Beyond Any Form
{{Infobox album
| name = Beyond Any Form
| type = studio
| artist = Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri
| cover = Beyond Any Form.jpg
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| released = {{Start date|2014|3|11}} (Iran)
{{Start date|2014|3|31}} (Worldwide)
| recorded = 2011–2014
- Fantasy Studios (Berkeley)
- Rusl Studio (Los Angeles)
- MDM Studio (Istanbul)
- Shamss Studio (Tehran)
- Studio Bell (Tehran)
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| genre = Persian traditional music, World music
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=54}}
| label = Mystic World Music (Worldwide), Irangam (Iran)
| producer = Sadroddin Hosseinkhani
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| prev_year = 2012
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| artist = Tahmoures Pournazeri
| type = studio
| prev_title = Afsaneh Sho
| prev_year = 2013
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Beyond Any Form ({{langx|fa|نه فرشتهام نه شیطان}}; lit. I am neither Angel nor Devil){{cite news|url=http://en.mehrnews.com/detail/News/102365|work=Mehr News Agency|title='I am neither Angel nor Devil,' takes three years of collaboration|date= March 11, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014}} is a collaborative studio album by Persian traditional musicians Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri, as vocalist and composer respectively.
The album was unveiled on March 11, 2014, in a ceremony held in Vahdat Hall.
Beyond Any Form includes eight songs in Persian language based on lyrics from renowned Persian classical poet Mowlana Jalaleddin Rumi and contemporary poets Shafiei Kadkani, Simin Behbahani and Hossein Monzavi.
Composer Tahmoures Pournazeri describes the album as an "Iranian contemporary music" album, lacking Radif and inspired by classical, Tanbur, Flamenco and Kurdish music.
The 5th track, is based on a melody from Paco de Lucía{{cite news|first=Tahmoures|last=Pournazeri|url=http://www.musicema.com/node/213122|work=Seda Weekly|script-title=fa:نه فرشتهام، نه شیطان موسیقی معاصر ایران است|trans-title=I am neither Angel nor Devils genre, is Iranian contemporary music|accessdate=October 19, 2014|language=Persian}} and the 7th track is played improvisationally.{{cite news|first=Newsha|last=Mazidabadi|url=http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=2957273|work=Etemaad|script-title=fa:نه مدرنم، نه سنتی|trans-title='I am neither Traditional nor Modern'|date=May 25, 2014|pages=7–8|number=2969|language=Persian}}
The album also features American composer David K. Garner, Indian Sitar virtuoso Shujaat Khan, Venezuelan flautist Pedro Eustache and American blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson.{{cite news|url=http://chnpress.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=1649&Serv=0&SGr=0|work=Cultural Heritage News Agency|title="Neither Angel Nor Devil Am I" Released|date=August 12, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712212826/http://chnpress.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=1649&Serv=0&SGr=0|archivedate=July 12, 2015}}
Beyond Any Form was among the best-selling albums in Iran.{{cite news|url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/2733699/Art_%26_Culture/Shajarian_concert_extended|work=Islamic Republic News Agency|title=Shajarian concert extended|date= August 11, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2014}}
A music video of Why Did You Leave Me? was directed by Baran Kosari for the unveiling ceremony, featuring a number of Iranian actors, including Sahar Dolatshahi, Navid Mohammadzadeh and Mehrdad Sedighian among others.{{cite news|first=Parviz|last=Barati|url=http://www.magiran.com/npview.asp?ID=2929784|work=Shargh|script-title=fa:واكنش شجریان به برخی منتقدان كلیپ جنجالی آلبومش: حرمتها را در كلام و دوستیها حفظ كنيم|trans-title=Shajarian's reaction to the controversial music video of his album|date=April 14, 2014|page=1|number=1998|language=Persian}}
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lmrPMM_lFh7vfsD_hmJyQDau6hms2I7wU Track listing]
{{Track listing
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| total_length = 47:54
| title1 = Why Did You Leave Me?
| note1 = Chera Rafti?
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = Simin Behbahani
| music1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 5:20
| title2 = Inside The Mirror
| note2 = Daroun-e Ayeneh
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| lyrics2 = Hossein Monzavi
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| length2 = 6:10
| title3 = Heart to Heart
| note3 = Del Be Del
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = Houman Zokaei
| music3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 5:36
| title4 = The Gypsy
| note4 = Koli
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = Simin Behbahani
| music4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 5:07
| title5 = Beyond Any Form
| note5 = Hameh Hicham
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = Hossein Monzavi
| music5 =
| extra5 =
| length5 = 5:38
| title6 = Without Me
| note6 = Chouni Bi Man?
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Rumi
| music6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 7:33
| title7 = Splash
| note7 = Shatak
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 = Hossein Monzavi
| music7 =
| extra7 =
| length7 = 5:23
| title8 = In The Prison of Night
| note8 = Dar Hesar-e Shab
| writer8 =
| lyrics8 = Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani
| music8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 7:24
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from Beyond Any Form liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|others=Homayoun Shajarian and Tahmoures Pournazeri|title=Beyond Any Form|year=2014|type=booklet|publisher=Irangam}}
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- Homayoun Shajarian – vocals
- Tahmoures Pournazeri – composer, recording supervisor, photographer, setar (track 1–5, 7–8), barbat (track 3, 6), daf (track 3)
;Additional musicians
- David Garner – arrangement
- Ramón Stagnaro – guitar (track 8)
- Sohrab Pournazeri – kamancheh (track 3, 6, 8)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (track 5, 8)
- Shujaat Khan – sitar (track 6)
- Pedro Eustache – duduk (track 6)
- Hamidreza Taghavi – santour (track 8)
- John Wakefield – percussion (track 5–8)
- Shahab Paranj – kouzeh & kick (track 8)
- Mehmet Akatai – darbuka, bendir (track 3)
- Mahyar Torayhi – santour (track 3)
- Kaveh Grayeli – setar (track 3)
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- Philip Brezina – violin (track 1, 6)
- Stephanie Bibbu – violin (track 1, 6)
- David Ryther – violin (track 1, 6)
- Peter Masek – violin (track 1, 6)
- Jory Fankuchen – violin (track 1, 6)
- Natalie Carducci – violin (track 1, 6)
- Noemy Lafrenais – violin (track 1, 6)
- Evan Buttemer – viola (track 1)
- Nils Bultman – viola (track 1)
- Cilo Tilton – viola (track 1)
- Elizabeth Chio – viola (track 1)
- Andrei Gorbatenko – bass (track 1)
- Alden Cohen – bass (track 1)
- Seth Osborn – piano (track 1)
- Roshanak Kaymanesh – chor (track 1)
- Samira Mohseni – chor (track 1)
- Shuin Corrasco – cello (track 1, 6)
- Joanne De Mars – cello (track 1, 6)
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;Artistic personnel
- Pouneh Mirlou – graphic design and illustration
- Neda Moradi – illustrator
- Arash Gharighi – photographer
- Behrouz Badiei – photographer
- Hananeh Tabatabaei – photographer
- Soroush Payandeh – photographer
;Technical personnel
- Sadroddin Hosseinkhani – producer
- Mehdi Beshkoufeh – associate producer
- Adam Monuz – sound engineer
- Jesse Nichols – sound engineer
- Alberto Hernandez – sound engineer
- Jill Tengan – sound engineer
- Omid Nikbin – sound engineer
- Reza Sadeghi – mixing
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References
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External links
- [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JEH51LS/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp Beyond Any Form] at Amazon.com
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Category:2014 collaborative albums
Category:Classical albums by Iranian artists