2014 studio album by Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri
Beyond Any Form Released March 11, 2014 (2014-03-11 ) (Iran) (2014-03-31 ) (Worldwide) Recorded 2011–2014Fantasy Studios (Berkeley) Rusl Studio (Los Angeles)
MDM Studio (Istanbul)
Shamss Studio (Tehran)
Studio Bell (Tehran) Genre Persian traditional music , World music Length 47 :54 Label Mystic World Music (Worldwide) , Irangam (Iran) Producer Sadroddin Hosseinkhani
Simorgh Beyond Any Form
Afsaneh Sho Beyond Any Form
Beyond Any Form Persian : نه فرشتهام نه شیطان ; lit. I am neither Angel nor Devil )[ 1] 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] Radif [ 4] classical , Tanbur , Flamenco and Kurdish music .[ 4]
The 5th track, is based on a melody from Paco de Lucía [ 4] 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]
Credits are adapted from Beyond Any Form liner notes.[ 7]
Additional musicians David Garner – arrangement
Ramón Stagnaro – guitar (track 8) Sohrab Pournazeri – kamancheh (track 3, 6, 8) Jimmy Johnson – bass (track 5, 8) Shujaat Khan – sitar (track 6) Pedro Eustache – duduk (track 6) Hamidreza Taghavi – santour (track 8)
John Wakefield – percussion (track 5–8)
Shahab Paranj – kouzeh & kick (track 8)
Mehmet Akatai – darbuka, bendir (track 3)
Mahyar Torayhi – santour (track 3)
Kaveh Grayeli – setar (track 3)
Philip Brezina – violin (track 1, 6)
Stephanie Bibbu – violin (track 1, 6)
David Ryther – violin (track 1, 6)
Peter Masek – violin (track 1, 6)
Jory Fankuchen – violin (track 1, 6)
Natalie Carducci – violin (track 1, 6)
Noemy Lafrenais – violin (track 1, 6)
Evan Buttemer – viola (track 1)
Nils Bultman – viola (track 1)
Cilo Tilton – viola (track 1)
Elizabeth Chio – viola (track 1)
Andrei Gorbatenko – bass (track 1) Alden Cohen – bass (track 1)
Seth Osborn – piano (track 1)
Roshanak Kaymanesh – chor (track 1)
Samira Mohseni – chor (track 1)
Shuin Corrasco – cello (track 1, 6)
Joanne De Mars – cello (track 1, 6)
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
^ a b c " . Mehr News Agency . Retrieved October 19, 2014 .^ a b "Shajarian concert extended" . Islamic Republic News Agency . Retrieved October 19, 2014 .^ a b Mazidabadi, Newsha (May 25, 2014). نه مدرنم، نه سنتی Etemaad 7– 8. ^ a b c Pournazeri, Tahmoures. نه فرشتهام، نه شیطان موسیقی معاصر ایران است I am neither Angel nor Devil s genre, is Iranian contemporary music]. Seda Weekly (in Persian). Retrieved October 19, 2014 . ^ " . Cultural Heritage News Agency . August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2014 .^ Barati, Parviz (April 14, 2014). واكنش شجریان به برخی منتقدان كلیپ جنجالی آلبومش: حرمتها را در كلام و دوستیها حفظ كنيم Shargh ^ 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 ) 
