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Passing Through the Dark
Let us pass through this difficult night.
Then, such good tidings we bring to dawn
We’ve come a long way to celebrate human virtues, some parts of the world more than others. But have we done enough? The world is still passing through a difficult night. Arts, culture, and knowledge are the essentials of leading the way to the light.
The light where...
… discrimination, oppression, and war don’t have a place.
… there is inclusion, transparency, and nurture.
… where we live with honesty, wisdom, integrity, justice, equality, peace, and love.
Today more than ever, mankind is in need of unity to thrive and arrive at prosperity.
As Sa’di, the Persian poet, once said:
Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation, of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.
If you’ve no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain!
One way to arrive at this utopia is to celebrate our cultural differences through arts. In today’s connected world, music is a great means to collaborate, converse, and embrace all cultures, to lead the way to the light. In times of crisis, the world needs music more than ever.
This album is a small effort to get us closer to dawn.
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Reza Manbachi Toronto, Ontario
Reza, a musician and composer, started learning Tar and Setar in 1989. He has mastered Persian traditional Radif and learned
improvisation skills.
He has continued his musical journey after migrating to Canada, gaining extensive experience in collaborating with musicians of other cultures.
He has been a grant winner from Canada Council for the arts as well as Ontario & Toronto Art Councils.
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