Galeet Dardashti - Monajat (2023)
BAND/ARTIST: Galeet Dardashti, Younes Dardashti
- Title: Monajat
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: Galeet Dardashti
- Genre: world, folk, jazz, fusion, persian classical
- Quality: MP3 320 kbps; 16-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 54 min
- Total Size: 129; 352 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Galeet Dardashti duets with her famed Iranian Jewish grandfather in Monajat
Traversing space and time, Persian-Jewish singer, composer and anthropologist Galeet Dardashti collaborates with the haunting voice of her renowned Iranian grandfather, the late Younes Dardashti. Sampling from an intense audio artifact he recorded in Iran, Galeet brings some of the Persian legend’s music to life for new audiences on her latest album, Monajat (to be released September 9, 2023). The album features Galeet’s own artistic rendering of the Persian-Jewish Selihot ritual, with two talented Dardashti singers from different continents and generations chanting together and engaging in an exhilarating call-and-response, backed by some of New York’s most talented Middle Eastern and jazz musicians performing today.
Known as “The Nightingale of Iran,” the Jewish-Iranian Younes Dardashti was one of the most celebrated master singers of Persian classical music from the early 1950s into the 1970s, performing at the Shah’s palace, at Iran’s most coveted concert halls, and in weekly prime-time radio performances with the Iranian National Radio Orchestra. Like his father and grandfather before him, he also led prayers as a cantor for the members of his community. In Iran, this was not a profession but rather an honor for a traditional Jew, and during his many years of national fame in Iran, he chanted the prayers for various synagogues in Tehran on the holidays.
“Monajat” is a Persian word denoting an intimate dialogue with the Divine. Galeet chose it as the title for the album because her grandfather’s original recording of Selihot ends with a powerful poem he called “Monajat,” which he chants in Persian — as opposed to in Hebrew, the language of Jewish prayer. Most likely written by Younes in the style of the 13th century Sufi poet Rumi, “Monajat” urges listeners to shake off their slumber and offer praise to God. In this way, Younes innovated the Jewish Selihot ritual with his own Persian composition. Galeet reflects, “The way my grandfather was seamlessly both Persian and Jewish in Iran is something I so want people to understand. For me, emphasizing the shared culture of Muslims and Jews is a very important goal with Monajat—particularly at a time when our communities often find themselves divided.”
Tracklist:
1.01 - Galeet Dardashti - Melekh (feat. Younes Dardashti) (5:06)
1.02 - Galeet Dardashti - Adon Haselichot (4:54)
1.03 - Galeet Dardashti - Adonai Hu Ha'elohim (feat. Younes Dardashti) (5:13)
1.04 - Galeet Dardashti - Wine Song for Spring (5:41)
1.05 - Galeet Dardashti - The Awakening (6:01)
1.06 - Galeet Dardashti - Aneinu (feat. Younes Dardashti) (4:21)
1.07 - Galeet Dardashti - Yashen Al Teradam (feat. Younes Dardashti) (3:56)
1.08 - Galeet Dardashti - New Year Invitation (3:19)
1.09 - Galeet Dardashti - Nafshi Iviticha (5:01)
1.10 - Galeet Dardashti - Monajat (feat. Younes Dardashti) (4:10)
1.11 - Galeet Dardashti - El Nora Alilah (4:36)
1.12 - Galeet Dardashti - Im Afes (In Early Morning Tehran) [feat. Younes Dardashti] (2:39)
Traversing space and time, Persian-Jewish singer, composer and anthropologist Galeet Dardashti collaborates with the haunting voice of her renowned Iranian grandfather, the late Younes Dardashti. Sampling from an intense audio artifact he recorded in Iran, Galeet brings some of the Persian legend’s music to life for new audiences on her latest album, Monajat (to be released September 9, 2023). The album features Galeet’s own artistic rendering of the Persian-Jewish Selihot ritual, with two talented Dardashti singers from different continents and generations chanting together and engaging in an exhilarating call-and-response, backed by some of New York’s most talented Middle Eastern and jazz musicians performing today.
Known as “The Nightingale of Iran,” the Jewish-Iranian Younes Dardashti was one of the most celebrated master singers of Persian classical music from the early 1950s into the 1970s, performing at the Shah’s palace, at Iran’s most coveted concert halls, and in weekly prime-time radio performances with the Iranian National Radio Orchestra. Like his father and grandfather before him, he also led prayers as a cantor for the members of his community. In Iran, this was not a profession but rather an honor for a traditional Jew, and during his many years of national fame in Iran, he chanted the prayers for various synagogues in Tehran on the holidays.
“Monajat” is a Persian word denoting an intimate dialogue with the Divine. Galeet chose it as the title for the album because her grandfather’s original recording of Selihot ends with a powerful poem he called “Monajat,” which he chants in Persian — as opposed to in Hebrew, the language of Jewish prayer. Most likely written by Younes in the style of the 13th century Sufi poet Rumi, “Monajat” urges listeners to shake off their slumber and offer praise to God. In this way, Younes innovated the Jewish Selihot ritual with his own Persian composition. Galeet reflects, “The way my grandfather was seamlessly both Persian and Jewish in Iran is something I so want people to understand. For me, emphasizing the shared culture of Muslims and Jews is a very important goal with Monajat—particularly at a time when our communities often find themselves divided.”
Tracklist:
1.01 - Galeet Dardashti - Melekh (feat. Younes Dardashti) (5:06)
1.02 - Galeet Dardashti - Adon Haselichot (4:54)
1.03 - Galeet Dardashti - Adonai Hu Ha'elohim (feat. Younes Dardashti) (5:13)
1.04 - Galeet Dardashti - Wine Song for Spring (5:41)
1.05 - Galeet Dardashti - The Awakening (6:01)
1.06 - Galeet Dardashti - Aneinu (feat. Younes Dardashti) (4:21)
1.07 - Galeet Dardashti - Yashen Al Teradam (feat. Younes Dardashti) (3:56)
1.08 - Galeet Dardashti - New Year Invitation (3:19)
1.09 - Galeet Dardashti - Nafshi Iviticha (5:01)
1.10 - Galeet Dardashti - Monajat (feat. Younes Dardashti) (4:10)
1.11 - Galeet Dardashti - El Nora Alilah (4:36)
1.12 - Galeet Dardashti - Im Afes (In Early Morning Tehran) [feat. Younes Dardashti] (2:39)
Year 2023 | Jazz | World | Folk | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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