Horan Sounds is a live music production and booking agency based in Paris, working on traditional music projects from Central Asia, Near Eastern countries and Iran.
Ali Samadpour founded Hamsaz ensemble in 2014, but the story of the project goes back to 1994 when Samadpour published for the first time some notations of old songs and compositions recorded on gramophone records, with Jahamshah Saremi and called the collection « Hamsaz ».
Today, the group brings together brilliant musicians to perform two kind of repertoires: pieces composed by most famous composers of the Iranian music of 20th century with new arrangements and those composed by members of the group.
What makes Hamsaz very special is the combination of three elements: talented young musicians with independent and clear ideas about traditional music and the interpretation of that, experienced, rigorous and inspired leader and composer and the mature voice of its singer who is one of the most important female singers of our time.
