Beyond Any Form

2014

Beyond Any Form is a collaborative studio album by Persian traditional musicians Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri, as vocalist and composer respectively.
Beyond Any Form includes eight songs in the Persian language based on lyrics from renowned Persian classical poet Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi and contemporary poets Shafiei Kadkani, Simin Behbahani and Hossein Monzavi.
The album also features American composer David K. Garner, Indian Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Khan, Venezuelan flautist Pedro Eustache and American blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson.
Beyond Any Form was among the best-selling albums in Iran.

Distribution

Vocals: Homayoun Shajarian
Composer: Tahmoures Pournazeri

Musicians:
Kamncheh/Setar: Sohrab Pournazeri
Santour: Mahyar Toreihi
Kouzeh & Kick: Shahab Paranj
Setar: Kaveh Gerayeli
Guitar: Ramon Stagnaro
Bass: Jimmy Johnson
Percussions: John Wakefield
Santour: Hamidreza Tghavi
Darbuka, Bendir: Mehmet Akatai
Violin: Philip Berzina, Stephanie Bibbu, David Ryther, Peter Masek, Jory Fankuchen, Natalie Carducci, Naomy Lafrenais
Viola: Evan Buttemer, Nils Bultman, Vlio Tilton, Elizabeth Chio
Cello: Joanne De Mars, Shuin Corrasco
Bass: Andrei Gorbatenko, Rob Ashley, Alden Cohen, Jimmy Johnson
Piano: Seth Osborn
Chor: Roshanak Kaymanesh, Samira Mohseni
Sitar: Shujaat Husain Khan
Duduk: Pedro Eustache
Tar/Barbat/Setar/Daf: Tahmoures Pournazeri

Producer: Sadrodin Hossein Khani
Recording Studios:
Fantasy Studio (Berkeley)
Rusk Studio (Los Angeles)
MDM Studio (Istanbul)
Shams Studio (Tehran)
Studio Bell (Tehran)

Sound Engineers:
Adam Manuz
Jesse Nichols
Alberto Hernandez
Jill Tengan
Omid Nikbin

Mixing: Reza Sadeghi

Recording Supervisor: Tahmoures Pournazeri

Graphic Designe & Illustration: Pouneh Mirlou
Photography: Arash Gharighi, Behrouz Badiei, Hananeh Tabatabaei, Soroush Payandeh, Tahmoures Pournazeri

Associate Producer: Mehdi Beshkoufeh

Thanks to: Baran Kosari, Neda Khaki, Sahar Afshar, Jeffry Wood, Allison Gomer, Iskander Ulus, Behrooz Monzavi, Funda Dundar, Elton Ahi

Publisher: Mystic World Music
Publication Date: 31/March/2014