Mani Nilchiani

🌺 Dear ones: Today, I’m thrilled to bring you my latest record, Las Bugambilias Vol.1: Navâei. This record marks the first volume of Las Bugambilias, a series of transcultural exchanges of folkloric poetics between Iran and México. Las Bugambilias Vol.1 consists of two renditions of the same song: Navâei, a beloved Iranian folk tune famously debuted in a 1965 play by Bahrâm Beyzâei titled Akbar the Champion Dies. Composed by maestro Gholamali Pouratayi to a poem by the 18th-century poet Tabib Isfahani, the song has most famously been rendered in the Khorâsâni style of folk music on the Dotâr, with vocals by legendary musicians such as Sima Bina and Osmân Moammadparast. Navâei is a hymn in praise of Love itself, in whose feast “a king and a beggar shall sit together, face to face.”

📝 Track 2 of Las Bugambilias Vol.1 is my traditional rendition of Navâei on the Setâr, accompanied by @yahyaaalkhansa on the Tombak. Track 1 is a contemporary take on the same song, composed of deconstructed elements of the original rhythm and melody, accompanied by the Spanish version of the poem, translated and narrated by my good friend and collaborator, Mexican sculptor and poet @miguel.peoc

🎨 The album art features the magical work of my favorite illustrator, Colombian artist @angelicaliv

🎧 Available on Bandcamp and wherever you stream your music. Link in bio!

📑 Credits:

* Una canción, un himno was recorded and produced between NYC and Mexico City. The poetry was translated and recited by @miguel.peoc . Dohol samples were performed by @darobehroozi and recorded by @waynefaure2 at @harvestworks in New York.
* Navâei was recorded by @tibugracia in @labestia_mx in Mexico City, featuring @yahyaaalkhansa on the Tombak.
* Las Bugambilias Vol.1 was mixed and mastered by @kavehab at @saba.studio in Tehran.
* Album art was illustrated by @angelicaliv
* The Tan Haw logo was designed by @rambodvala
* Immense gratitude to my life partner of two decades, @adrawingsurface for their continued support and belief in my work through thick and thin.

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