doosh doosh. lyrics and music by ali akbar sheida from the songs of a persian garden lp. [mahsa & marjanvahdat].
kronos quartet performing tashweesh by ramallah underground via @aswaattbasel on pitchfork tv. [floodplain on nonesuch].
leka eka3 is bringing together well established artists from the region’s growing alternative music scene. Bands that have been building their musical language and audience separately in each country will finally get the chance to meet and fuse their genres to blast a new experience.
candle and the moth [sussan deyhim / bill laswell]. shy angels: reconstruction and mix translation of madman of god. inimitable.
ya bani insane. [nass el ghiwane]. moroccan legends. the rolling stones of africa.

i missed this smooth khaliji mj tribute. rip. via lalla lydia.
iranian kemancheh player kayhan kalhor and ny string quartet brooklyn rider play “beloved, do not let me be discouraged”. via alex ross.