Christophe Rezai was born in Toulouse,France (1966), He studied music (theory,piano and vocal) alongside his college education in hydraulic engineering and marketing. As a composer,he has written the scores of a number of French and Iranian films and documentaries (for the French arte tv station). A tenor himself, he founded the 'Aria Musica' group (with Reza Asgarzdeh) staging numerous concerts in Iran and India. He further established the 'Nour' Ensemble (5 male vocalists), the repertoire which consists of medieval, Baroque and Iranian music. The 'Nour' ensemble has performed in a documentary produced by Arte in 2002. The original idea of the documentary which was filmed in the churches of Iran's Azerbaidjan also comes from him. The arrangement of the album 'journey' is also among his other music works. Christophe won the first prize at an Int'l music contest held by Euro Musica, an Italian Culture Institution, under the title of 'Peace Anthem for the 3rd Millenium' in 2000. * Ya Taleb Blues (Christophe Rezai) Based on a Peyvand 'Rezif' Ensemble performance. Arash Mitouee: Acoustic guitars Reza Asgarzadeh: Percussions. ** The unique nature and culture of the fascinating Island of Qeshm (in the Persian Gulf) with its strong influences from Iranian, Arabic as well as East-African Traditions is the main theme in the production of an Album based on Qeshm's musical textures, traditions, culture and nature. Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Saeed Ansari, Christophe Rezai, Peter Soleimanipour, Reza Asgarzadeh, Ali Boustan, Farhad As'adian & Karan Homayounfar have depicted their own interpretation on this theme, resulting in the production of the Qeshm project. Qeshm Island (Hermes Records / 2002)

• published: 01 Dec 2013
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