboration|date= March 11, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref> is a [[Collaboration|collaborative]] [[studio album]] by [[Persian traditional music]]ians [[Homayoun Shajarian]] and [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]], as [[vocalist]] and [[composer]] respectively.<ref name="MNA"/>

The album was unveiled on March 11, 2014, in a ceremony held in [[Vahdat Hall]].<ref name="MNA"/>


''Beyond Any Form'' includes eight songs in [[Persian language]] based on lyrics from renowned [[Persian literature|Persian classical poet]] [[Rumi|Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi]] and contemporary poets [[Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani|Shafiei Kadkani]], [[Simin Behbahani]] and [[Hossein Monzavi]].<ref name="IRNA"/>
''Beyond Any Form'' includes eight songs in [[Persian language]] based on lyrics from renowned [[Persian literature|Persian classical poet]] [[Rumi|Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi]] and contemporary poets [[Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani|Shafiei Kadkani]], [[Simin Behbahani]] and [[Hossein Monzavi]].<ref name="IRNA"/>


Composer [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]] describes the album as an "[[Music of Iran|Iranian contemporary music]]" album,<ref name="Etemaad"/> lacking [[Radif (music)|Radif]]<ref name="Seda"/> and inspired by [[Classical music|classical]], [[Iranian tanbur|Tanbur]], [[Flamenco]] and [[Kurdish music]].<ref name="Seda"/>
The album also features American composer David K. Garner, Indian [[Sitar]] virtuoso [[Shujaat Khan]], Venezuelan flautist [[Pedro Eustache]] and American blues guitarist [[Jimmy Johnson (blues guitarist)|Jimmy Johnson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chnpress.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=1649&Serv=0&SGr=0|work=Cultural Heritage News Agency|title=“Neither Angel Nor Devil Am I” Released|date= August 12, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref>


The 5th track, is based on a melody from [[Paco de Lucía]]<ref name="Seda">{{cite news|first=Tahmoures|last=Pournazeri|url=http://www.musicema.com/node/213122|work=Seda Weekly|script-title=fa:نه فرشته‌ام، نه شیطان موسیقی معاصر ایران است|trans-title=''I am neither Angel nor Devil''s genre, is Iranian contemporary music|accessdate=October 19, 2014|language=Persian}}</ref> and the 7th track is played [[Musical improvisation|improvisationally]].<ref name="Etemaad">{{cite news|first=Newsha|last=Mazidabadi|url=http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=2957273|work=[[Etemaad]]|script-title=fa:نه مدرنم، نه سنتی|trans-title='I am neither Traditional nor Modern'|date=May 25, 2014|pages=7–8|number=2969|language=Persian}}</ref>
''Beyond Any Form'' was among the best-selling albums in Iran.<ref name="IRNA">{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/2733699/Art_%26_Culture/Shajarian_concert_extended|work=[[Islamic Republic News Agency]]|title=Shajarian concert extended|date= August 11, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref>


The album also features American composer David K. Garner, Indian [[Sitar]] virtuoso [[Shujaat Khan]], Venezuelan flautist [[Pedro Eustache]] and American blues guitarist [[Jimmy Johnson (blues guitarist)|Jimmy Johnson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chnpress.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=1649&Serv=0&SGr=0|work=Cultural Heritage News Agency|title="Neither Angel Nor Devil Am I" Released|date=August 12, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712212826/http://chnpress.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=1649&Serv=0&SGr=0|archivedate=July 12, 2015}}</ref>
== Track listing ==

''Beyond Any Form'' was among the best-selling albums in Iran.<ref name="IRNA">{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/2733699/Art_%26_Culture/Shajarian_concert_extended|work=[[Islamic Republic News Agency]]|title=Shajarian concert extended|date= August 11, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|first=Parviz|last=Barati|url=http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=2929784|work=[[Shargh]]|script-title=fa:واكنش شجریان به برخی منتقدان كلیپ جنجالی آلبومش: حرمت‌ها را در كلام و دوستی‌ها حفظ كنيم|trans-title=Shajarian's reaction to the controversial music video of his album|date=April 14, 2014|page=1|number=1998|language=Persian}}</ref>

==[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lmrPMM_lFh7vfsD_hmJyQDau6hms2I7wU Track listing]==
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| title1 = Why Did You Leave Me?
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| note1 = Chera Rafti?
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
Credits are adapted from ''Beyond Any Form'' liner notes.<ref name="credits">{{cite AV media notes|others=[[Homayoun Shajarian]] and [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]]|title=Beyond Any Form|year=2014|type=booklet|publisher=Irangam}}</ref>
Credits are adapted from ''Beyond Any Form'' liner notes.<ref name="credits">{{cite AV media notes|others=[[Homayoun Shajarian]] and [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]]|title=Beyond Any Form|year=2014|type=booklet|publisher=Irangam}}</ref>
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* [[Homayoun Shajarian]] – vocals
* [[Homayoun Shajarian]] – vocals
* [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]] – composer, recording supervisor, photographer, setar <small>(track 1–5, 7–8)</small>, barbat <small>(track 3, 6)</small>, daf <small>(track 3)</small>
* [[Tahmoures Pournazeri]] – vocals
;Additional musicians
* David Garner – arrangement
* [[Ramón Stagnaro]] – guitar <small>(track 8)</small>
* [[Sohrab Pournazeri]] – kamancheh <small>(track 3, 6, 8)</small>
* [[Jimmy Johnson (blues guitarist)|Jimmy Johnson]] – bass <small>(track 5, 8)</small>
* [[Shujaat Khan]] – sitar <small>(track 6)</small>
* [[Pedro Eustache]] – duduk <small>(track 6)</small>
* Hamidreza Taghavi – santour <small>(track 8)</small>
* John Wakefield – percussion <small>(track 5–8)</small>
* Shahab Paranj – kouzeh & kick <small>(track 8)</small>
* Mehmet Akatai – darbuka, bendir <small>(track 3)</small>
* Mahyar Torayhi – santour <small>(track 3)</small>
* Kaveh Grayeli – setar <small>(track 3)</small>
{{col-3}}
* Philip Brezina – violin <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
* Stephanie Bibbu – violin <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
* David Ryther – violin <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
* Peter Masek – violin <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
* Jory Fankuchen – violin <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
* Natalie Carducci – violin <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
* Noemy Lafrenais – violin <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
* Evan Buttemer – viola <small>(track 1)</small>
* Nils Bultman – viola <small>(track 1)</small>
* Cilo Tilton – viola <small>(track 1)</small>
* Elizabeth Chio – viola <small>(track 1)</small>
* [[Andrei Gorbatenko]] – bass <small>(track 1)</small>
* Alden Cohen – bass <small>(track 1)</small>
* Seth Osborn – piano <small>(track 1)</small>
* Roshanak Kaymanesh – chor <small>(track 1)</small>
* Samira Mohseni – chor <small>(track 1)</small>
* Shuin Corrasco – cello <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
* Joanne De Mars – cello <small>(track 1, 6)</small>
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;Artistic personnel
* Pouneh Mirlou – graphic design and illustration
* Neda Moradi – illustrator
* Arash Gharighi – photographer
* Behrouz Badiei – photographer
* Hananeh Tabatabaei – photographer
* Soroush Payandeh – photographer
;Technical personnel
* Sadroddin Hosseinkhani – producer
* Mehdi Beshkoufeh – associate producer
* Adam Monuz – sound engineer
* Jesse Nichols – sound engineer
* Alberto Hernandez – sound engineer
* Jill Tengan – sound engineer
* Omid Nikbin – sound engineer
* [[Reza Sadeghi]] – mixing
{{col-end}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JEH51LS/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp Beyond Any Form] at [[Amazon.com]]
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JEH51LS/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp Beyond Any Form] at [[Amazon.com]]


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Latest revision as of 14:48, 9 November 2024

Beyond Any Form
Studio album by
Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri
ReleasedMarch 11, 2014 (2014-03-11) (Iran)
March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31) (Worldwide)
Recorded2011–2014
  • Fantasy Studios (Berkeley)
  • Rusl Studio (Los Angeles)
  • MDM Studio (Istanbul)
  • Shamss Studio (Tehran)
  • Studio Bell (Tehran)
GenrePersian traditional music, World music
Length47:54
LabelMystic World Music (Worldwide), Irangam (Iran)
ProducerSadroddin Hosseinkhani
Homayoun Shajarian chronology
Simorgh
(2012) 		Beyond Any Form
(2014)
Tahmoures Pournazeri chronology
Afsaneh Sho
(2013) 		Beyond Any Form
(2014)
Alternative cover

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]

Track listing

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Beyond Any Form[7]
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Why Did You Leave Me?" (Chera Rafti?)Simin Behbahani5:20
2."Inside The Mirror" (Daroun-e Ayeneh)Hossein Monzavi6:10
3."Heart to Heart" (Del Be Del)Houman Zokaei5:36
4."The Gypsy" (Koli)Simin Behbahani5:07
5."Beyond Any Form" (Hameh Hicham)Hossein Monzavi5:38
6."Without Me" (Chouni Bi Man?)Rumi7:33
7."Splash" (Shatak)Hossein Monzavi5:23
8."In The Prison of Night" (Dar Hesar-e Shab)Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani7:24
Total length:47:54

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from Beyond Any Form liner notes.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "'I am neither Angel nor Devil,' takes three years of collaboration". Mehr News Agency. March 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Shajarian concert extended". Islamic Republic News Agency. August 11, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Mazidabadi, Newsha (May 25, 2014). نه مدرنم، نه سنتی ['I am neither Traditional nor Modern']. Etemaad (in Persian). No. 2969. pp. 7–8.
  4. ^ a b c Pournazeri, Tahmoures. نه فرشته‌ام، نه شیطان موسیقی معاصر ایران است [I am neither Angel nor Devils genre, is Iranian contemporary music]. Seda Weekly (in Persian). Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  5. ^ ""Neither Angel Nor Devil Am I" Released". Cultural Heritage News Agency. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  6. ^ Barati, Parviz (April 14, 2014). واكنش شجریان به برخی منتقدان كلیپ جنجالی آلبومش: حرمت‌ها را در كلام و دوستی‌ها حفظ كنيم [Shajarian's reaction to the controversial music video of his album]. Shargh (in Persian). No. 1998. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b Beyond Any Form (booklet). Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri. Irangam. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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