Roots Revival Series 5 - Pashto Music & Poetry Interpretation with Simin Tander (Full Concert)

Contemporary Interpretation of Pashto Poetry. Roots Revival Series 5 live performance at Odeon Theater in Vienna, 13th Feb 2024.
Afghan Pashto music & poetry with Simin Tander - "Pashto! Your Beauty Cannot be Covered!"

The year 2023-2024 has been dedicated to the music of Afghanistan. The artistic co-directors of this chapter are Simin Tander and Nora Thiele.

Your supports and donations make these Series possible:
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Simin Tander - vocals
Nora Thiele - Percussion, Piano
Leila Soldevila - Double bass

Guest musicians:
Mehdi Aminian - Ney, Setar, Vocal
Avin Ahmadi - Oud

Funding within the framework of SHIFT, BASIS.KULTUR.WIEN

Setlist:
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - "Yau Tar De Grewan" - Afghan traditional reworked / arranged by Simin Tander
10:41 - "Journey Of Life" - Norwegian Traditional, arranged by Simin Tander & Tord Gustavsen, lyrics translated and reworked into Pashto
19:46 - "Pigment Vert" - composer: Leïla Soldevila
27:00 - ⁠"Nargees" - composer: Simin Tander - poem: Nazo Tokhi (from 1670)
33:30 - "Echoes of Blame" - composer: Mehdi Aminian
40:50 - "I Don’t Know" - composer: Nora Thiele - poem: Rumi
52:46 - Solo percussion by Nora Thiele
56:56 - "Walli de Haal Newayee" - composer: Simin Tander - poem: Sohayla Hasrat- Nazimi
1:03:21 - "Janana Sta Yema" - Afghan traditional arranged and freely interpreted by Simin Tander
1:09:10 - "De Kor Arman" (intro)
1:11:31 - "De Kor Arma" - composer: Simin Tander - poem: Qudus Tander
1:19:55 - "Fatima" - composer: Eric Vloeimans - lyrics: Simin Tander
1:30:45 - "Nargees Afterglow" - composer: Simin Tander - poem: Nazo Tokhi

Roots Revival Series is a project initiated and developed by Mehdi Aminian and Ioana Aminian dedicated to the interpretation of underrepresented musical cultures. Through a creative and novel approach, it aims to provide new perspectives on different cultures and their commonalities.

Funding within the framework of SHIFT, BASIS.KULTUR.WIEN

Partners:
Odeon Theater
Akis

Camera:
Christian Deix
Simon Zauner

Film director and editor:
Simon Zauner
https://www.simonzauner.com/

Live sound and recording:
Urdyl Bauer

Mixing and mastering:
Tohid Vahid

Technical support:
Hamid Ahmadi

Project assistant:
Ashraf

Thanks to:
Birgit Ellinghaus
Saman Karampour
Max Kaufmann
Mario Mattizazo
Odeon Staff
Horst Watzl
Artur Telfeyan
Roxana Rouzitalab
Ghousuddin Mir
Theater Odeon Staff
Akis-EU – Afghanische Kultur, Integration und Solidarität - Wien
Mario Mattiazzo

Project developers:
Ioana Aminian
Mehdi Aminian

© Roots Revival 2024 - Vienna