Farshid Etniko
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Farshid etniKo's Latin jazz and world music influence brings their audience a new experience in listening and dancing pleasure. They perform original music written by Farshid, jazz standards, and songs with a Latin flavor and Persian touch.
Born in Iran in 1966, Farshid started playing guitar at the age of 16. After moving to Strasbourg, France in 1983, he began collaborating with local rock and pop bands. Attracted to the Blues, he developed a passion for improvisation.
After studying in France, his focus turned toward composing and performing music. Farshid felt a growing attraction to traditional Persian music, especially the setar, a Persian lute. Under the musical assistance of Kourosh Yekrangi, Farshid familiarized himself with concepts of traditional Persian music and techniques of setar performance. Eventually, in collaboration with Mehrdad Tadayon, they formed "Ezzats", a band focusing on the fusion of blues and traditional Persian music.
Articles,Reviews & Quotes
Sauce magazine, January 2004, by Lisette Dennis:
Farshid etniko cooks up music with Iranian, East Indian and African spices. For Farshid, three different cities and countries, three different cultural environments and three different languages result in music that is not limited to one tradition.
Where magazine, March 2003 by Amanda Doyle:
ÖSuch is the effect of St. Louis based Farshid etniko, whose seamless blend of middle eastern instruments, latin beats, American blues sensibilities and plenty of other make it one of the most engaging bands on the cityís music scene. ÖIt seems inevitable that the groupís music would be such a melting pot of traditions, both cultural and musical.
St. Louis Post Dispatch, special section, December 2002:
Extremely talented and versatile musicians, Farshid etniko combines gypsy jazz latin and world music to create unique sounds from original creations to jazz standards and songs with a latin flavor and Persian touch.
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