Whirling Desert

Studio video of Whirling Desert by Iasi Ensemble, composed by Iasonas Psarakis .

A multicultural journey from Indian Classical Music to Baul Music to Persian Classical Music .

Music is an invisible painting. In invisibility, there is no such thing as borders .

Iasonas Psarakis

Music Composition by Iasonas Psarakis (Greece)

Music & Video Art Production by Nikolas Gkinis (Greece )

Vocals: Ayu Shi ( India )

Poetry by Lalon Farkir

I don’t know how many days more , This Innocent soul , Will burn out Oh dear kindful lord, It will be forever. Life is in fire of sorrow . I am burning in. Always

Translation by Suman Majmudar

Musicians

Sitar, Turkish Rebab, Didgeridoo: Iasonas Psarakis ( Greece )

Ney: Bahram Deyjour ( Iran )

Kurdish Tanbour: Ador Hooyar ( Iran )

Synthesizer: Nikolas Gkinis ( Greece )

Camera:

Aranya Bandyopadhyay – It’s Your Fm ( In Transit Art Exhibition- Kamala Kuthir –Kolkata , India)

Ila Maa (Krishanagar, India )

Ioanna Stathoulopoulou (Athens , Greece )

Studio Recording :

Groova Studio – Sound Engineering / Mixing / Mastering: N. Gkinis (Athens , Greece)

Studio Chilekothaa – Sound Engineering: Neel Sarkar ( Santiniketan , India)