.jpg "Iranian vocalist Homayun Shajarian (R) and kamancheh virtuoso Sohrab Purnazeri perform during a concert in an undated photo.")
TEHRAN -- The celebrated Iranian vocalist Homayun Shajarian will perform a concert at the Festival Mawazine in Rabat, Morocco, in May and June.
Musician brothers Sohrab and Tahmures Purnazeri and percussionist Hossein Rezainia will accompany him during the festival.
The Purnazeri brothers will perform on the tar, tanbur (tambura), barbat, and kamancheh during the concert, which will be held on May 26.
They will compete with seven other ensembles from across the world in the Chellah section of the festival.
The section is dedicated to the unique musical adventure “the Silk Road”, the network of trade routes that linked Asia to Europe for centuries.
“Rhythms of the World” is the theme of the event, which will take place in the Moroccan capital from May 24 to June 1.
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