Ney : Hossein Omoomi
Tombak : Majid Khalaj
Hossein Omoumi was born in 1944 in Esfahan. He took his first lessons in Radif from his father. He was captured by the magic of master Kasai's ney playing and began to learn the instrument when he was fourteen. From 1968 he studied with the master, learning the secrets of his technique. At the same time he studied the vocal Radif with master Mahmud Karimi. Hoseyn Omumi has given concerts and made recordings for the Iranian Radio and Television. He also taught the ney at the Iranian Center for Conservation and Diffusion of Music, at the national Conservatory and the Beaux Arts of Tehran. He left Iran in 1984 and pursued his musical career throughout Europe and in the United States with concerts and radio. In France he was invited by the Center for Oriental Music Studies, a branch of the Sorbonne University of Paris, to teach Persian music, where he continues to teach today. Hoseyn Omumi has played with all the great classical Persian musicians. He is considered as one of the greatest talents in ney playing. His extensive knowledge of the Radif and the use of new techniques sets him apart. His research on the making of the ney opened new possibilities in playing techniques. ...
Published [09/04/1993]