Jabaroot - 2003
Directed by Shahin Parhami
Acclaimed Iranian-Canadian musician Kiya Tabassian leaves behind the slush, congestion and impersonal towering buildings of his home in Montreal to encounter the deep sources and inspirations of diasporic Persian music.
Color/B&W, 1 hour, Farsi
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Cast
| Kiya Tabassian | setar, violin |
| Ziya Tabassian | tombak, daf |
| Ustad Mohammad Hussein Kiyani | vocals |
| Ustad Habib Gorginpour | setar |
| Ustad Ganji | sorna |
| Ebrahim Kohandelpour | vocals |
| Amin Aghai | violin |
| Sepideh Meshki | vocals, setar |
| Ustad Hajj Ghorban Soleimani | |
| Fatemeh Mokhtari | |
| Mohammad Mokhtari |
Crew
| Writer | Shahin Parhami |
| Director | Shahin Parhami |
| Producer | Lara Braitstein Shahin Parhami |
| Director of Photography | Shahin Parhami |
| Sound Recordist | Kiya Tabassian Shahin Parhami Lara Braitstein |
| Editor | Shahin Parhami |
| Sound Mixer | Shahin Parhami |
| Music | Kiya Tabassian Ziya Tabassian |
Pictures
Kiya Tabassian in Montreal.
The construction of a setar.
Ustad Ganji plays the sorna at a wedding...
...then enjoys a smoke.
"no camera."
Sepideh Meshki plays the setar in a duet with Kiya.
Young Quashqai child Mohammad sings as his sister Fatemeh looks on.
Amin Aghai plays the violin in anticipation of Ustad Mohammad Hussein Kiyani's vocals.
Ustad Habib Gorginpour demonstrates his skill on the setar.
Kiya takes in the country that created the music he has mastered.
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