Connan  enjoyed a flurry of critical and artistic praise from the likes of David Byrne

underpinned by Gourdon and driven higher by Cognet’s banjo and Gauthier and Puech’s cabrettes (Auvergnat bagpipes)

Crucified Mortals release their first full-length album

Off the Tongue rolls off an ecstatic rage

Headway Recordings)

SABA ALIZADEH - Rituals Of The Last Dawn LP Post Punk Connan enjoyed a flurry ofNew album by SABA ALIZADEH, a groundbreaking voice in contemporary Iranian music who blends classical Persian traditions with avantgarde experimentation. Born in Tehran in 1983 as son of the world renowned tar and setar virtuoso HOSSEIN ALIZADEH, SABA ALIZADEH established himself not only as a true master on the Iranian spike fiddle kamancheh but one of the groundbreaking voices in contemporary Iranian music, blending classical Persian traditions with