FaredShafinury Fared Shafinury Austin, TX Fared Shafinury – Much of the “fusion music’ pumped out by a new generation of bands in Iran transitions from East to west, writing Farsi lyrics onto non-Iranian genres like rock, jazz, and country. While the results can be novel and crowd-pleasing, the mix often feels more like an over lay of disparate elements than a seamless, authentic form of art. This is what makes the sound of Iranian-American musician Fared Shafinury stand out from his contemporaries. Born in a small town along the Gulf of Mexico, and classically trained on the cello, Shafinury later unearthed a deep-rooted love for the music of his parents’ homeland – the traditional vocal/instrumental repertoire known as the radiff. His compositions thus move against the current, by retracing the arc from West to East. In his hands, the setar, an Eastern cousin of the guitar, and Fared’s virtuoso specialty, yearns not for a departure from Iranian form nor the emulation of Western genres, but arrival at the point where binaries and boundaries bleed and blend until they dissolve completely. Shafinury now lives in the Bay Area recording his 3rd album, as well as composing sound tracks for various films. He has performed all across the country, selling out prestigious concert halls. In 2009, Fared Shafinury was the featured artist at the Iranian Alliances Across Borders International conference on the Iranian Diaspora. In 2010, he was featured at the Iranian.com music festival, performing at the Palace of Fine Arts. Shafinury also has extensive knowledge of composing and arranging for choreographies. In 2005, Fared Shafinury has had the privilege of studying under some of Iran’s most prominent masters: including: Ostad Mozaffari, Ostad Zoghadr, Ostad Shaari, Ostad Soukuti, and Ostad Mohammad Reza Lotfi. Shafinury’s music is the progeny of his talent, passion, and environments – producing a sound that simultaneously singular in character and universal in appeal. FaredShafinury’s tracks Eye Light - Gelareh by FaredShafinury published on 2017-03-06T03:28:50Z So In Love - Fared Shafinury by FaredShafinury published on 2016-12-26T05:06:44Z Into the Night by FaredShafinury published on 2016-12-21T03:18:20Z Dusty Grape Leaves by FaredShafinury published on 2016-11-28T23:48:43Z Pendar Trip by FaredShafinury published on 2014-03-17T07:23:03Z Interview with Yatrika Shah-Rais of Global Village by FaredShafinury published on 2013-08-08T04:08:59Z Last Night by FaredShafinury published on 2013-05-24T21:49:34Z Chaotic Bliss اشفتگي و سعادت by FaredShafinury published on 2013-04-30T00:01:03Z My Childhood Companion by FaredShafinury published on 2013-04-08T09:09:17Z توهم - Hallucination by FaredShafinury published on 2013-04-03T08:58:36Z
Interview with Yatrika Shah-Rais of Global Village by FaredShafinury published on 2013-08-08T04:08:59Z