An Iranian contemporary folk music group, reflecting the diversity of Iranian culture and its sonic features.
Rastak StoreNew AlbumDATE: Saturday, May 14, 2022
TIME: 20:00
VENUE: Aşık Veysel Rekreasyon Alanı, Turkey, Izmir
"Rastak" means a newly born plant that grows at the bottom of the tree, in Farsi. Sometimes it grows taller and stronger than the main tree itself. So, it can be interpreted like a plant that has its roots in the ground, containing all the essential elements of life, when it is fully grown. We as Rastak band, like the “Rastak” natural process, have borrowed the background of our music from the roots of history and culture. We have been using ethnic based music with our own specific arrangement to be able to connect with a greater range of the audience from all over the world, for years.
Rastak is one of the most well-known bands in Iranian contemporary folk music which formed as an experimental music group in 1997. The group seeks to collect, record, and interpret Iranian folk music for a global audience, incorporating language, culture and history merging traditional instruments and forms with contemporary rhythms.
Rastak has performed in many international music festivals and concerts held in Iran, England, Austria,Germany, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Sweden, United States, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Chile, Poland, Turkey, Georgia, Belgium, Oman, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh [Dhaka International Folk Fest 2017], Iraq , Erbil, United Arab Emirates, etc.
Inspired by different genres of folk dances in Iran, we chose Dance as a theme for this album. Dance with Rastak, is our 6th album which is released in two audio and video editions and comprises folk songs from ethnicities such as Azerbaijan, Dezful, Kerman, Kurdistan, Khurasan and Shiraz.
Learn More ...In this project we are working on the music of Iran neighboring countries to be a messenger of peace while depicting the beauty of Middle Eastern music and culture. The idea of this album was born due to the positive feedbacks in overseas performances.
For the past two decades Rastak's experimental music works of art, its deep research and fieldwork has focused on the sonic features of Iranian folklore and its diverse multicultural ethnic groups resulting in different compositions like movie soundtrack, theatre text music, six music albums and eight single tracks.
Year: 2007
Audio
Year: 2010
Audio and Video
Year: 2013
Audio and Video
Year: 2018
Audio and Video
Year: 2016
Audio and Video
Year: 2021
Audio and Video
In this project we are working on the music of Iran neighboring countries to be a messenger of peace while depicting the beauty of Middle Eastern music and culture. The idea of this album was born due to the positive feedbacks in overseas performances.
Year: 2019 - 2020
Audio
Year: 2019 - 2020
Audio
Year: 2019 - 2020
Audio
Year: 2019 - 2020
Audio
Year: 2019 - 2020
Audio
Year: 2019 - 2020
Audio
We couldn't have done it without you. That means your generosity and support helped us to put some beautiful Iranian folk music out into the world. Once again, thank you so much. We are grateful for each of you and your willingness to jump in and be a part of this journey.