KURDOPHONE
KURDOPHONE
Kurdophone is a Vienna-based ensemble founded by singer, composer and tanbur player Omid Darvish in 2017. The quintet brings Kurdish-Iranian musical traditions, particularly the tanbur maqams of Kermanshah, into dialogue with jazz, electronic music and contemporary composition. Its current lineup features Omid Darvish on vocals and tanbur, Sarvin Hazin on kamancheh and violin, Amir Ahmadi on piano and synthesizer, Helene Glüxam on double bass and Lukas Aichinger on drums and percussion. Together, they create a rhythmically detailed sound that moves between composed structures and improvisation.
“The group Kurdophone comes from a completely different – but no less fascinating – background: led by the Iran-born Omid Darvish, the band combines the traditional music of Kurdistan and European jazz into something truly new, a sound to fire the imagination.”
Austrian Music Export
"An exciting and diverse, sometimes delicate,sometimes tumultuous music between firm structureand improvisation...""Eine spannende und vielfältige, malfiligrane, mal aufbrausende Musik zwischen fester Struktur und Improvisation ...
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
"The strong compositions, wealth of colours, the flawless interplay, vast dramaturgical arc, the great on-stage presence and charisma of the band were convincing. Its emotional depth was moving."
Statement of the jury @ Creole Global Contest, Berlin September
2019
