Persia - Parinaz and the Golden Lamp with Mehrnam Rastegari and Bill Gordh

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Mehrnam Rastegari and storyteller Bill Gordh improvise this Persian folk tale which tells the story of a young woman named Parinaz who escapes being married off to a rich man she does not love by hiding in a golden lamp stand, where she is discovered by a prince who falls in love with her voice. Mehrnam is an Iranian composer, vocalist, and kamancheh player now residing in New York City.

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Recording courtesy of Cliff Hahn Sound

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