How Could I Forget? — Music Inspired by Mehdi Mousavi
An original setar composition by Mahboobeh Amooshahi, inspired by the poetry of Iranian poet Mehdi Mousavi.
Music and poetry come together in “How Could I Forget?”, an original composition by Iranian musician Mahboobeh Amooshahi, inspired by a poem by Mehdi Mousavi.
Performed on the setar, a traditional Persian stringed instrument whose name means “three strings”, the composition is a musical interpretation of Mousavi's poetry.
Watch the full performance
This post features a short extract from Mahboobeh's performance. You can also watch the complete composition: Watch the full performance
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Mehdi Mousavi's bilingual Persian–English poetry collection, The Last Kiss, explores love, resistance, imprisonment and exile.
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