Hamavayan Ensemble

Hamāvāyān Ensemble is a Persian music group.

History
Led by Iranian instrumentalist and composer Hossein Alizadeh, the Hamavayan Ensemble performs new interpretations of classical Persian music. The ensemble features male and female vocalists, tar and setar (ancient plucked lutes from Persia), and percussion.

Maestro Alizadeh's most recent recording, Endless Vision, featuring the Hamavayan Ensemble with the Armenian duduk player Djivan Gasparyan, was nominated for a Grammy.

Members

 * Hossein Alizadeh, tar, shourangiz (new lute)
 * Mohammad Motamedi, vocal
 * Afsaneh Rasaei, vocal
 * Majid Khaladj, tombak
 * Ali Boustan, setar
 * Pouria Akhavass, vocal
 * Nima Alizadeh, robab (lute)
 * Saba Alizadeh, kamancheh
 * Mohammad enshaie, kamancheh, gheychak

Discography

 * Razé No, Mahoor Institute Of Culture And Art, 1998.
 * Ode To Flowers, Bâ Music Records, 2007.
 * If Like Birds And Angels, I Could Fly…, Traditional Crossroads, 2010.
 * Badeh Toei, Iran Concert, 2014.