Dawâr
La langue invisible
The universal rhythm

"The French label, Harmonia Mundi, organized the release of Dawâr from the percussion masters Djamchid Chemirani (b. 1942, Iran), Bijan Chemirani, and Keyvan Chemirani (b. 1968, France). The father-and-sons trio was established in 1988, and their discography stretches back into the `90s. The most prominent instrument on this recording is the classical Persian drum, the zarb, a wooden, goblet-shaped, single-headed drum about 18 inches tall with typically a goat or camel skin used to create the playing surface ... Through devotion and practice, Djamchid himself became a zarb master and taught his sons, Keyvan and Bijan, the way of the zarb".

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