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Gholam Reza Soulimany's music has been recorded by Sound It Out Community Music in Birmingham.
ÌýÌýListen (3'02) to an untitled Khashkhai song, performed by Gholam Reza Soulimany
ÌýÌýListen(1'35) to Gholam Reza Soulimany talk about his music.
A favourite song:
My favourite sort of music is Turkish music that is played in Iran and has a Persian twist. The Turks sing about everything; about their country, about love and life. It was not until after the Islamic revolution and the end of the government of Reza Shah that everyone started to be able to be free to sing songs and play music that spoke about the government.
I can sing in Turkish because there are many Turks in Iran and many Farsi speakers speak Turkish too. With this Persian/Turkish music the violin is also played and the kamanchay, which is like a lap violin. I play a mixture of Persian and Turkish music. Most Turkish songs are folk songs and are used for celebrations; weddings and the delights of nature.
