October 6, 2024 2:44 am

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THE LONG JOURNEY OF THE JAPANESE MUSIC – Starting from shōmyō and gagaku, coming to Extreme metal and Game music

Japanese idol musical artists are significant part of the music market (girl groups and boy bands regularly topping the singles chart). Japan has the sixth-largest population in the world and its music industry generates billions of dollars worldwide every year. http://meetingbenches.com/2017/04/satsuma-domain-japan-kagoshima-landscapes/ The first Fuji Rock Festival opened door to huge rock music celebration in 1997. Rising Sun Rock Festival, opened …

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SATSUMA DOMAIN / JAPAN – Kagoshima landscapes

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IRANIAN SOUNDS

In addition to preserve the so-called traditional Persian music, the music of Iran has developed a new music in genres (pop and rock, metal, hip hop and electronica) https://www.bia2.com/music/, but as proven by archaeological studies, the music of these lands has prehistoric origins. The Iranian music style has influenced the musicality Caucasian Central Asia. http://meetingbenches.com/2017/04/iranian-inner-landscapes/ The classical Persian music was …

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IRANIAN ADVENTURE – Mesmerised by the richness of culture and scenery

With staggering architecture, exotic landscapes and rich culture, Iran offers endless adventure. Iran is a great fusion of civilisations, which all left their mark in innumerable ways. http://meetingbenches.com/2017/04/iranian-inner-landscapes/ If you travel through this country, you can discover refined Islamic cities, ancient Persian ruins, its landscapes are wonderful, from high mountains to deep deserts, where roams the presence of the Asiatic …

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THE SEPTEMBERS OF SHIRAZ – Novel by Dalia Sofer

All her childhood seemed like a dream. Allow Iran (so abruptly), has left a void in her, as if her life had not been quite real. http://meetingbenches.com/2017/04/iranian-inner-landscapes/ For a long time she lived with a sense of duality in living between two cultures, two people, two stories. Dalia Sofer was born in Tehran in 1972 and now lives in New …

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IRANIAN POETRY

So strong is the Persian aptitude for versifying everyday expressions, that one can encounter poetry in almost every classical work. http://meetingbenches.com/2017/04/iranian-inner-landscapes/ It spans two-and-a-half millennia. Persian literature is one of the world’s oldest literatures. Very few literary works of Achaemenid Iran have survived due to the destruction of the library at Persepolis. It was a spoken poetry. Rumi’s poetry is …

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IRANIAN INNER LANDSCAPES

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THE BEAUTIFUL AND MELANCHOLIC WOMEN – Mahmood Sabzi: when childhood memories come from Persian rugs

MAHMOOD SABZI 1/3 – is Iranian artist known for his abstract impressionist paintings. He was born in Ahvaz (Iran). He started painting when he was twelve years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imy_cIfpNVA Initially he made realistic paintings inspired by culture of his country with inspiration from the Persian rugs designed by his mother. His paintings resonates both Eastern and Western philosophies. His passion …

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MAHMOOD SABZI, IRANIAN PAINTER – The Iranian realistic and abstract impressionism

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BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (1940/2006), INDIAN PAINTER – Capturing the quality of light over daily life

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