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THE TEHRAN-DAKAR BROTHERS (TT-DB) is the brainchild of Iranian sax player SohrabSaadat. Fueled by improvisation, Sohrab blends original melancholic melodies, and those of his native Iran, with Persian, African and African-American rhythms.
Altogether, Sohrab calls his music new world trash. His music molded by his international background. And he believes that music is a social-cultural media which expresses and supports domestic and international social issues.
In December of 2008 Sohrab started TT-DB, with Masamba Diop (on talking drum) and Mar Gueye (on sabar) both from Senegal. But since then he added up following NY muscians: Damon Banks (bass), Brandon Ross (guitar),the Senegalese Sheikh Tairou M’Baye (sabar) and Jean-Marie Collatin-Faye (djembe), Lukas Ligeti (drums), Ladell Mclin (guitar), Al MacDowell (bass) and Yvette Perez (vocal and voice).
The members for the POISSON ROUGE show are: Sohrab (voc & sax), Swiss Chris (dr), Derek Nievergelt (b) and John Kruth (mandolin).
Besides performing with his band Sohrab has been also performing and recording with: Ornette Coleman, Salif Keita, Hassan Hakmoun, Dawoud, Butch Morris, PYROLATOR, THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA and many other musicians and bands around the world and in NY.
His show at THE STONE was video taped and broad casted by CHANNEL 4 in March.
Since June he has been also very active as a musician in supporting the Green Movement in Iran. He has been performing solo and with TT-DB at rallies at Columbus Circle, Washington Square Park, in front of the UN and on the Brooklyn bridge. He also participated in panels and represented the Iranian music community in NY. At these occasions he has been interviewed by various media people, such as CNN and VOICE OF AMERICA.
Many of his Iranian fans call him the green sax or green voice of the Green Movement.
Watch: Jun 24-Union Square
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Altogether, Sohrab calls his music new world trash. His music molded by his international background. And he believes that music is a social-cultural media which expresses and supports domestic and international social issues.
In December of 2008 Sohrab started TT-DB, with Masamba Diop (on talking drum) and Mar Gueye (on sabar) both from Senegal. But since then he added up following NY muscians: Damon Banks (bass), Brandon Ross (guitar),the Senegalese Sheikh Tairou M’Baye (sabar) and Jean-Marie Collatin-Faye (djembe), Lukas Ligeti (drums), Ladell Mclin (guitar), Al MacDowell (bass) and Yvette Perez (vocal and voice).
The members for the POISSON ROUGE show are: Sohrab (voc & sax), Swiss Chris (dr), Derek Nievergelt (b) and John Kruth (mandolin).
Besides performing with his band Sohrab has been also performing and recording with: Ornette Coleman, Salif Keita, Hassan Hakmoun, Dawoud, Butch Morris, PYROLATOR, THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA and many other musicians and bands around the world and in NY.
His show at THE STONE was video taped and broad casted by CHANNEL 4 in March.
Since June he has been also very active as a musician in supporting the Green Movement in Iran. He has been performing solo and with TT-DB at rallies at Columbus Circle, Washington Square Park, in front of the UN and on the Brooklyn bridge. He also participated in panels and represented the Iranian music community in NY. At these occasions he has been interviewed by various media people, such as CNN and VOICE OF AMERICA.
Many of his Iranian fans call him the green sax or green voice of the Green Movement.
Watch: Jun 24-Union Square