Peroz of China - Epic Chinese Iranian Music
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Music & vocals by Farya Faraji, guzheng by Yiang Ling, erhu by Amanda Toh, artwork by J.F Oliveras: jfoliveras.art...
This is me having some fun mixing together the modern Iranian and Chinese musical traditions as a thematic way to represent Peroz III, the son of the last Sasanian Emperor who went to exile in China. Promoted as a high ranking military officer of the Tang-era Chinese realm, he would, alongside his son Narsieh, try to reconquer Iran with the military aid of China from the hands of the Arab Muslims, but would ultimately fail to do so. Despite this, a Zoroastrian, Iranian diaspora would continue to exist in China for many centuries afterwards as refugees from the Islamic invasion of Iran.
The main melody at the beginning was created from first writing a typical Iranian melody in the mode of Shur, and then subtracting notes from it in order to create a pentatonic effect; the principal melodic form of Chinese music. I also added my Sasanian leitmotif, played in the manner of modern Persian Classical music using the setar, tar and oud, with the tombak as the drum accompaniment. The Iranian daf provides the main percussions throughout most of the piece, and they're accompanied by the guzheng, erhu, yangqin, a Chinese dulcimer, the santour, a closely related Iranian dulcimer, and the Iranian ney flute.
More interestingly, the melody that starts at 02:48 is a historical melody from circa the period of Peroz III, played on modern Chinese instruments. Called Jiu Huzi, or the Wine Puppet, this melody comes to us from Tang-era China, and was transcribed in the 70's by Laurence Picken, who found it surviving in 12th century Japanese manuscripts, where it was called Shukoshi. The reason I featured this melody goes beyond its era-appropriate nature, as it's a piece of music that is inherently linked to the Iranian world. The piece of music seems to be in reference to a tradition of puppetry that portrayed Sogdians, an Iranic people related to the Persians, whose wine seemed to have been prized by the local Chinese. An important Sogdian diaspora seemed to exist there, and these puppets would portray the exotically dressed, red-haired and blue eyed Sogdian character getting drunk and falling over. In The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics (1963), Edward H. Schafer, paraphrasing the Japanese scholar Ishida Mikinosuke, writes: "The same young poets who languished over the pretty Iranian waitresses in the metropolitan wineshops laughed at the little puppets representing drunken Sogdians, with their peaked caps, blue eyes, and high noses, with which they played in houses of prostitution--when the ridiculous puppet fell over, the guest at whom it pointed had to empty his cup... These puppets were called chiu hu-tzu [i.e., jiu huzi, 酒胡子] or pu tsui hsien [i.e., bu zui xian, 捕醉仙]."
The lyrics come from the Ballad of King Vahram, part of which I sang in my song of the same name from 2021. A piece of Middle-Persian Zoroastrian text from after the Islamic invasion (some scholars argue very soon after the invasion), it represent the hopes of the Zoroastrian Iranians for the return of a messianic figure from India who will drive away the Muslims and restore the native religion to the land.
Middle-Persian lyrics:
Be niger ka čand wad abgand ān druz pad ēn gēhān ka nēst wattar az ōy andar gēhān.
Mazgitīhā frōd hilēm, be nišānēm ātaxšān uzdēszārīhā be kanēm ud pāk kunēm az gēhān, tā wany šawēnd druz-wišūdagān az ēn gēhān.
Frazaft pad drōd šādīh
English translation:
Behold how much evil that demon has cast upon the world,
There is no more evil than they in the world,
We will destroy the mosques, establish fires,
We will raze the idol temples and blot them from the world,
Til' evil gets destroyed, the daevic creature from the world,
Finished with salutations and happiness.
Music & vocals by Farya Faraji, guzheng by Yiang Ling, erhu by Amanda Toh, artwork by J.F Oliveras: jfoliveras.artstation.com/projects/NGd80J
This is me having some fun mixing together the modern Iranian and Chinese musical traditions as a thematic way to represent Peroz III, the son of the last Sasanian Emperor who went to exile in China. Promoted as a high ranking military officer of the Tang-era Chinese realm, he would, alongside his son Narsieh, try to reconquer Iran with the military aid of China from the hands of the Arab Muslims, but would ultimately fail to do so. Despite this, a Zoroastrian, Iranian diaspora would continue to exist in China for many centuries afterwards as refugees from the Islamic invasion of Iran.
The main melody at the beginning was created from first writing a typical Iranian melody in the mode of Shur, and then subtracting notes from it in order to create a pentatonic effect; the principal melodic form of Chinese music. I also added my Sasanian leitmotif, played in the manner of modern Persian Classical music using the setar, tar and oud, with the tombak as the drum accompaniment. The Iranian daf provides the main percussions throughout most of the piece, and they're accompanied by the guzheng, erhu, yangqin, a Chinese dulcimer, the santour, a closely related Iranian dulcimer, and the Iranian ney flute.
More interestingly, the melody that starts at 02:48 is a historical melody from circa the period of Peroz III, played on modern Chinese instruments. Called Jiu Huzi, or the Wine Puppet, this melody comes to us from Tang-era China, and was transcribed in the 70's by Laurence Picken, who found it surviving in 12th century Japanese manuscripts, where it was called Shukoshi. The reason I featured this melody goes beyond its era-appropriate nature, as it's a piece of music that is inherently linked to the Iranian world. The piece of music seems to be in reference to a tradition of puppetry that portrayed Sogdians, an Iranic people related to the Persians, whose wine seemed to have been prized by the local Chinese. An important Sogdian diaspora seemed to exist there, and these puppets would portray the exotically dressed, red-haired and blue eyed Sogdian character getting drunk and falling over. In The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics (1963), Edward H. Schafer, paraphrasing the Japanese scholar Ishida Mikinosuke, writes: "The same young poets who languished over the pretty Iranian waitresses in the metropolitan wineshops laughed at the little puppets representing drunken Sogdians, with their peaked caps, blue eyes, and high noses, with which they played in houses of prostitution--when the ridiculous puppet fell over, the guest at whom it pointed had to empty his cup... These puppets were called chiu hu-tzu [i.e., jiu huzi, 酒胡子] or pu tsui hsien [i.e., bu zui xian, 捕醉仙]."
The lyrics come from the Ballad of King Vahram, part of which I sang in my song of the same name from 2021. A piece of Middle-Persian Zoroastrian text from after the Islamic invasion (some scholars argue very soon after the invasion), it represent the hopes of the Zoroastrian Iranians for the return of a messianic figure from India who will drive away the Muslims and restore the native religion to the land.
Middle-Persian lyrics:
Be niger ka čand wad abgand ān druz pad ēn gēhān ka nēst wattar az ōy andar gēhān.
Mazgitīhā frōd hilēm, be nišānēm ātaxšān uzdēszārīhā be kanēm ud pāk kunēm az gēhān, tā wany šawēnd druz-wišūdagān az ēn gēhān.
Frazaft pad drōd šādīh
English translation:
Behold how much evil that demon has cast upon the world,
There is no more evil than they in the world,
We will destroy the mosques, establish fires,
We will raze the idol temples and blot them from the world,
Til' evil gets destroyed, the daevic creature from the world,
Finished with salutations and happiness.
Epic music
@@faryafaraji i really like your song ibeen lestining it for the last 8months😁
Omg thank you so much I've been waiting for this!!!
Man your descriptions always manage to be both informative and extremely interesting - a Chinese drinking game making fun of sogdians for being alcoholics was not something I expected to learn today lmao
Here is idea for Symphony: The Talas River. Arab. Turkic. Iranian and Chinese!
Iranians fleeing to China due to the Arab invasion is definitely one of the greatest crossovers of real life
The second being the battle of Talas River
The first being roman prisoners being sent to China
Not arab, "islamic". It was the islamic invasion of Muslim arabs. Among their victims were non-muslim arabs, including Zoroastrian arabs who'se Fravashi is venerated to this day
@@SrJomba They even fled to India and we are proud to say that we have the largest zoroastrian population in the world.
@@ZecaPinto1 that's a rumour bro.
in my hometown in china, until today you can still find the tomb of the last prince of Sasanian Emperor, it's in xi-an , welcome if any of you wanna pay a visit
I'm Iranian and honestly, I've been obsessed with China for the past few months.
I still don't know much, there's a lot to learn, but I really adore Chinese history and nature.
Thinking about ancient China and its people back then makes me feel weird in a good way.
I'd love to visit China one day!
Goddamn it if I knew about it when I visited I would've went. What's it called?
@@qiaohandu4948 its in a town called xi-an
@@hetenabben2004 Now I need to go there for sure. Bless you, my friend!
@@aryadesChina has an 144h free visa policy. IDK if Iran is in the list.
Wow, this is truly amazing! I'm so fascinated with what happened to the Sasanids and other Iranians who fled to parts of eastern central Asia and China after the Arab conquest of Iran. This is truly an EPIC piece! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Same, the whole Iranian princes exiled in China is almost surreal in how cool a concept it is, and yet it's real
The Tang Dynasty will and always will be an ancient kingdom that is far above the level of the Arab invaders of Iran.
That I can agree with, but those Arabs did give your Empire a pretty good beating and considering how your reconquest & its consequences were what left your empire vulnerable in the first place, you shouldn't be too surprised about it. 😂😂@@justinianthegreat1444
@@SirBoggins we had the last laugh. Leo III, Nikephoros II Phokas, John I Tzimiskes, and Basil II had a lot of fun trolling the Arabs and the Arabs were never able to recover ever since the Turks came.
Even if the Arabs took some of my provinces, it still doesn't change the fact that my empire is better than the caliphate.
Yes. This can make you think how related they are to Turkic people like Uyghurs who have roots in Central Asia.
The Chinese yangqin sounding so similar to the Persian santoor that they blend so seamlessly. Farya is a musical genius.
I thought it was a santoor until reading the description. Truly, he has a strong musical mind.
I want to hear a song with the persian santour, indian santoor and the yangqin now, a medley of three different musical styles.
The American version of the instrument is called hammered dulcimer
Babe wake up, Farya is doing a song with Chinese elements!
Best birthday gift ever!
goedemorgen makker
@@Takeda10K happy birthday!!
Happy birthday man! 🎉🎉🎉
Happy birthday
Happy birthday my guy
Sino-Iranian is a blend I would've never expected to be possible musically, yet the funny canadian man proves it a wrong assumption. I had once read of what befell Peroz III, but never I assume something so beautiful could be composed from it. ¡Kudos!
@@OneFlyingTonk Tang dynasty musics were pretty Persianate in themselves
@@martjnmao6808 wow, was it?
Not solely Persian, Tang music and arts were heavily influenced by various iranic cultures due to extensive trades. Iirc a few of the sassanid Shahs sent dancers to perform at the Tang court.
@@greatsarmatae Of course, many musical instruments in the Tang Dynasty were brought from the Western Regions via the Silk Road. Iranian ethnic groups such as the Sogdians and Persians had a profound influence on Tang Dynasty music. For example, the 曲项琵琶（Qu Xiang Lute
; curved-necked pipa）, one of the most popular musical instruments in the Tang Dynasty, was recorded to have been introduced to China from Persia during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.(420-589)
@@Renhaoquan The Southern and Northern Dynasties ended in 589, not 579.
Chinese and Iranian? Boy oh boy we’re being treated today
Now that you've proven Chinese Iranian music to be possible, I'm waiting on that French Hungarian temperate alpine climate themed piece.
It's pretty incredible how the son of the last sassanid emperor escaped and lived in China after the collapse of the persian empire with it's millenial history. I think i love Iranian history
The song is top tier too ngl.
Respect bro ❤
Justinian : TREACHERRYYYYYYY
procopius was right!
TREACHEROUS INGRATE!
I can't express how much this means.
The Wine Puppet has been a sentimental song to me for a long time, and I often wondered what a "sogdian rendition" might sound like. If anyone could figure out how to produce an ancient Chinese melody with an ancient Iranian flair, it would be Farya Faraji. It was a niche dream I never expected you to try.
So thank you, Farya Faraji, Yiang Ling, and Amanda Toh for your work.
Chinese and Iranian, two cultures I hold dear to my heart. Bless you, brother. 🐉 💚🦁❤️🐉
The story of the Sasanians fleeing to China is probably one of my favourite episodes of world history and I'm so happy to see it represented here! Honestly your channel has gotten me more interested in learning about history and on some topics taught me more than I learned in school. Keep up the amazing work!!
They actually conquered some of east iran for a while.
@@DM5550Z ?
@@genovayork2468 Yeah they did, search it up they made their way into the basin near modern far west afghanistan and east iran
@@genovayork2468 I made a blunder, east iran
@@DM5550Z When?
Another certified Silk Road classic !!
I remember reading an archived news article about some worshippers in the fire temple in Karachi pre independence trying to stop a “chinaman” from entering and then being surprised when he prayed in Avestan, and then chastised them for smoking, perhaps the fires still burn in China
maybe theres still some zoroastrians in china or maybe it might be a turkic zoroastrian.
There are also some areas in China that believe in the god of fire, a Chinese version of Ahura Mazda, and a very small number of people believe in Manichaeism, i am
Going to join them
As proud member of the Chinese community and an avid listener of Farya Faraji, this has truly made my day. Although is seems monolithic at times, China has had a diverse and multicultural history. I can’t wait for Farya to explore the wonderful musical culture of China!
As an Iranian who's learning Chinese, this hits different 👌
What an interesting fusion of music styles, did not expect it but definitely a welcome addition.
Sassanids and Tang? 2 of my favorite historical polities. Love the rich history, achievements, and aesthetics. What a beautiful golden age both once reached.
Cheers
Tang isn't a polity.
If people are intrigued by the cultural presence of Iranian/Turkic communities in historical China, there's a Chinese TV show called "The longest day in Chang'an" that shows the cultural diversity of the capital of the Tang dynasty, Chang'an, at its peak, and I'm not sure if they show Iranic cultures or depict them well, they do a lot of work to show a lot of the cultural diversity in the city!
Chinese + Turkic musical traditions would make sense too 👀
Anyways, I'm really happy you've finally delved into Chinese musical traditions after a lot of research and finding collaborators!!
Last year I was watching videos of the prince of Persia series, and out curiosity I searched Persian empire, at first I wasn’t interested in Iranian history, and I heard a lot about Cyrus the great and I thought “meh he was just an ancient king that conquered some land and that’s it” I was dumb as shit until I listened to “I am Cyrus” and it was your first song I listened to, I was blown away by how good it was, and it made me obsessed with Iranian history, and to this day I question myself: “ what would I be obsessed with if I didn’t listen to that song?” I am grateful for it, thank you farya for everything❤
Peruz Shapur 🔥
Hearing the sasanian theme played on a Chinese instrument is not what I expected to hear today, but is still amazing
I'm a simple man, I see Chinese Iranian music and I click. Awesome work as always!
It was certainly an unexpected delight to hear this as a Chinese-Iranian, seeing as these two are somewhat of an unusual mix, especially musically. Thank you Farya!
oh damn
@@yeetman4953yup I can relate as Taiwanese -Jewish, my cousins are Iranian in law and I love the culture and music 👍
@@Jeremiah-h4u so iranian jews?
Last time I was this early, the Sassanians were still ruling.
God YES!!! Please Farya, PLEASE do more ancient Chinese songs!
I will never get tired of saying it. Your channel provides an excellent gateway to Iranian history and everytime you post a history-thematic Iranian song I learn the most interesting things! You also finally steeped into Far Eastern melodies after studying so much about it, and what a song it is!
Another day another Farya banger lesssss gooooo
Hearing Chinese instruments and scales together with those of Persia is a unique auditory experience. Thank you. Always a pleasure to hear the interesting music on your channel.
-fayafaraji upload song about peroz iii go exile in china
-then black myth wukong that have story about going to west(and india) come out
Wait perfect
Much Loves from JAPAN!!!😁 👏👏👏2:48〜👏👏👏😍
Sino-Iranian Ballad really wasnt on my bingo card!
4:18 I love The Sasanian theme
I love this! Someday you gotta experiment with the Guanzi and Suona, two Chinese instruments of Iranian origin!
Also Uyghur music mixes together a lot of Chinese and Persianate influences in cool ways. Could be cool to bring all 3 together in a song. In fact, the Uyghurs have their own versions of the Guanzi/Balaban and Suona/Sorna
Wow so awesome to see Farya explore Chinese music, while still mixing Iranian stuff!
I imagined that sooner or later Farya would arrive in this part of the world, since he has already been to China a few times... We can always expect at least good songs from him, but usually they are more than excellent. Great work, brother Faraji!
4:18 they didn't forget who they were, great moment from Nineveh 627:
If Caesar is Sun, and Kaghan is Moon
My Shah is like a cloud, pregnant of rain
If he wants he closes the Sun,
If he wants, he closes the Moon
What a beautiful blend of music
I love how each new song is also a history or cultural lesson. It's always a joy to read the descriptions while listening to these songs. Learned so many cool and some obscure pieces of history from these videos.
Clicked here very confused by how an "Epic Chinese Iranian Music" would sound like, and left with a lot a newfound knowledge. Only someone with such talent and knowledge as you can make a title like this work. Really putting that idea of infiltrating the "epic" youtube music scene to the test!
not the crossover that we expected, but the one we needed.
I discovered a genre that I didn't knew it was possible!
Indeed we learn new things everyday
This is literally Iranian-Chinese music... and I would never have thought that the combination of these two cultures would sound SO FUCKING AWESOME!!!!
Absence of duduk: -100 social credits
Satisfied dudufu: +100000 social credits
This is incredible! Who are you?!! I was checking your videos...what a range! Iranian, Romanian, Turkish, Greek...etc. Is that all you?! Hats off.
Thanks for the detailed introduction. Of course we know of The Silk Road but I did not know much about the Sassanian flight.
Tho' the Sogdians are more familiar. And the Central Asian contribution to early Buddhist translations in China. I am glad someone mentioned Gandhara.
Ive heard a fair bit of "Xingjiang music," the crossover. Your stuff is amazing! Keep it up!
Kudos from India.
Check the pinned comment. He's the main composer, and he sings some of his songs, but he also gives credit whenever anyone else contributes to his projects.
I absolutely had no idea, that you're gonna make a Chinese Iranian music for your first epic east asian music. Fantastic
Not many people know that there is a much larger influence of Iranian culture in China than just material goods. Zoroastrianism, Church of the East and Manicheanism have played a role in shaping the histories of Chinese sects and Mingjiao is present in the 1961 martial arts novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber [倚天屠龙记] by Jin Yong [金庸].
This is a beauty of a piece Farya, the fall of Sasanid Iran is such a sad story full of amazing twists like this, I learned something new today, thank you
This man's talent knows no boarders!
Absolutely gorgeous - another masterpiece by Farya! Would really love to hear more Silk Road-themed music, particularly from this most cosmopolitan and fascinating of historical periods.
Wow it sounds beautiful and so unique
@@jonnygzz1631 yeah, the persian lyrics along with the oriental melody and instruments sounds really good
Iran AND China? This is perfect
FARYA EAST ASIAN SONG LET'S FRICKING GOOOOOOOOO
so delighted to hear the yangqin in one of your works! I play it and it's my favorite 😊
Exceptionally amazing, chinese and iranian tunes mixed together is something different!!!!
My very basic musical education had been on Chinese instruments so it's very interesting to hear them arranged in this way. Their familiar sounds accompanying unfamiliar sounds and played in a way that is different from both purely historical Chinese pieces as well as modern interpretations is such a unique experience.
HE FINALLY DID IT WE GOT EPIC CHINESE MUSIC FROM FARYA 🔥🔥🔥🔥
DUNNA DUNNA DUN DUN DN DN DUNNNN 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇹🇼🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳
In the 8th-9th century stone carvings at Weibao Mountain in Dali, Yunnan Province. there is a statue called ‘Persian Monk’, also wearing a peaked cap, which may be a statue of a Sogdian.
Superb! Another one of your best original compositions!! Love all the melodies and instruments!!! Fascinating fusion!
How about an Indian Iranian one next time? Gotta show the Parsis some love as well
Already made an Indian-Iranian one with the Mughals :)
@@faryafarajihow about Gandharans? A unique blend of Iranic+Indic+Hellenic? A lot of instruments we already have carved on the sculptures.
@@rtam7097gandaharan?
@@yeetman4953 yes indo-greek heritage
@@faryafarajiМагар салтанати Хинду Эрон нест, ки тамдиди империяи Парфия буд? Подшоҳии Сурен, ки бо номи Ҳинду-Парфия низ маълум аст?
うー、なんて美しい音楽なんでしょう……そしてなんて興味深い題材なんでしょう。素敵で素晴らしいです
This song is lit just like a fire temple 🔥𔓙🔥
درود و مهر خدمت شما
سپاس بیکران بابت این موسیقی زیبا و دلنشین
دوستاران شما از ایران سرزمین آریایی های قدیم❤
The Sasanian leitmotif at the end is just
eyooo I've just been into Peroz and his story recently, perfect timing. If you ever see this, could you perhaps make a symphony or theme for Nader Shah? I think his life story would be amazing to hear, thanks for the wonderful music
1:00 This definitely sounds a lot like a Southeast Asian melody, specifically Khmer. The blend of Iranian and Chinese in this song gives that feeling too.
Well this is the closest we're going to get to a chinese themed song from Farya so we'll have to savour it
I do plan on eventually making Chinese music, but I need to become much more familiar with it first
@@faryafarajiYou treated us too much this time. I didn’t expect the Chinese-themed song will be released in near time, not to mention it mixed the Sassanian elements 🥹 Waiting for your “Talas 751 A.D. - Epic Symphony” fr!
愿雅利安人的王国获得自由
brooo absolutely love your content, is definitely more than just a music but is richly filled with the history depicting culture, religion, politics, & civilization that complementing one another.
Greeting Faraji,The King of Historical OSTs🔥
"I have done what I could for my nation, and I have no regrets"
Said not he.
This is what Pērōz said to the entire exiled Sasanian court in Chang'an before his death
@@ShahanshahShahin That was Narsieh the son of Peroz III
Yeeeeeess! Farya, PLEASE do more ancient songs the other cultures!
The combination of Chinese and middle eastern music is perfection. Both are already my favorite music.
This is a very interesting and new approach to music I see from you, very creative. I read the guzheng came to be due to Iranian influence. It's funny to see this not so many days after you posting a song in Portuguese because you were all like "idk when it will happen" and here we are haha
Never thought you'd do Chinese music but Im so glad u did❤😊
It's really nice to see your channel grow over the recent years. I have started subscribing you when you had like 4k subs - ancient Persian music sparked in me interest in preislamic Iran and Zoroastrian faith! - Shapur's dream - i remember that song too well :)
This country, Iran, has so much influence that you can't even imagine. This is the reason why I love this nation. Such a cultural influence. Love from Bangladesh ❤️.
Founded in 1789.
@@genovayork2468 Founded in 730 BCE with Dahyuka (Deioces the Mede).
@@ShahanshahShahin That's Media, boso.
@@genovayork2468 Media is a part of Iran 🤡
It is as much fascinating combination as unexpected!! The best part of discovering your chanel is that I learn completely new things of which I never thought about! I know almost nothing about history of Iran, though I’m ethnic azerbaijani, and your music inspires me to learn more about this subject🩵 Thank you!
Azeris are better.
Can safely say I am obsessed with piece. Been listening to it on repeat!
So this is what Farya has cooked for the weeks of the lack of epic music. Epic work, looking forward to more Chinese music!
Stupid fanboy.
Farya making Chinese-influenced music made my day
I knew you could not forget about Iran❤😊
The music Melody make me goosebumps...but as Muslim, the lyric phrase "we will destroy the mosques, establish fired" make me feel guilty
Nothing to be guilty of. I'm christian, yet I enjoy muslim, zoroastrian and pagan themed music, and so should you. It's art, not a religious statement
👏👏👏@@Yoyërcompany
The boy is back to spoiling us rotten. The musical stylings of each really compliment the other very well, you married them seamlessly together in your Farya tier execution as you always do. And the fact you still carry the Sasanian leitmotif into this piece, cherry on top.
IT HAS HAPPENED, FARYA HAS DIPPED A TOE INTO THE WATER OF CHINESE MUSIC! This doesn't have to mean much, but COULD mean *everything*
I love the mix between Chinese and Iranian music. Well done, Farya (as always).
Romaboo, grow up.
@@genovayork2468 Dude, if you're talking about my profile picture (thefacepalming Roman), then I have it because I like it.
@@AngryHistorian87 I haven't said otherwise.
Iranian Daf and Chinese Pipa are such magical combination!!!! Like Saffron and Jasmine tea❤
The way you blended at 3:53, oh my God my soul melted. So smooth and pleasing! Erhu followed by… is that a tambur or am I mistaken 😅
With this inaugural piece, I may now begin to join the ranks of the fortunate folks who say that your music can actually take us home. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
I lately realised my best musicians such as Maerux , Farya Faraji and Ramin Djawadi are all Iranian :D Daamn that's cool and sus *-*
So damn good. And being a french who knows almost nothing about iranian history, I'm always very glad and curious to learn a little bit more about this part of the world through your beautiful music. You have such a great talent to tell stories. Very surprised to see how much this blend between iranian/chinese music works sooo well. It's so great.
Jfoliveras art so good right
7:00 is it me or is that your leitmotiv of the Sasanian empire?:
Yep! Well noticed
This song is great. Waiting for Tang China-Turkic Music
Great Song. Story of Piroz has always saddened me as an Iranian. Thanks Farya
Beautiful music. Love this!
I was wondering when you'd tackle far eastern music (correct me if I simply missed it)! I really love it, the mix just works so well!
Reminds of some readings about some persians reaching as far as Japan.
Thank you Farya. As a Chinese, I am very happy to see that you have used Chinese elements in your music. Actually the medieval Chinese music was largely affected by the Iranians including Persians, Sogdians.
I remember studying this in college. Thank you for making my day!
I think Xuanzang (Mokṣadeva) - Epic Chinese Indian Symphony would be a great one to listen to. Xuanzang's journey from the Tang Dynasty's capital, Chang'an, to India via Central Asia was full of adventures. Later, during the Ming Dynasty, a great novel known as Journey to the West was written. In this novel, the Chinese mythological character Sun Wukong was added as a companion to Xuanzang on his journey to India.
Tang wasn't a country lol. It was Wei-Liang.
Tang is the name of the country (Dynasty)@@genovayork2468
@@Renhaoquan "country" and "dynasty" are different words. This is very basic.
@@genovayork2468 But in ancient china the name of the state the contry and the Dynasty are all the same, which is the basic knowledge in Chinese history.
@@genovayork2468 English words cannot give a perfect translation of the nouns in Chinese history.
You are a awesome man a you have talents all children will be your fan farya uncle ❤❤❤❤ please upload Egyptian music ancient
생각도 못해본 소재였다. 보고도 안 믿겨진다.. 사산 왕조의 왕족이 당에 망명했었다는 이야기를 들은적 있긴함. 당나라의 국제적인 면모를 음악으로 승화시킨건 생각도 못했습니다.
You know, I was thinking to myself just yesterday, "Mr. Faraji has done _comparatively_ little with musical traditions of eastern Asia. I would be very interesting to see what he does with them..."
Little did I expect something as wild as a historically-justified fusion piece! Bravo!