Date/Time
Date(s) - Sunday May 6, 2018
11:00 pm - 12:00 am
Location
Smith Memorial Building
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Iranian Student Association of Portland (ISAP) “Rhythm in Persian Poetry” A lecture by: Mohsen Namjoo Sun. May. 6th 3:00 – 4:00 pm Portland State University Smith Memorial Center – Room 101 1825 SW Broadway Portland 97201 Free and open to the public Iranian artist, songwriter, singer, and performer Mohsen Namjoo will examine the rhythms used to compose and recite traditional Persian poetry, as well as the structure of rhythms and beats inside the poetry itself, using examples from his own work.
About The Artist Mr. Namjoo is an Iranian artist, songwriter, singer, music scholar and setar (traditional Persian lute) player based in New York City. Hailed as “the Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times, Namjoo is a visionary artist who seamlessly blends the Classical Persian setar with electric guitar, and rock and blues vocal techniques with Persian avaz (singing). Namjoo has been touring the world with sold-out concerts at prestigious halls such as Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco; Conservatorio Sala Verdi, Milan; Disney Hall, Los Angeles, and many more. A mainstay on Iranian diaspora’s music scene for the past decade, Namjoo has 9 studio albums to his credit. His latest album called “On the String of The Tear’s bow” which is released on March 20 2018. Please visit his website at for much more information and contact info.
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