World Electro Ambient Music

A boutique San Francisco music label since 1990. Worldwide distribution by Orchard/Sony Music Group.
We no longer signing any new artists. All music will be produced in house, by X DOT 25 Music Creative Team.

Persian Fusion performance
Emad Bonakdar - Farnaz Ohadi - Ali Bazyar
in concert
August 12th and 13th 7:00 pm
Central Stage - Richmond Ca

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WITHOUT BORDERS
FUSION CONCERT
EMAD BONAKDAR & FRIENDS

SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST: DINA ZARIF

A DYNAMIC MIX OF PERSIAN TRADITIONAL INFLUENCED JAZZ AND FLAMENCO MUSIC.

CLUB FOX
2209 BROADWAY REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063
AUGUST 28, 2022 - 7:00 PM

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EMAD BONAKDAR - Guitar, Tar
DINA ZARIF - Vocal
NIMA HAFEZIEH - Piano
LUKAS VESELY - Bass
BRIAN FISHLER - Drums

EMAD BONAKDAR & FRIENDS
LIVE AT CENTRAL STAGE

recent releases:

Eastern Constellation

Eastern Constellation is a fusion of Jazz, Flamenco, Indian and Persian music, "Eastern Constellation" is a journey through the Eastern lands where it meets the Western harmonies. It combines Persian style drum instruments, Daf and Bandir, with the suspended chords of Flamenco Guitar and other instruments. It is also inspired by the Arabic rhythms and melodies and includes soaring vocals in Dastgah-e Homayoun, which all are influential in the Flamenco music. Eastern Constellation includes hints and short references to various rhythms and melodies from different provinces of Iran especially Khorasan, combined with a Flamenco music base.

Alpine Jazz in Niavaran

Alpine Jazz performed with several fusion Persian musicians at the Niavaran Palace in Tehran. This improvisational album captures the collaboration between Westerns Jazz and Eastern Progressive Musicians. This rare fusion masterpiece includes; Trombone, Acoustic (Flamenco) Guitar, Persian Setar, Tombak, Daf, Alphorn, Hammered Dulcimer, Bass Hammered Dulcimer, Percussion and Drums.

Alpine Jazz Sound Escape from Switzerland
Roland Dahinden: Trombone, Alphorn
Roland Schiltknecht: Hammered Dulcimer, Bass Hammered Dulcimer
Gabriel Schiltknecht: Percussion, Drums
Massoud Shaari: Setar
Emad Bonakdar: Guitar
Pezhham Akhavass: Tombak, Daf
Reza Moghaddas: Sound Engineer

Mum’s guest

Mum's Guest is the soundtrack to the movie Mum's Guest (Mehman-e Maman), a family drama comedy film, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Mum's Guest did real well at the box office and won a number of prizes at several Film Festivals. Emad Bonakdar conceived and composed the music. He has performed many of the instruments used in this soundtrack including Guitars and Keyboards.

Emad Bonakdar

Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist and Performer, Emad began learning guitar at a very young age. Initially, he started his training in Jazz and Pop. It took Emad twenty years and a lot of soul searching before he found his place in Flamenco Music, a style that touched his heart and allowed him to express his deep emotions and passion in a way that no other genre of music could. His love of traditional Persian Music, coupled with expressive and soulful Flamenco Music, created a style that is uniquely his own. His first concert in Fusion Music was in Tehran on 1991. His first album, ARG influenced and inspired by the immense culture of ancient Persian Empire and Magham Melody, was produced in 1999. He also composed music for TV serials and short teaser advertisements.

Emad has also been active in the movie industry and has composed the music score for the movie Mum’s Guest directed by Daryoush Mehrjooee, Ebrahim Hatamikia, Ramin Mohseni and others.

In 2004, he was nominated for an award by World Music Festival in New York. His last live performance in Iran was a benefit concert for Bam (An ancient architectural site in Kerman) Earthquake, which resulted in a DVD that has been released recently. He composed theater music for Tarabnameh 1, directed by Bahram Beyzaie, In 2006 he moved to US with new ideas in Fusion Music.

In the past several years, he has brought his new Fusion Music to audiences at Yoshi's (in San Francisco, CA), Red Poppy Art House (in San Francisco, CA), Central Stage Theater (in Richmond, CA), and Palace of Fine Arts (in San Francisco, CA).

Eastern Constellation

Released December 4, 2020

Original style composition by Emad Bonakdar

Combination of Jazz, Flamenco, Indian and Persian music

TRACK EASTERN CONSTELLATION - A journey through the Eastern lands. This track combines Persian style drum instruments, Daf and Bandir, with the suspended chords of Flamenco Guitar and other instruments. It is also inspired by the Arabic rhythms and melodies plus Vocals in DASTGAH HOMAYUON which are influential in the Flamenco music.

TRACK KHORASAN - This track includes hints and short references to various rhythms and melodies from different provinces of Iran specially Khorasan, combined with a Flamenco music base.

TRACK DAYS OF OUR LIVES - This track charts the events in a human's life (birth, death, kindness, love, jealousy, friendship, animosity, etc.) and the human's unknown destiny.

TRACK ARG - In Persian (Farsi), Arg means Palace, or stately residence of the aristocracy. This track is inspired by Arg-e-Bam, a famous historical building in Iran, depicting the architecture and urban life of the Iran of 2000 years ago. It is an homage to the grandeur and concerns about the preservation of this valuable Iranian cultural heritage.

Composed by: Emad Bonakdar

Musicians:
Emad Bonakdar: Flamenco Guitar, Palmas, Castanets, Jaw Harp, Sampling
Babak Riahipour: Fretless Bass
Mammad Zadeh: Tombak
Siavash Nazeri: Daf
Mamak Khadem: Vocals (Track 3, 9)
Darshan Jot Sing: Tabla, Vocals (Track 6)

Recording Engineer: Shahram Sherbaf
Mastering: Jeff Gross

Graphic Design: Naeeme Mohammadi

Tracks:

1. Eastern Constellation, Pt. 1 3:12
2. Eastern Constellation, Pt. 2 5:43
3. Eastern Constellation, Pt. 3 3:59
4. Eastern Constellation, Pt. 4 4:13
5. Khorasan 7: 09
6. Days of Our Lives 7:10
7. Arg 8:52
8. Persian Bee 3:51
9. Eastern Constellation Extended (Bonus Track) 16:53

Item # 1031

Mum’s Guest (Soundtrack)

Released December 11, 2020

Mum's Guest is the soundtrack to the movie Mum's Guest (Mehman-e Maman), a family drama comedy film, directed by Dariush Mehrjui. Mum's Guest did real well at the box office and won a number of prizes at several Film Festivals. Emad Bonakdar conceived and composed the music. He has performed many of the instruments used in this soundtrack including Guitars and Keyboards.

Composed by: Emad Bonakdar

Emad Bonakdar: Guitars, Keyboards, Sampling
Reza Abaee: Ghaychak
Hamed Nikpay: Oud, Tar, Setar
Homayoon Nasiri: Tombak

Recorded and Mixed by: Emad Bonakdar
Mastered by: Jeff Gross

Tracks:

1.       The Beginning 5:00
2.       Mum Is Sweeping 1:34
3.       Mum in the Alley 0:37
4.       Motorcycle in the Alley 0:33
5.       Mash Maryam Is Sad, Pt. 1 1:14
6.       Mash Maryam Is Sad, Pt. 2 3:11
7.       Mum's Party (4 Mezrab) 4:16
8.       Mum's Party (4 Mezrab Techno) 3:05
9.       In the Cave 2:57
10.     Punishment 0:29
11.     I'm Thinking 0:31
12.     Stealing Chicken 1:05
13.     Mum Had A Stroke 1:30
14.     Decision 0:59
15.     In Solitude 0:31
16.     Usef on the Way Home 1:36
17. The End 0:18

Item # 1032

Alpine Jazz in Niavaran

Released on April 16, 2021

A project by “Emad Bonakdar”. Alpine Jazz performed with several fusion Persian musicians at the Niavaran Palace in Tehran. This improvisational album captures the collaboration between Westerns Jazz and Eastern Progressive Musicians. This rare fusion masterpiece includes; Trombone, Acoustic (Flamenco) Guitar, Persian Setar, Tombak, Daf, Alphorn, Hammered Dulcimer, Bass Hammered Dulcimer, Percussion and Drums.

Live performance in Niavaran Palace, Tehran
Alpine Jazz sound escape from Switzerland
Roland Dahinden: Trombone, Alphorn
Roland Schiltknecht: Hammered Dulcimer, Bass Hammered Dulcimer
Gabriel Schiltknecht: Percussion, Drums