TEHRAN – An Iranian audience warmly received a duet performed by the Tunisian oud virtuoso Anouar Brahem’s band at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Tuesday evening.
The ensemble performed a fusion of Western and Oriental music in its program arranged for the 29th Fajr International Music Festival, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Wednesday.
German bass clarinetist Klaus Gesing, Swedish bassist Bjorn Meyer and Lebanese percussionist Khaled Yassine accompanied Brahem in the performance.
The ensemble next performed pieces in memory of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) from the album “The Astounding Eyes of Rita”.
Addressing the audience during their performance, Brahem expressed his happiness and said that he has long wished to come to Iran and that he is happy he is in Tehran.
The 29th Fajr International Music Festival will come to an end today.
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