I honestly do not know when we are going to learn a lesson and move on! When we are learn from past and create a better life for ourselves. I am starting to cry! Everyday you see something negative about Iran and Iranians on TV on mind of people and so on. It is very unfortunate.
I was just watching a musical concert on TV. This Chinese guy come in and plays Piano with his father who plays an ancient instrument of China son’t know the name but something like Iranian Kamncheh, which has two strings, though. It was all right, but the sound seems a little like sawing on my soul! (Sohan keshidan be roh!) There is not a day passes by and you are not seeing or hearing about achievement of Chinese and Arabs (Qatar, Emirate, Bahrain, etc.) around the word. Like Peleh and Marradona have participate to inaugurate a soccer stadium in Qatar. (Just read that in www. Iran-varzeshi.com).
What do we do? Noting? How do we present ourselves in the world. A country whose president wishes another country to be eliminated from face of Earth!
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Talking about music and culture, back in Canada during years of 1996 to 1999 there was this Iranian musician (conductor) who gathered a group of talented musicians and setup “Symphony of Nations”. He used to perform in Glenn Gould studio almost every few months something mixed of Iranian (The legend of my father’s land, from Kamkarha for example was one to mention) and western conductors. The program when started there were very few who attended. Later, I would even meet ex-Mayor of Toronto or politicians there who would come and enjoy the music. This was a great step forward. Since then I have not seen anything close to it.
It was something to introduce our cultural values. I think we should make this statement not everyone looks like President Ahmadi Nedjad!
We are lacking behind in art and music scenes around the world. We are truly under represented. The only Iranian I see on MTV Europe is Aarsh and his Indian tone, Boro Boro. How come we have not more. But I can see many Spanish and Indians! We have done almost nothing. Our government is so preoccupied we itself, so forget about that. So, we should do it. An example is LA community, for the past 27 years, large LA musical community has done nothing to become like Spanish speaking counterparts!
We should do our part, to end this under representation or as I say no representation!!
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