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Released: Mar 10, 2008

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Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Visual
Location AUSTIN, Texas, Un
Profile Views: 66109
Last Login: 8/6/2012
Member Since 3/10/2008
Website 1001nightsorchestra.com
Record Label Kamooli Records
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
Conceptualized and led by Kamran Hooshmand, 1001 Nights Orchestra has entranced Austin with the music and culture of the Middle East since the late 1980's. A member of the first Middle Eastern Ensemble at the University of Texas, Kamran began hosting a Middle Eastern music gathering in 1987 called 1001 Nights at a small acoustic venue in Austin called Chicago House. In the beginning, the music consisted of almost all Persian and Iranian folk and acoustic pop music. As more musicians were invited to perform, these evenings became known as a monthly Middle Eastern open mike series called Mahfel or "festive gathering". These gatherings became very popular, often filling the club to capacity. ..From this emerged the musical experience called 1001 Nights. The group's original repertoire has expanded to include songs that range from Southwest Asia and the Caucuses in the East to the shores of the Mediterranean in the West, as well as many original compositions. The group's size has also changed throughout the years ranging from a ten-piece orchestra on special occasions to the present number of four musicians at its core. Guest musicians are often invited to join for special events. ..Each member of the group brings his/her own flavor and expertise to the band. Kamran Hooshmand brings the sounds of his native Iran and Persian music with the oud, guitar, rabab, santour, saz, and vocals; Ken Maranian's playing marks a distinctive sound from Armenia and the Caucuses on the clarinet, zurna, and duduk; Don Weeda brings in Eastern European and Balkan flavors on the accordion; and Lauren Checchio and Anne Alexander add the beats with their dumbek, darabukkah, riqq, zils, dijiridoo, castanets, dafs, davul and various other percussion instruments. ..Perhaps the highlight of the group's performances has been their live production of an original score to the 1924 silent classic film, "The Thief of Bagdad." Their 2002 release, Music from the Middle East & Beyond, which includes themes used in their score to "The Thief of Bagdad", has been on the top 10 lists for best world music bands.
Members
Anne Alexander - zils, dumbek, daf, davul, riqq ....Kamran Hooshmand.. - oud, Spanish guitar, saz, cumbus, Persian santur, Afghan robab, vocals ..Ken Maranian - clarinet ..Don Weeda - accordion, "quarter-tone" keyboards .. ..Guest musicians/collaborators: .. ....Mark Rubin.. - bass ....Lisa Schneider.. - violin ..Jay Whitley - percussion
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Faramarz Aslani, Vigen, Simon Shaheen, Marcel Khalife, Omar Bashir, Abdolvahab Shahidi, Javad Ma'roofi, Kourosh Yaghmai, Shivan Perver, Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh, Pink Floyd, 50's & 60's American Jazz, Paco de Lucia, Andean music, Astor Piazzola, Klezmer music, Googoosh, The Kamkars, Goran Bregovic, Mohammad Abdolvahab, ...
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Conceptualized and led by Kamran Hooshmand, 1001 Nights Orchestra has entranced Austin with the music and culture of the Middle East since the late 1980's. A member of the first Middle Eastern Ensemble at the University of Texas, Kamran began hosting a Middle Eastern music gathering in 1987 called 1001 Nights at a small acoustic venue in Austin called Chicago House. In the beginning, the music consisted of almost all Persian and Iranian folk and acoustic pop music. As more musicians were invited to perform, these evenings became known as a monthly Middle Eastern open mike series called Mahfel or "festive gathering". These gatherings became very popular, often filling the club to capacity.

From this emerged the musical experience called 1001 Nights. The group's original repertoire has expanded to include songs that range from Southwest Asia and the Caucuses in the East to the shores of the Mediterranean in the West, as well as many original compositions. The group's size has also changed throughout the years ranging from a ten-piece orchestra on special occasions to the present number of four musicians at its core. Guest musicians are often invited to join for special events.

Each member of the group brings his/her own flavor and expertise to the band. Kamran Hooshmand brings the sounds of his native Iran and Persian music with the oud, guitar, rabab, santour, saz, and vocals; Ken Maranian's playing marks a distinctive sound from Armenia and the Caucuses on the clarinet, zurna, and duduk; Don Weeda brings in Eastern European and Balkan flavors on the accordion; and Lauren Checchio and Anne Alexander add the beats with their dumbek, darabukkah, riqq, zils, dijiridoo, castanets, dafs, davul and various other percussion instruments.

Perhaps the highlight of the group's performances has been their live production of an original score to the 1924 silent classic film, "The Thief of Bagdad." Their 2002 release, Music from the Middle East & Beyond, which includes themes used in their score to "The Thief of Bagdad", has been on the top 10 lists for best world music bands.

Member Since:

March 10, 2008

Members:

Anne Alexander - zils, dumbek, daf, davul, riqq

Kamran Hooshmand - oud, Spanish guitar, saz, cumbus, Persian santur, Afghan robab, vocals

Ken Maranian - clarinet

Don Weeda - accordion, "quarter-tone" keyboards

Guest musicians/collaborators:

Mark Rubin - bass

Lisa Schneider - violin

Jay Whitley - percussion

Farzad Farnia - percussion

Influences:

Faramarz Aslani, Vigen, Simon Shaheen, Marcel Khalife, Omar Bashir, Abdolvahab Shahidi, Javad Ma'roofi, Kourosh Yaghmai, Shivan Perver, Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh, Pink Floyd, 50's & 60's American Jazz, Paco de Lucia, Andean music, Astor Piazzola, Klezmer music, Googoosh, The Kamkars, Goran Bregovic, Mohammad Abdolvahab, ...