Cyminology
Biography
Cymin Samawatie (vocals, band leader) Benedikt Jahnel (piano) Ralf Schwarz (double-bass) Ketan Bhatti (drums, percussion) Description of album "As Ney" on ECM The melody and texture of the Persian language exerts a subtle hold on the composing and improvising of the Berlin-based Cyminology quartet, heard here on its ECM debut Bandleader Cymin Samawatie, charismatic German-Iranian vocalist, sings her own Farsi lyrics as well as poetry of Sufi masters Rumi and Hafez, and 20th century verse of Forough Farrokhzäd.
