Mehdi Rostami and Adib Rostami
  • Friday 9 December 2022, 7:30pm
  • Carole Nash Hall
  • £17 - £5
Image Adib Rostami - mehdi rostami

‘360 degree of Persian perfection’ – ★★★★★ Songlines Magazine  

‘It’s an album that will deepen with repeated listening’ – ★★★★★ Evening Standard  

Melodic Circles is the first official album by Adib and Mehdi Rostami, which is been released by ARC record label in 2018. It was selected as one top 10 album of 2018 by Songlines Magazine.

Iranian classical musicians have a two-fold task as they learn their craft: they must learn the old melodies handed down over the generations, called radifs, and, through the process of skillful improvisations, transform them into something new. Classical Iranian music is built around radifs and hundreds of organised dastgāh (equivalent to scales) to create melodic circles of suspense, interest and mystique. As Adib describes Melodic Circles in his own words:

‘It was all a journey in a circle of Iranian melodies with a contemporary approach to traditional music… All Iranian melodies are linked together in modal systems, so it is a melodic circle and a collection of melodies.’

Mehdi Rostami and Adib Rostami
  • Carole Nash Hall
  • £17 - £5

‘360 degree of Persian perfection’ – ★★★★★ Songlines Magazine  

‘It’s an album that will deepen with repeated listening’ – ★★★★★ Evening Standard  

Melodic Circles is the first official album by Adib and Mehdi Rostami, which is been released by ARC record label in 2018. It was selected as one top 10 album of 2018 by Songlines Magazine.

Iranian classical musicians have a two-fold task as they learn their craft: they must learn the old melodies handed down over the generations, called radifs, and, through the process of skillful improvisations, transform them into something new. Classical Iranian music is built around radifs and hundreds of organised dastgāh (equivalent to scales) to create melodic circles of suspense, interest and mystique. As Adib describes Melodic Circles in his own words:

‘It was all a journey in a circle of Iranian melodies with a contemporary approach to traditional music… All Iranian melodies are linked together in modal systems, so it is a melodic circle and a collection of melodies.’

You may also like

  1. image Dom Martin with Special Guest Demi Marriner
    Carole Nash Hall

    Dom Martin with Special Guest Demi Marriner

    Sat 6 April 2024, 7:30pm

    This concert is now sold out! You can see more contemporary and folk shows coming soon here. “Dom Martin is...

  2. image Down For The Count Orchestra: Golden Age of Swing
    The Stoller Hall

    Down For The Count Orchestra: Golden Age of Swing

    Mon 15 April 2024, 7:30pm

    The 30-piece Down for the Count Orchestra and vocalists present a “sonic ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios...

  3. image Chethams Big Band Concert
    The Stoller Hall

    Chethams Big Band Concert

    Sat 27 April 2024, 7:30pm

    An evening from Chetham’s Big Band and jazz ensembles. Programme TBA

  4. image Cem Adrian
    The Stoller Hall

    Cem Adrian

    Sun 28 April 2024, 7:30pm

    Turkish singer-songwriter Cem Adrian makes a rare UK appearance. Famed for his incredible vocal range and for mixing a wide...