Kronos Quartet & Friends: "Salam Aleykom," music by Sahba Aminikia (based on a melody by H. Kassai)
Kronos Quartet and friends premiere "Salam Aleykom" (2020) from home.
As part of the Pohoda in the Air online festival, Kronos Quartet premiered an expanded performance of Sahba Aminikia's re-imagination of Hassan Kassai’s theme "Salam Aleykom," which Kronos originally released as a work for quartet. In an expression of the humanitarian promise of these words that mean "peace and health be upon you," 44 musicians, artists, and even jugglers from 13 different countries join Kronos for this performance. Each video in the composite was individually recorded by each artist and edited together by Sahba Aminikia.
Thank you all of the artists!
Sahba Aminikia, keytar (Iran/USA)
Kinan Azmeh, clarinet (Syria)
William Barton, didgeridoo (Australia)
Layale Chaker, violin (Lebanon/France)
Marco Persis Coppola, duhol (Italy/USA)
Atabak Elyasi, setar (Iran)
Her Yerde Sanat Derneği / Sirkhane Social Circus School, jugglers (Turkish/Syrian border)
Pinar Demiral, co-founder (Turkey/USA)
The Living Earth Show (USA)
Soo Yeon Lyuh, haegeum (South Korea/USA)
Sahba Motallebi, tar (Iran/USA)
Ben Opie, oboe (Australia)
Ceren Oran, dance (Turkey/Germany)
San Francisco Girls Chorus, vocals (USA)
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, artistic director (France/USA)
Ziya Tabassian, tombak and daf (Iran/Canada)
Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, vocals (Iran)
Vân-ÁnhVõ, đàn bầu and percussion (Vietnam/USA)
Wu Man, pipa (China/USA)
Watch the original quartet version of "Salam Aleykom" and learn more about the piece: https://kronosquartet.org/salam-aleykom-for-peace-and-health-for-all-of-humanity/