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World On Your Street: The Global Music Challenge
Gholam Reza Soulimany
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Musician: Gholam Reza Soulimany

Location: Birmingham

Instruments: Setar

Music: Persian / Turkish folk

HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSICÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWHERE I PLAYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýA FAVOURITE SONG Click here for Hande Domac's storyClick here for Mosi Conde's storyClick here for Rachel McLeod's story



Gholam Reza Soulimany's music has been recorded by Sound It Out Community Music in Birmingham.

ListenÌýÌýListen (3'02) to an untitled Khashkhai song, performed by Gholam Reza Soulimany

ListenÌýÌýListen (1'35) to Gholam Reza Soulimany talk about his music.


Where I Play:

I still like playing music as part of a large band but I don't get much chance here in Britain because I play on my own now. I love playing the guitar as well, but that is difficult because I do not own one! But the sitar is a timid instrument. Its voice cannot be heard well out of doors, so I prefer indoor venues among the Iraqi communities or private gathering for friends.

There are a lot of Iranians out of our country and I like to sing Iranian songs for those who miss Iran. It is not happy music that is going to cheer everyone up, but it reflects the sadness that people feel when missing their country. Now I am here I would like to play my setar for English people more. I don't think that they know of the instrument nor have they heard of the tradition of music. I really love it when they listen and seem to really enjoy what they hear.

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