I Will Not Stand Alone

Product Description

On I Will Not Stand Alone, Kayhan Kalhor debuts a new instrument, the shah-kaman, designed especially for him. He is accompanied by Ali Bahrami Fard, on the rarely-heard bass santour. The album is a meditation on one of the most difficult stages in his life, where darkness and violence seemed to be taking over yet through music and his connection to the people, hope rises.

Review

The album is groundbreaking from a musical point of view…The tone of the album is dark but incredibly passionate…the playing, the instrumental textures and the emotional intensity are extraordinary. –Songlines, Top of the World

What especially attracts about I Will Not Stand Alone is that it never shies from taking chances… magnificent… –fRoots

Together, the instruments conduct a sombre conversation, proposing motifs, responding, echoing and building as if finishing each other’s sentences. –Financial Times, 4 Stars