63rd Grammy 2021 For your consideration FYC 11:11 Album in Contemporary Instrumentals and Album Of The Year 

 

Album Name: 11:11  
Producer: Art Tawanghar @ Majorhitrecords Inc.  
Released On: 12 Jun 2020  
Barcode:  
5054526405417  
Catalog No.  
AWD475585  
Label:  
Majorhitrecords Inc.  
www.majorhitrecords.com

“11:11 can be interpreted as synchronicity or serendipity, and fits neatly with the ethos of Art’s continued penchant for recording music in the healing frequency of 432 Hz.” - Chris Porter 

— Stereostickman

 

WHY 11:11 Name? 

Some numerologists and New Age philosophies believe that events linked to the time 11:11 appear more often than can be explained by chance or coincidence and is an example of synchronicity. Some authors claim that seeing 11:11 on a clock is an auspicious sign. Others claim that 11:11 signals a spirit presence. 

So I wanted to create a very unique album, promoting harmonious healing frequencies to help humanity and the environment.

rack Information: 

Track 1 Jarf in 432Hz feat. Reza Kashi & Negar Nik 

Length: 06:17 
ISRC: GBKPL2005016 

The story behind this track: 
Love is an ocean of endless depth. 
You are not a drop in an ocean, but the entire ocean in a drop. 
- Rumi 

“All the knowledge is within us, when we learn some new, we simply activate it.” - Art Tawanghar

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Featuring Artists: 

Reza Kashi ( Persian Setar and Oud ) 

Short Bio: Initiated his music career from 1998 in Iran, Reza Kashi plays setar, tar and oud. Praised for his virtuosity, he has received state and national level awards and was awarded the second rank tar soloist in the biggest solo competition in Iran (Fajr youth Festival). Migrating to Australia in 2017, Reza is a sought after musician who works with a variety of Middle Eastern, Western and Australian ensembles. 

Negar Nik ( Persian Kamanche and Vocal ) 

Short Bio: She has started learning the Kamanche since 1998 under the supervision of Yashar Shadpour in Tabriz, Iran. She was awarded the first rank soloist in 2005 and 2006 in National Student Soloist Competition. She has been a professional Kamanche player in several Azerbaijani orchestras and she has also had many successful concerts in Iran. Negar has taken a course mastering a number of vocal techniques and working on arias of popular operas offered by Masoud Amirsepehr. She has recently moved to Australia and continues her musical path in Toranj ensemble.

 

Blog / Magazine Reviews (Jarf in 432hz ) 

Divide and Conquer Music review 

https://www.divideandconquermusic.com/indie-music-album-reviews/art-tawanghar-jerf-ft-reza-kashi-negar-nik-persian-lounge-music-in-432hz 

Skope Magazine Review 

https://skopemag.com/2020/01/22/art-tawanghar-presents-jerf-ft-reza-kashi-negar-nik-persian-lounge-music-in-432hz 

StereoStickMan Review 

https://stereostickman.com/music/art-tawanghar-jerf-feat-reza-kashi-negar-nik-persian-lounge-music-in-432hz/

 

Why 432Hz Miracle Healing Frequency? 

Ancient Healing Frequency - Positive Energy Cleanse - Detox Your Heart with 639Hz Solfeggio Frequency. Peaceful, empowering and soothing music and nature to nurture your mind, body, and soul. Supporting and empowering you on your life journey. Music is tuned to 432Hz and contains the 639Hz Solfeggio frequency. These frequencies have a specific healing effect on your subconscious mind. 

432Hz Music Resonates inside our body, releases emotional blockages and expands our consciousness. 432Hz allows us to tune into the wisdom of the Universe, Divine Intelligence, and our Soul. It creates Unity instead of separation. It expands our hearts and makes us more compassionate and loving. One thing is for sure. A person who resonates with love have inner peace – and this is the starting point for a world where we live in Unity, Peace and Harmony with each other and Mother Earth. Spirit Tribe Awakening We are here to serve you. To Inspire, Uplift and spread Positive Energy through music and Intention. To support you wherever you are on your journey. Co-creating more Peace, Love, and Happiness in your life, and the millions of people connecting with us. All our music (self-composed and licensed from other composers) is tuned to 432Hz and 528Hz, and contains Solfeggio Frequencies; Miracle Tones that Heal, Change and Transform low vibrational energy (negative energy). Letting go of negative thoughts and emotions. Recharging the LIGHT within you. Refueling mind, body, heart and soul with Powerful Positive Energy that aligns you with your Innate Power, Potential and Resources. When you RAISE YOUR VIBRATION you also help to raise the collective vibration of our beautiful planet and all life on it. You are important. You are important to this planet. You are valuable. You are a beautiful expression of Life. Powerful BEYOND words.

 

Track 2 Perennial Wisdom in 432Hz. feat. Reza Kashi 
Length: 04:03 
ISRC: GBKPL2005018 

The story behind this track and Why Perennial Wisdom name? 

In the context of Perennial Wisdom truth is that which leads us beyond alienation and isolation to integration and unity; beyond fear to love; beyond exploitation of the other to justice for all; beyond violence and war to cooperation and peace; beyond the zero–sum, winner-takes-all worldview of “us against them” to the nonzero win-win worldview of “all of us together;” beyond the bifurcated world of chosen and not chosen, believer and infidel, saved and damned, truth–sayer and heretic to the unified world of seekers; and beyond the dualism of sacred and profane, heaven and earth, Creator and creation to the awareness that every finite “this” is a manifestation of the infinite and ineffable That.

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Featuring Artist: 

Reza Kashi ( Persian Setar and Oud ) 

Short Bio: Initiated his music career from 1998 in Iran, Reza Kashi plays setar, tar and oud. Praised for his virtuosity, he has received state and national level awards and was awarded the second rank tar soloist in the biggest solo competition in Iran (Fajr youth Festival). Migrating to Australia in 2017, Reza is a sought after musician who works with a variety of Middle Eastern, Western and Australian ensembles. 

Blog / Magazine Reviews (Perennial Wisdom ) 

Divide and Conquer Music Review: 
https://www.divideandconquermusic.com/indie-music-album-reviews/art-tawanghar-perennial-wisdom-in-432hz-ft-reza-kashi-on-persian-tar-and-oudfbclid=IwAR1A_PyFtde076hJ8honzQ6ZWo4rffCD7ru7FwIVyzahOK9YHgLiwqgVCp0 

Skope Magazine Review 
https://skopemag.com/2020/01/18/perennial-wisdom-in-432hz-by-art-tawanghar?fbclid=IwAR17Vfa-Gmg8QPHA05z56DFmAIhPFGnv5A_cF9jVP0-kmC9LB0-aB3w2ZwY 

StereoStickMan Review: 
https://stereostickman.com/music/art-tawanghar-perennial-wisdom-in-432hz-feat-reza-kashi-on-persian-tar-and-oud/

 

Track 3 Morning Dew in 432Hz feat. Negar Nik 
Length: 03:54 
ISRC: GBKPL2005017 

 The story behind this track: 
Meaning  of the name "Taliya" 

Derived from the Hebrew words 'tal' meaning 'dew' and Yahweh , referring to God. The name can either mean 'dew of God' or 'morning dew’. 

Why Morning Dew? ( Name ) 

The ancients considered dew to be traces of a subtle substance left by Eos, goddess of the dawn. At other times Diana was often called "The Dewy One." In the dry warm climate of southern Europe, dew was essential to plant life. 
Dew also was an essential part of fertility rites of southern Europe. Women wishing to become pregnant would lay nude on the backs beneath the

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Featuring Artists: 

Persian Kamanche Arranged and Performed by: 

Negar Nik ( Persian Kamanche and Vocal ) 

Short Bio: She has started learning the Kamanche since 1988 under supervision of Yashar Shadpour in Tabriz, Iran. She was awarded the first rank soloist in 2005 and 2006 in National Student Soloist Competition. She has been a professional Kamanche player in several Azerbaijani orchestras and she has also had many successful concerts in Iran. Negar has taken a course mastering a number of vocal techniques and working on arias of popular operas offered by Masoud Amirsepehr. She has recently moved to Australia and continues her musical path in Toranj ensemble. 

Blog / Magazine Reviews (Morning Dew. In 432Hz ) 

Top 40 Charts NY Review: 
https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=153539&cat&fbclid=IwAR2fk2FppPqvU6ojtp0uGvPfi9J1NjEeGwPoVkbBLMtVoaj8xgtVvTIAZKg 

Skope Magazine Review; 
https://skopemag.com/2020/01/30/art-tawanghar-presents-morning-dew-ft-negar-nick-on-persian-kamanche-in-432hz 

Stereo Stickman Review 
https://stereostickman.com/music/art-tawanghar-morning-dew-ft-negar-nick-on-persian-kamanche-in-432hz/ 

Divine and Conquer Magazine 
https://www.divideandconquermusic.com/indie-music-album-reviews/art-tawanghar-morning-dew-ft-negar-nick-on-persian-kamanche-in-432hz

 

Track 4 The Void Persian Kamanche, Malian Kora and Hang Drum Improvisations feat. Keyhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate 

Length: 11:22 
ISRC: GBKPL2005020 

Why this project? 

The majority of the mass in the universe remains unknown. Despite knowing very little about dark matter, its overall abundance is precisely measured. In other words: Physicists know it is out there, but they have not yet detected it.

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Featuring Artists: 

Keyhan Kalhor (Persian Kamanche) 

Short Bio: Is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso on the kamancheh (spiked fiddle), who through his many musical collaborations has been instrumental in popularizing Persian around the world and is a creative force in today’s music scene. His performances of traditional Persian music and multiple collaborations have attracted audiences around the globe. He has studied the music of Iran’s many regions, in particular those of Khorason and Kordestan, and has toured the world as a soloist with various ensembles and orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and the Orchestre National de Lyon. He is co-founder of the renowned ensembles Dastan and Masters of Persian Music. Kalhor has composed works for Iran’s most renowned vocalists Mohammad Reza Shajarian and Shahram Nazeri and has also performed and recorded with Iran’s greatest instrumentalists. He has composed music for television and film and was featured on the soundtrack of Francis Ford Copolla’s Youth Without Youth in a score that he collaborated on with Osvaldo Golijov. John Adams invited him to give a solo recital at Carnegie Hall as part of his Perspectives Series and he has appeared on a double bill at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, sharing the program with the Festival Orchestra performing the Mozart Requiem. Kayhan is an original member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project for whom he continues to compose for and tour with. His compositions appear on all of the Ensemble’s albums. His most recent albums include Silent City, collaboration with Brooklyn Rider and I Will Not Stand Alone with santoor player Ali Bahrami Fard. Kayhan has been nominated for three Grammys and in 2017 was awarded a Grammy with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2017). 

Toumani Diabate 

Short Bio: Is one of the most important musicians in Africa. Toumani plays the kora, a harp unique to West Africa with 21 strings; and more than any other kora player it is Toumani who is responsible for bringing this instrument to audiences around the world. He is a performer of truly exceptional virtuosity and creativity - someone who shows that the kora can rival the world’s greatest instruments. 

Toumani was born in Bamako, the capital of Mali, in 1965 into a family of exceptional griots (hereditary musician/historian caste); his research shows 71 generations of kora players from father to son. The most notable was his father, Sidiki Diabaté (c. 1922-96), a kora player of legendary fame in West Africa - dubbed King of the Kora at the prestigious international Black Arts Festival Festac in 1977, and a continuing inspiration to all kora players to this day. Sidiki was born in the Gambia of Malian parents. He settled in Mali after the second world war, where he became famous for his virtuoso “hot” and idiosyncratic style of playing (echoes of which can be heard in Toumani’s style). After Mali became independent in 1960, Sidiki was invited to join the Ensemble National Instrumental – a government-sponsored group formed to celebrate the richness of Malian culture - along with his first wife, Toumani’s mother, the singer Nene Koita. Sidiki and Nene were much favored by the first president, Modibo Keita – who gave them the land on which the family house now stands, underneath the presidential palace in Bamako.

 

Track 5 Alchemists Persian Santoor and Indian Hammer Dulcimer Improvisation feat. Ardavan Kamkar & Max ZT 

Length: 04:48 
ISRC:GBKPL2005014 

Why this project? 

Alchemy was an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and proto-scientific tradition practiced throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia, originating in Greco-Roman Egypt in the first few centuries. Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials.

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Featuring Artists: 

Ardavan Kamkar (Persian Santoor) 

Short Bio: Born in Sanadaj, Kurdistan in 1968, is the youngest of eight members of the renowned Kamkar family. He began studying the santur (hammered zither) at the age of four with his father. Mr. Kamkar has received acclaim for his moving and dynamic performances with the Kamkar Ensemble in Iran, Europe and North America. He has developed a new technique for his instrument inspired by a piano-playing style and has composed many contemporary and traditional compositions for the santur. His first solo CD in the US is forthcoming. 

Max ZT (Indian Dulcimer) 
Short Bio: Is a Percussion artist. Max ZT was six years old when he heard the hammered dulcimer at an American folk festival near Chicago. ... Lauded as the “Jimi Hendrix of Hammered Dulcimer" by NPR, and a "Force of nature" by NY Music Daily, Max ZT is an innovator of the instrument.

 

Track6 Universe Is Calling S.O.S Erhu Improvisations in 432Hz feat. Guo Gan & PJ Hirabayashi 

Length: 04:18 
ISRC: GBKPL2005019 

Why this project? 

We have killed all the insects 
Nearly destroyed the oceans 
Burned all the Rainforests 
And Killed or abused all animals for our own gain 
Did we really come here to do this? 
The universe is calling for an S.O.S 
Awaken! Time is NOW! 
Ehu Performed By: Guo Gan

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Featuring Artists: 

Guo Gan ( Chinese Erhu ) 

Short Bio: (Chinese: 果敢; pinyin: Guǒ Gǎn; born November 15, 1968) is an Erhu musician from Shenyang, China now based in Paris, France. Gan was recognized as a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2016. 
Born: November 15, 1968 

"PJ" Hirabayashi or Patti Jo” ( Taiko Drums and Percussions ) 

Short Bio: Is one of the pioneers of the North American Taiko movement. She serves as the Artistic Director and founding member of San Jose Taiko, the third taiko group to form in the United States.

 

Track7 Infinite Pattern feat. Faramarz Payvar 

Length: 03:54 
ISRC: GBKPL2005015 

Why this project? 

In mathematics, fractals are never-ending “ Infinite” patterns is a self-similar subset of Euclidean space whose fractal dimension strictly exceeds its topological dimension. Fractals appear the same at different levels, as illustrated in successive magnifications of the Mandelbrot set.

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Featuring Artists: 

Master Farâmarz Payvar  ( Persian Santoor) 
Was an Iranian composer and santur player. Payvar died on 9 December 2009 after a long struggle with brain damage. Although once perceived as marginal, the santur is now considered an important solo instrument in Persian classical music, largely as a result of his work. 

Blog / Magazine Reviews (Infinite Pattern ) 

Divide and Conquer Music Review; 
https://www.divideandconquermusic.com/indie-music-album-reviews/art-tawanghar-infinite-pattern-in-memories-of-maestro-payvar-ft-reza-rezaie

 

Other Credits: 

Produced by: Art Tawanghar @ Majorhitrecords Inc. 
Piano, Electronics and All Arrangements by: Art Tawanghar 
Electric and Nylon Guitar: Peter Sprague and Art Tawanghar 
Drums and Rhythm: Omar Hakim 
Upright Bass and Bass: Jerry Watts, Keith Jones, Vahik, Art Tawanghar 
Cello: Roxanne Genot 
Hand Pan, Hang Drums, and Many other instruments by; Nadishana 
Tuba: Øystein Baadsvik 
Brass abd Winds: Carol Jantsch, Velvet Brown 
Persian Santoor: Ardavan Kamkar, Faramarz Payvar 
Indian Dulcimer: Max ZT 
Indian Table: Dhruv Goel. Sameer Gupta, K.V. Balakrishnan 
World Percussions: AHEE and Josh Mellinger 
Indian Sitar: Abhik Mukerjee 
Indian Bamboo Flute: KV Balakrishnan 
Persian Tar, Setar and Oud: Reza Kashi 
Persian/Azari Kamanche: Negar Nick, Keyhan Kalhor 
Kora: Toumani Diabate 
Erhu: Ma Xiao Hui 
Taiko Drums and Ethnic Percussion: Kenny Endo, PJ Hirabayashi 
Vocals: Elan Noele, Negar Nick 
Mixed by Art Tawanghar 
Mastered By: Pete Maher, Ali Ramy

 

About Producer Art Tawanghar 

BILLBOARD #1 AWARD WINNING PRODUCER 

Contemporary Instrumentals/Jazz Fusion/New age/World/EDM/Electronics award-winning Billboard #1 musician/composer/producer. 

Art Tawanghar combined electronic production, live instrumentation, and a variety of wide-ranging cultural influences when crafting his uniquely relaxing and soul-searching sound. 

Working independently as well as with the Majorhitrecords label, Tawanghar released his spiritually searching album Soul of the Earth in 2016. He followed the next year with Buddha Lounge, an instrumental album that fused mellow beats and synthesizer tones with meticulously arranged parts for harp, oboe, and other instruments less commonly implemented in electronic production. Upon its release, the album ranked in Billboard's chart for Top Independent Albums. Tawanghar often performed live in support of both albums ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi

OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/art.tawanghar/

 

INTERVIEWS 

 https://stereostickman.com/interviews/art-tawanghar/ 

http://www.collegeundergroundradio.com/index.php/stuff/blog-the-underground/blog-the-underground/340-underground-interview-with-art-tawanghar 

Article About Art on From Mines Fields to Billboard: 
http://www.ootonline.com/issues/3902/files/assets/basic-html/page-22.html

 

 

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