آواز خدا · 2019

Song of God

«A film by Aref Mohammadi»

Aref Mohammadi · 60 min · Canada

When an Iranian-Canadian filmmaker hears the story of Master Ghadamyar- a Kurdish 120-year-old Tanbur player, he takes off on a mission to discover more about this spiritual master's musical and enchanting life. The film follows his journey to Western Iran, where he unearths the ancient traditions and teachings of Ghadamyar's faith known as Yarsanism, and its relationship to the mysterious Tanbur as a meditative instrument. The film takes audiences on a musical and visual quest among rugged landscapes of Western Iran to experience undiscovered voices and spiritual awakening. We witness the collective prayer of Yarsani Tanburists, as a practice to maintain their spiritual identity and search for inner beauty.

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Production companies

New Wave Production

Cast

• Salman Hosseini

  Himself - composer

• Donya Kamali

  Herself - Tanbur Player

• Shapour Kamali

  Himself - Tanbur Player

• Bahman Kazemi

  Himself - Ethnomusicologyst (as Dr. Bahman Kazemi)

• Aref Mohammadi

  Himself - Director